Demetrius is the Latinized form of the

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''Dēmḗtrios'' (), meaning “Demetris” - "devoted to goddess Demeter". Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dmytro, Dimitri, Dimitrie,

Dimitar Dimitar ( bg, Димитър; Macedonian: Димитар) is a South Slavic masculine given name. It is widely found in Bulgaria and North Macedonia. Dimitar is derived from Saint Demetrius (280–306), alternate form of Demetrius. Containing the P ...

, Dumitru, Demitri, Dhimitër, and Dimitrije, in addition to other forms (such as

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

Dmitry Dmitri (russian: Дми́трий); Church Slavic form: Dimitry or Dimitri (); ancient Russian forms: D'mitriy or Dmitr ( or ) is a male given name common in Orthodox Christian culture, the Russian version of Greek Demetrios (Δημήτρι� ...

) descended from it. Demetrius and its variations may refer to the following: * Demetrius of Alopece (4th century BC), Greek sculptor noted for his realism *

Demetrius of Phalerum Demetrius of Phalerum (also Demetrius of Phaleron or Demetrius Phalereus; grc-gre, Δημήτριος ὁ Φαληρεύς; c. 350 – c. 280 BC) was an Athenian orator originally from Phalerum, an ancient port of Athens. A student of Theophrast ...

( – BC) *

Demetrius Demetrius is the Latinized form of the Ancient Greek male given name ''Dēmḗtrios'' (), meaning “Demetris” - "devoted to goddess Demeter". Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dmytro, Dimitri, Dimitrie, Dimitar, Dumi ...

somatophylax ''Somatophylakes'' ( el, Σωματοφύλακες; singular: ''somatophylax'', σωματοφύλαξ) were the bodyguards of high-ranking people in ancient Greece. The most famous body of ''somatophylakes'' were those of Philip II of Macedon a ...

Alexander the Great Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon. He succeeded his father Philip II to ...

(d. 330 BC) *Demetrius - brother of Antigonus I Monophthalmus, king of Macedonia 306-301 BC *

Demetrius I of Macedon Demetrius I (; grc, Δημήτριος; 337–283 BC), also called Poliorcetes (; el, Πολιορκητής, "The Besieger"), was a Macedonian nobleman, military leader, and king of Macedon (294–288 BC). He belonged to the Antigonid dynas ...

(337–283 BC), called ''Poliorcetes'', son of Antigonus I Monophthalmus, King of Macedonia 294–288 BC *

Demetrius the Fair Demetrius I the Fair or the Handsome ( gr, Δημήτριος ὁ Καλός, c. 285 BC–249 BC), known in modern ancient historical sources as Demetrius of Cyrene, was a Hellenistic king of Cyrene, who succeeded Magas I. Family Dem ...

(Demetrius the Handsome, Demetrius of Cyrene) (285 BC-249/250 BC) -

Hellenistic In Classical antiquity, the Hellenistic period covers the time in Mediterranean history after Classical Greece, between the death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC and the emergence of the Roman Empire, as signified by the Battle of Actium in ...

king of Cyrene *

Demetrius II Aetolicus Demetrius II Aetolicus (Greek: Δημήτριος ὁ Αἰτωλικός) was the son of Antigonus II Gonatas and Phila who reigned as king of Macedonia from the winter of 239 to 229 BC. Biography Demetrius II belonged to the Antigonid dynasty a ...

, son of Antigonus II, King of Macedonia 239–229 BC *

, son of

Philip V of Macedon Philip V ( grc-gre, Φίλιππος ; 238–179 BC) was king ( Basileus) of Macedonia from 221 to 179 BC. Philip's reign was principally marked by an unsuccessful struggle with the emerging power of the Roman Republic. He would lead Macedon ag ...

Demetrius of Pharos Demetrius of Pharos (also Pharus) ( grc, Δημήτριος ἐκ Φάρου and Δημήτριος ὁ Φάριος) was a ruler of Pharos involved in the First Illyrian War, after which he ruled a portion of the Illyrian Adriatic coast on behalf ...

