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Pericles

Meaning

From the Greek name Περικλης (Perikles), which was derived from the Greek elements περι (peri) "arou

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Based on famous people named Pericles and cultural associations, this name tends to be associated with:

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Famous People Named Pericles

Pericles, Prince of Tyre

Pericles, Prince of Tyre is a Jacobean play written at least in part by William Shakespeare and included in modern editions of his collected works despite questions over its authorship, as it was not.

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Pericles with the Corinthian helmet

The statue of Pericles with the Corinthian Helmet is a lost, life-sized statue of the Athenian statesman and general Pericles.

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Pericles A. Mitkas

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Pericles Cavalcanti

Pericles Cavalcanti (22 August 1926 – 28 October 2020)Pericles Cavalcanti's obituary was a Brazilian equestrian who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Pericles the Younger

Pericles the Younger (440s – 406 BCE) was an ancient Athenian strategos (general), the illegitimate son of famous Athenian leader Pericles by Aspasia.

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