masculine Hipparchus

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híppos arkhḗ / árkhō > Hípparchos
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This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Hípparchos (Ἵππαρχος),” composed of two elements: “híppos ‎(ῐ̔́ππος)” (horse, cavalry, horseman) plus “arkhḗ (ᾰ̓ρχή) árkhō (ἄρχω)” (beginning, origin, sovereignty, dominion, authority). In turn, the name means “excellent horseman, horse head, master of horses, cavalry general.” 1) Hipparchus († 514 BC) was a member of the ruling class of Athens. He was one of the sons of Peisistratos. 2) Hipparchus of Nicaea (~190–120 BC) was a Greek astronomer, geographer, and mathematician. 3) Hipparchia of Maroneia was a Cynic philosopher and wife of Crates of Thebes. She was born in Maroneia, but her family moved to Athens, where Hipparchia came into contact with Crates, the most famous Cynic philosopher in Greece at that time.

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