Aristogitó

This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Aristogeítōn (Ἀρῐστογείτων),” composed of two elements: “áristos (ἄρῐστος)” (best, better, excellent, first-rate, thorough) plus “geítōn (γείτων)” (neighbor, closeness, nearness). In turn, the name means “excellent companion, the best companion.” 1) Aristogeiton (4th-century BC) was an Athenian orator and adversary of Demosthenes and Dinarchus. 2) Harmodius and Aristogeiton (both † 514 BC) were two lovers from ancient Athens. They became known as the Tyrannicides (τυραννοκτόνοι, tyrannoktonoi), the preeminent symbol of democracy to ancient Athenians after they committed an act of political assassination at the 514 BC Panathenaic Festival.