ἡλιοδρόμος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ἥλιος (hḗlios, sun) +‎ δρόμος (drómos, running).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

ἡλιοδρόμος • (hēliodrómosm (genitive δρόμου); second declension

  1. sun-running, sun's messenger; title of a grade of initiates in Mithras-worship or Mithraism

Declension

Descendants

  • Persian: مهرپویا (mehrpūyā)
  • Persian: مهرپیما (mehrpeymâ)
  • Latin: heliodromus

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