Demetrius

Demetrius (from Greek: Δημήτριος, male form of Demeter, from Doric Da-mater meaning "mother earth") is the name of several notable people from classical antiquity and other eras.

Classical antiquity

Demetrius, a writer of Old Comedy ca. 400 BC, mentioned by Diogenes Laertius
Demetrius of Alopece, sculptor 5th/4th century BC
Demetrius Phalereus, philosopher and statesman of 4th century BC
Demetrius I of Macedon Poliorcetes (336-283 BC)
Demetrius I Starszy (1327 – 12 May 1399 Battle of the Vorskla River), Prince of Trubczewsk 1357 – 1399, Bryansk 1357 – 1379, Starodub 1370 – 1399, Druck 13?? – 13??
Demetrius the Fair, son of Poliorcetes
Demetrius II of Macedon (276-229 BC)
Demetrius of Pharos, ruler in Illyria 3rd century BC
Demetrius I of Bactria, Indo-Greek king ca 180-165 BC
Demetrius I of Syria, Seleucid king
Demetrius II of Syria, his son
Demetrius of Scepsis, grammarian and archaeologist 3rd century BC
Demetrius Ixion, grammarian 2nd century BC
Demetrius Lacon, Epicurean philosopher 2nd century BC
Demetrius, composed a guide to letter-writing with 21 types and examples of each type
Demetrius of Magnesia, writer
Demetrius of Nicomedia
Demetrius, rhetorical stylist
Demetrius III Eucaerus, Seleucid king 1st century BC
Demetrius of Sounion
Demetrius of Tarsus, grammarian
Demetrius the Cynic, philosopher 1st century
Demetrius of Troezen, 1st century writer on literary history, mentioned by Athenaeus and Diogenes Laertius

Others

St. Demetrius of Alexandria, 2nd/3rd century Christian bishop
Demetrius of Antioch, 3rd century Patriarch of Antioch
St. Demetrius of Thessaloniki, 4th century Christian martyr
Tsarevich Demetrius (1582—1591), son of Ivan the Terrible
Demetrius Christian (Ruddy)^*, Born in May Pen Jamaica and is a Disc Jock at FAME FM 95

In literature

Demetrius is also the name of a character in at least two plays by William Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream and Titus Andronicus

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