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and Heimarmene).

Etymology

Pepromene's name is speculated to have numerous different origins; some postulate it is derived from the Greek , ''peprosthai'', meaning "to be furnished, fulfilled or fated". However, others suggest that the same πεπερατοσθαι (''pepratosthai'') means "finite", implying finite nature; the fact that nothing in this life lasts forever.

References

Sources

Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, v. 3, page 184

Greek and Roman Religion: a source book

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