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Diogenes

Meaning

Means "born of Zeus" from Greek Διος (Dios) meaning "of ZEUS" and γενης (genes) meaning "born". This

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Famous People Named Diogenes

Diogenes Laertius

Diogenes Laërtius ( ;"Diogenes Laërtius", The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 2013 , ; ) was a biographer of the Greek philosophers.

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Diogenes of Apollonia

Diogenes of Apollonia ( ; ; 5th century BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, and was a native of the Milesian colony Apollonia in Thrace.

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Diogenes Small

Diogenes Small (1797–1812) is a fictional character created by the English crime writer Colin Dexter in his Inspector Morse series of novels.

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Diogenes of Judea

Diogenes was a soldier in the service of the Hasmonean king Alexander Jannaeus (103-76 BCE).

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Diogenes (journal)

Diogenes is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers four times a year in the field of philosophy and the humanities.

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