- ruler of Pharos c. 222 – 219 BC, involved in the

First Illyrian War The Illyro-Roman Wars were a series of wars fought between the Roman Republic and the Ardiaei kingdom. In the ''First Illyrian War'', which lasted from 229 BC to 228 BC, Rome's concern was that the trade across the Adriatic Sea increased after the ...

* Demetrius the Chronographer (late 3rd century BC), Jewish chronicler (historian) *

Demetrius I Soter Demetrius I (Greek: ''Δημήτριος Α`'', 185 – June 150 BC), surnamed Soter (Greek: ''Σωτήρ'' - "Savior"), reigned as king ( basileus) of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire from November 162 – June 150 BC. Demetrius grew up in Rome ...

(185–150 BC), king of Syria *

Demetrius I of Bactria Demetrius I Anicetus ( grc, Δημήτριος Ἀνίκητος, Dēmētrios Anikētos, "the unconquered"), also called Damaytra was a Greco-Bactrian and later Indo-Greek king (Yona in Pali language, "Yavana" in Sanskrit) (reigned c. 200–167 ...

(d. 180 BC), Greek king of Bactria * Demetrius II of India (fl. early 2nd century BC), possible relative of the above *

Demetrius II Nicator Demetrius II ( grc, Δημήτριος Β`, ''Dēmḗtrios B''; died 125 BC), called Nicator ( grc, Νικάτωρ, ''Nikátōr'', "Victor"), was one of the sons of Demetrius I Soter. His mother may have been Laodice V, as was the case with his ...

(d. 125 BC), son of Demetrius I Soter *

Demetrius III Aniketos Demetrius III Aniketos (Greek: ; epithet means "the Invincible") is an Indo-Greek king who reigned in the area of Gandhara and Punjab. Controversy about time of reign The coins of Demetrius III are few and rather crude. He copies some of his ima ...

, Indo-Greek king BC *

Demetrius III Eucaerus Demetrius III Theos Philopator Soter Philometor Euergetes Callinicus ( grc, Δημήτριος θεός Φιλοπάτωρ σωτήρ Φιλομήτωρ Εὐεργέτης Καλλίνικος, surnamed Eucaerus; between 124 and 109 BCafter 8 ...

(d. 88 BC), son of Antiochus VIII Grypus, Seleucid King *

Demetrius the Cynic Demetrius ( el, Δημήτριος; fl. 1st century), a Cynic philosopher from Corinth, who lived in Rome during the reigns of Caligula, Nero and Vespasian (37–71 AD). Biography Demetrius was the intimate friend of Seneca, who wrote about him ...

(1st century), Cynic philosopher * Pope Demetrius I of Alexandria, ruled in 189–232 *

Demetrius of Thessaloniki Saint Demetrius (or Demetrios) of Thessalonica ( el, Ἅγιος Δημήτριος τῆς Θεσσαλονίκης, (); bg, Димитър Солунски (); mk, Свети Димитрија Солунски (); ro, Sfântul Dumitru; sr ...

(died 306), Christian martyr and saint * Demetrius of Bulgaria was the second

Patriarch The highest-ranking bishops in Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, the Catholic Church (above major archbishop and primate), the Hussite Church, Church of the East, and some Independent Catholic Churches are termed patriarchs (and in certai ...

of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church between c. 927 and c. 930, and the first one to have been recognized by the

Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople The ecumenical patriarch ( el, Οἰκουμενικός Πατριάρχης, translit=Oikoumenikós Patriárchēs) is the archbishop of Constantinople ( Istanbul), New Rome and '' primus inter pares'' (first among equals) among the heads of ...

* Demetrius Zvonimir (died 1089), King of

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

1075–1089 *

Demetrius I of Georgia Demetrius I ( ka, დემეტრე) ( 1093 – 1156), from the Bagrationi dynasty, was King of Georgia from 1125 to 1156. He is also known as a poet. He was King of United Georgian kingdom two times, first in 1125 to 1154 and second in 1155 ...

