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Meaning name Ophiouchos

Ophiouchos

Meaning name Ophiouchos
Greek name meaning "serpent bearer." This is the name of a constellation depicted as a man supporting a serpent. The man is thought by some to be the demigod Asclepius, who learned the secret of life and death from a serpent and was killed for this by Zeus to prevent him from sharing his knowledge with mankind.

Ophelia - Feminine form of Greek Ophelos, meaning "help." This name was used by Shakespeare for an ill-omened character in Hamlet.
Ophrah - Hebrew unisex name meaning "fawn." In the bible, this is the name of two places, and the name of a son of Meonothai.
Ophelos - Greek name derived from the vocabulary word, ophelos, meaning "help."
Opher - Variant spelling of English Ophir, meaning "gold" or "reducing to ashes."
Ophion - Greek name meaning "serpent." According to Orphic mythology, this was the name of a god-king of the world before Rhea and Cronus cast him and his consort Eurynome into Tartarus.
Ophir - Anglicized form of Hebrew Owphiyr, meaning "gold" or "reducing to ashes." In the bible, this is the name for gold and its characteristics, the name of a land or city, and the name of the eleventh son of Joktan.
Ophiuchus - Greek name meaning "serpent bearer." This is the name of one of the constellations listed by Ptolemy, depicted as a man supporting a serpent. The man depicted in the constellation is thought by some to actually be the demigod Asclepius.
Ophrah - Hebrew unisex name meaning "fawn." In the bible, this is the name of two places, and the name of a son of Meonothai.