Theron

Theron in Wikipedia

Theron, originally Greek pronounced /ˈθɪərɒn/ THEER-on and meaning "Hunter", or as a last name /θəˈroʊn/, may refer to: * Theron of Acragas, a 5th century BC tyrant of Acragas, Sicily. * Therons are a race of fictional aliens in the Dan Dare stories. * Charlize Theron, the South African-born actress of French, German and Dutch descent. * Thero...

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Theron in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)

tyrant of Agrigentum, in Sicily, who reigned from about B.C. 488 till his death in 472. He shared with Gelon in the great victory gained over the Carthaginians in 480. See Diod. xi. 20-25, 48, 53; Herod.vii. 165; and the article Gelo....

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