, son of

David IV of Georgia David IV, also known as David the Builder ( ka, დავით აღმაშენებელი, ') (1073–1125), of the Bagrationi dynasty, was the 5th king of United Georgia from 1089 until his death in 1125. Popularly considered to be ...

the Great, (1125–1156) *

Dhimitër Progoni Demetrio Progoni ( sq, Dhimitër Progoni) was an Albanian leader who ruled as '' Prince of the Albanians'' from 1208 to 1216 the Principality of Arbanon, the first Albanian state. He was the successor and brother of Gjin Progoni and their father ...

(1208-1216), medieval Albanian prince *

Dmitry Donskoy Saint Dmitry Ivanovich Donskoy ( rus, Дми́трий Ива́нович Донско́й, Dmítriy Ivanovich Donskóy, also known as Dimitrii or Demetrius), or Dmitry of the Don, sometimes referred to simply as Dmitry (12 October 1350 – 1 ...

(1350–1389), Russian prince *Pseudo-Demetrius I, also known as

False Dmitry I False Dmitry I ( rus, Лжедмитрий I, Lzhedmitriy I) (or Pseudo-Demetrius I) reigned as the Tsar of Russia from 10 June 1605 until his death on 17 May 1606 under the name of Dmitriy Ivanovich ( rus, Дмитрий Иванович). A ...

, Tsar of Russia, ruled 1605–1606 * Demetrius the Neomartyr (1779–1803), Orthodox Christian martyr and saint *

Pope Demetrius II of Alexandria Pope Demetrius II of Alexandria, 111th Pope of Alexandria & Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He was born in the village of Galda, the governorate of El-Minya, Egypt. He became a monk in the Monastery of Saint Macarius the Great. When the ab ...

, ruled in 1861–1870 * Demetrius Stefanovich Schilizzi (1839–1893) * Demetriu Radu (1861–1920), Romanian Greek Catholic bishop * Dmitri Mendeleev (1834–1907), Russian chemist, creator of the first periodic table * Hadzhi Dimitar (Dimitar Nikolov Asenov) (10 May 1840 – 10 August 1868), prominent Bulgarian

voivode Voivode (, also spelled ''voievod'', ''voevod'', ''voivoda'', ''vojvoda'' or ''wojewoda'') is a title denoting a military leader or warlord in Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe since the Early Middle Ages. It primarily referred to the ...

and revolutionary * Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975), Russian composer * Demetrios Trakatellis (born 1928), Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America and Exarch of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In office since 1999. * Dmitry Medvedev (born 1965), Prime Minister of Russia * Dimitrije Avramović, Serbian painter * Dimitrije Bašičević, Serbian painter * Dimitri Davidović, Serbian footballer *

Demetri Martin Demetri Evan Martin ( el, Δημήτριος Ευάγγελος Μάρτιν, ''Dimitrios Evangelos Martin''; born May 25, 1973) is an American comedian, actor, writer, director, cartoonist and musician. He was a contributor on ''The Daily Show'' ...

, American comedian *

Demetri McCamey Demetri McCamey, Jr. (born February 21, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Austin Spurs of the NBA G League. His prior professional experience includes time with the NBA Development League's Erie BayHawks, Rio Grande Val ...

, American basketball player * Dimitri Kitsikis, Greek geopolitician *

Dimitrije Banjac Dimitrije Banjac ( sr-cyr, Димитрије Бањац; born 6 July 1976) is a Serbian actor, comedian and screenwriter. Together with Nikola Škorić and Dejan Ćirjaković he is the creator and actor of several popular Serbian television s ...

, Serbian actor *

Dimitrios Salpingidis Dimitris Salpingidis ( el, Δημήτρης Σαλπιγγίδης ; born 18 August 1981) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a winger or a striker. He was known to be "a very quick and useful tool on the counter attack." ...

