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(feminine) Atendora

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This name derives from the Ancient Greek “Athēnódōros ‎(Ἀθηνόδωρος),” composed of two elements: “Athēnâ ‎(Ᾰ̓θηνᾶ) Athēnaíā ‎(Ἀθηναίᾱ)” (Athena) plus “dôron ‎(δῶρον)” (gift). In turn, the name means “gift of Athena.” Athenodorus Canaanites was a Stoic philosopher. He was born in Canana, near Tarsus (in modern-day Turkey). He was a student of Posidonius of Rhodes and the teacher of Octavian (the future Caesar Augustus) at Apollonia.

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