Demetrius
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Demetrius (from Greek — Δημήτριος, male form of Demeter) is the name of several notable people from classical antiquity and other eras.
[edit] Classical antiquity
- Demetrius, a writer of Old Comedy ca. 400 BC, mentioned by Diogenes Laertius;
- Demetrius of Alopece, sculptor of 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 in 3rd century BC;
- Demetrius I of Bactria, Indo-Greek king of 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 of 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 of 1st century;
- Demetrius of Troezen, 1st century writer on literary history, mentioned by Athenaeus and Diogenes Laertius;
[edit] 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
- Demetrios, Archbishop of America, since 1999
- Media:Demetrius Christian (Ruddy) [1979], Born in May Pen Jamaica and is a Disc Jock at FAME FM 95
[edit] 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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