, Greek footballer * Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Greek footballer *

Dimitar Berbatov Dimitar Ivanov Berbatov ( bg, Димитър Иванов Бербатов; born 30 January 1981) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer. A striker, he captained the Bulgaria national team from 2006 to 2010, and is the country's all-ti ...

, Bulgarian footballer *

Dimitrije Injac Dimitrije "Dima" Injac ( sr-Cyrl, Димитрије Ињац; born 12 August 1980) is a Serbian Association football, football midfielder. Club career His former clubs were OFK Kikinda, FK Kabel, FK Vojvodina, FK Bečej and FK Slavija Sarajevo. ...

, Serbian footballer *

Demetrious Johnson Demetrious Johnson (born August 13, 1986) is an American mixed martial artist. He currently competes in ONE Championship, where he is the current ONE Flyweight Champion (135 lb). He is the inaugural and former UFC Flyweight Champion. Known fo ...

(born 1986), American

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on striking, grappling and ground fighting, inc ...

fighter * Dimitrij Kotschnew * Dimitrije T. Leko, Serbian architect *

Dimitrije Ljotić Dimitrije Ljotić ( sr-cyr, Димитрије Љотић; 12 August 1891 – 23 April 1945) was a Serbian and Yugoslav fascist politician and ideologue who established the Yugoslav National Movement (Zbor) in 1935 and collaborated with Ge ...

, Serbian politician * Dimitrij Nonin *

Dimitrije Pejanović Dimitrije Pejanović (; born 9 July 1974) is a Serbian former handball player. Club career Over the course of his career that spanned more than two decades, Pejanović spent 11 seasons in Spain. He played for four Liga ASOBAL teams, namely Almer� ...

, Serbian handballer *

Dimitrije Mitrinović Dimitrije "Mita" Mitrinović (Serbian Cyrillic: Димитрије Мита Митриновић; 21 October 1887 – 28 August 1953) was a Bosnian Serb philosopher, poet, revolutionary, mystic, theoretician of modern painting and traveler. Biog ...

, Serbian writer *

Dimitri Nanopoulos Dimitri V. Nanopoulos (; el, Δημήτρης Νανόπουλος; born 13 September 1948) is a Greek physicist. He is one of the most regularly cited researchers in the world, cited more than 48,500 times across a number of separate branches o ...

, Greek physicist * Dositej Obradović, Serbian writer * Demetrius Rhaney (born 1992), American football player *

Dimitrij Rupel Dimitrij Rupel (born 7 April 1946) is a Slovenian politician. Early life and education Rupel was born in Ljubljana, in what was then the PR Slovenia, into a bourgeois family of former anti-fascist political emigrants from the Julian March (hi ...

Dimitrije Ruvarac Dimitrije "Mita" Ruvarac ( sr, Димитрије Руварац; Stari Banovci, Austria Hungary October 25, 1842 — Sremski Karlovci, Kingdom of Yugoslavia December 16, 1931) was Serbian historian, Orthodox priest, academic and publisher. He is ...

, Serbian writer * Serbian Patriarch Dimitrije of the Serbian Orthodox Church * Dimitrios Siovas, Greek footballer * Dome Sztojay, Serbian politician * Demetrius Treadwell (born 1991), American basketball player for

Hapoel Gilboa Galil Hapoel Gilboa Galil ( he, הפועל גלבוע גליל) is a professional basketball club that is based in north-east Israel. The club plays its home game in the Israeli Basketball Premier League (the top tier of Israeli basketball) in a 2,250- ...

of the Israeli League

Liga Leumit Liga Leumit ( he, ליגה לאומית, lit. ''National League'') is the second division of the Israeli Football League, and below its Premier League. Structure There are 16 clubs in the league. At the end of each season, the two lowest-place ...

