Damocritus

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A Greek author mentioned only in the Suda, whose work provides the earliest attestation of a blood libel.

Origin

• From Ancient Greek Δᾱμόκρῐτος, a variant of Δημόκρῐτος. The well-known philosopher bearing the latter name, Democritus, is occasionally mixed up with this lesser-known author due to the similarity of their names.