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Erysichthon
OriginGreek
Meaning"earth-tearer"
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An Ancient Greek name also anglicised as Erisichthon. In Greek myth, Erysichthon was a Thessalian king who chopped down the sacred grove of Demeter. She punished him by cursing him with insatiable hunger. Also the title of a poem by Ovid.
Pronounced er-ih-SIK-thun.
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