* Dimitrije Tucović, Serbian politician * Lucia Demetrius, Romanian writer *

Vasile Demetrius Vasile Demetrius (pen name of Vasile Dumitrescu; October 1, 1878–March 15, 1942) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Romanian prose writer, poet and translator. Born in Șcheii Brașovului, his parents were Dumitru Ogea, who built and maintained ...

, Romanian writer

Fictional characters

Demetrius (Shakespeare) Demetrius is one of the lovers in William Shakespeare's play '' A Midsummer Night’s Dream''. He is a young man who is engaged to a young woman, Hermia, who is in love with Lysander. Role in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' After Hermia has confide ...

, a main character in William Shakespeare's play, ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''; Demetrius is also a villainous character in Shakespeare's revenge tragedy, ''Titus Andronicus'' *Demetrius, a character in Mira Nair's '' Mississippi Masala'' *Demetrius, a Greek slave in the Lloyd C. Douglas Christian novel ''

The Robe ''The Robe'' is a 1942 historical novel about the Crucifixion of Jesus, written by Lloyd C. Douglas. The book was one of the best-selling titles of the 1940s. It entered the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list in October 1942, four weeks later ...

'' and its film sequel below *''

Demetrius and the Gladiators ''Demetrius and the Gladiators'' is a 1954 American biblical drama film and a sequel to '' The Robe''. The picture was made by 20th Century Fox, directed by Delmer Daves and produced by Frank Ross. The screenplay was written by Philip Dunne ...

'', a 1953 20th Century Fox film *Demetrius, one of the Titans in the two-part '' Charmed'' episode "Oh My Goddess!" *Demetrios, a character in ''

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles ''The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles'' is an American television series that aired on ABC from March 4, 1992, to July 24, 1993. Filming took place in various locations around the world, with "Old Indy" bookend segments filmed in Wilmington, Nort ...

'' *Demetri, a fictional character in the ''

Twilight Twilight is light produced by sunlight scattering in the upper atmosphere, when the Sun is below the horizon, which illuminates the lower atmosphere and the Earth's surface. The word twilight can also refer to the periods of time when this i ...

'' fantasy series *

Demitri Maximoff is a fictional character in Capcom's '' Darkstalkers'' series. Making his first appearance in '' Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors'' in 1994, he is the series' male protagonist. Appearances In video games Demitri is a mighty Romanian vampire lo ...

, a vampire from the Capcom video game series ''Darkstalkers'' *Dmitri Kissoff, a character in Stanley Kubrick's '' Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'' *Dimitri Petrenko, a character in the first-person shooter '' Call of Duty: World at War''

In other languages

* al, Dhimitër * be, Зьміцер, Дзмітрый (Źmicier, Dz'mitry) * bg, Димитър (Dimitar) * nl, Dimitri * fi, Mitri, Mitro, Dimitri *french: Dimitri * ka, დემეტრე ( Demetre), დიმიტრი (Dimitri) *german: Demetrius *Modern el, Δημήτρης, Δημήτριος, Μήτρος, Μήτσος, Μητσάρας, Ντίμης ( Dimitris, Dimitrios, Mitros, Mitsos, Mitsaras, Jimmy) * he, (Demetrius) דמיטריוס ,(Dima) דימה ,(Dmitriy) דמיטרי * hu, Dömötör * it, Demetrio, Dimitri * pl, Dymitr, Demetriusz * pt, Demétrio * ro, Dumitru, Dimitrie *russian: Дмитрий, Митя (Dmitriy, Mitja) * sk, Demeter * sl, Dimitrij, Mitja * tr, Demeter * es, Demetrio * uk, Дмитро (Dmytro) * Serbian: Димитрије (Dimitrije), Дмитар (Dmitar), Митар (Mitar) * Croatian:Dmitar **

References

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Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology The ''Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology'' (1849, originally published 1844 under a slightly different title) is an encyclopedia/biographical dictionary. Edited by William Smith, the dictionary spans three volumes and 3,700 ...

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