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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, v. 2, page 556 This article includes a list of Greek mythological figures with the same or similar names. If an internal link for a specific Greek mythology article referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended Greek mythology article, if one ...
Greek text available from the same website. Fowler, Robert L., Early Greek Mythography. Volume 2: Commentary. Oxford University Press. Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, United Kingdom. 2013. ISBN 978-0-19-814741-1
Jesus (/ ˈ dʒ iː z ə s /) is a masculine given name derived from Iēsous (Ἰησοῦς; Iesus in Classical Latin) the Ancient Greek form of the Hebrew name Yeshua (ישוע). [1] [2] As its roots lie in the name Isho in Aramaic and Yeshua in Hebrew, it is etymologically related to another biblical name, Joshua.
A common Greek name was Iesous in ancient times - it is not Hebrew at all - it was just a nearest sound-alike to Joshua. The definition of Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changing usage in time. - the word Iesous first appears in Greek Mythology as a derivative of Iaso the healer. 72.186.213.96 03:35, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
"Yeshua" ישוע , a Hebrew name written with the letters yod-shin-vav-`ayin of the Hebrew alphabet.. Yeshua (Hebrew: יֵשׁוּעַ, romanized: Yēšūaʿ ) was a common alternative form of the name Yehoshua (יְהוֹשֻׁעַ, Yəhōšūaʿ, 'Joshua') in later books of the Hebrew Bible and among jewish people of the Second Temple period.
In Greek mythology, Iasion / aɪ ˈ eɪ ʒ ə n / (Ancient Greek: Ἰασίων, romanized: Iasíōn) or Iasus / ˈ aɪ ə s ə s / (Ancient Greek: Ἴασος, romanized: Íasos), also called Eetion [1] [2] / iː ˈ ɛ ʃ ə n / (Ancient Greek: Ἠετίων, romanized: Ēetíōn), was the founder of the mystic rites on the island of Samothrace.
A common Greek name was Iesous in ancient times - it is not Hebrew at all - it was just a nearest sound-alike to the Aramaic word Joshua. The definition of Etymology is the study of word origins and their changing usage in time. - Iesous first appears in Greek Mythology as a derivative of Iaso the healer. 72.186.213.96 03:30, 8 November 2007 (UTC)
Iaso (/ aɪ ˈ eɪ s oʊ /; Greek: Ἰασώ, Iāsō) or Ieso (/ aɪ ˈ iː s oʊ /; Greek: Ἰησώ, Iēsō) was the Greek goddess of recuperation from illness. The daughter of Asclepius, she had four sisters: Aceso, Aegle, Hygieia, and Panacea. All five were associated with some aspect of health or healing.