Demetrius is the Latinized form of the

Ancient Greek Ancient Greek includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (), Dark Ages (), the Archaic p ...

male Male (Mars symbol, symbol: ♂) is the sex of an organism that produces the gamete (sex cell) known as sperm, which fuses with the larger female gamete, or ovum, in the process of fertilization. A male organism cannot sexual reproduction, repro ...

given name ''Dēmḗtrios'' (), meaning “Demetris” - "devoted to goddess Demeter". Alternate forms include Demetrios, Dimitrios, Dimitris, Dmytro, Dimitri, Dimitrie, Dimitar, Dumitru, Demitri, Dhimitër, and Dimitrije, in addition to other forms (such as Russian

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 (Δημήτριος ...

) descended from it. Demetrius and its variations may refer to the following: *

Demetrius of Alopece Demetrius of AlopeceAlopece (Ἀλωπεκή) was a deme of Classical Athens. ( el, Δημήτριος), was a Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Gr ...

(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 Theophra ...

( – 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, Du ...

, somatophylax of

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 Antigonus I Monophthalmus ( grc-gre, Ἀντίγονος Μονόφθαλμος , 'the One-Eyed'; 382 – 301 BC), son of Philip from Elimeia, was a Macedonian Greek nobleman, general, satrap, and king. During the first half of his life he ser ...

, 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 dynasty ...

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

Macedonia Macedonia most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic reg ...

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 De ...

(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 i ...

king of Cyrene * Demetrius II Aetolicus, 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 aga ...

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 beha ...

- ruler of

Pharos The Lighthouse of Alexandria, sometimes called the Pharos of Alexandria (; Ancient Greek: ὁ Φάρος τῆς Ἀλεξανδρείας, contemporary Koine ), was a lighthouse built by the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Ancient Egypt, during the re ...

c. 222 – 219 BC, involved in the First Illyrian War * 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 Rom ...

(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 B ...

(d. 180 BC), Greek king of

Bactria Bactria (; Bactrian: , ), or Bactriana, was an ancient region in Central Asia in Amu Darya's middle stream, stretching north of the Hindu Kush, west of the Pamirs and south of the Gissar range, covering the northern part of Afghanistan, so ...

Demetrius II of India Demetrius II ( Greek: ) was an Indo-Greek king who ruled briefly during the 2nd century BC. Little is known about him and there are different views about how to date him. Earlier authors such as Tarn and Narain saw him as a son and sub-king of D ...

(fl. early 2nd century BC), possible relative of the above * Demetrius II Nicator (d. 125 BC), son of Demetrius I Soter * Demetrius III Aniketos, 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 Demetrius I (died 22 October 232), 12th Bishop and Patriarch of Alexandria. Sextus Julius Africanus, who visited Alexandria in the Bishoprice of Demetrius, places his accession as eleventh bishop from Mark in the tenth year of Roman Emperor ...

, 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; s ...

(died 306), Christian martyr and saint *

Demetrius of Bulgaria Demetrius ( cu, Димитрїи Блъгарьскъ bg, Димитрий Български) was the second Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church and the first one to have been recognized by the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople as a r ...

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 ce ...

of the

Bulgarian Orthodox Church The Bulgarian Orthodox Church ( bg, Българска православна църква, translit=Balgarska pravoslavna tsarkva), legally the Patriarchate of Bulgaria ( bg, Българска патриаршия, links=no, translit=Balgars ...

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 th ...

Demetrius Zvonimir Demetrius Zvonimir ( hr, Dmitar Zvonimir, ; died 1089) was a King of Dalmatia and Croatia from 1076 until his death in 1089. He was crowned as king in Solin on 8 October 1076. Zvonimir also served as Ban of Croatia (1064–1074), and was named ...

(died 1089), King of

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1075–1089 * Demetrius I of Georgia, 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 List of monarchs of Georgia, king of United Kingdom of Georgia, Georgia from 1089 unti ...

the Great, (1125–1156) *

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

(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, Tsar of Russia, ruled 1605–1606 *

Demetrius the Neomartyr Saint Demetrius the Neomartyr ( el, Άγιος Δημήτριος Νεομάρτυρας, or Άγιος Δημήτριος Ο Νέος) (1779-1803) is an Orthodox Christian saint, commemorated on 14 April in the Church of Greece. Early life Dem ...

(1779–1803), Orthodox Christian martyr and saint * Pope Demetrius II of Alexandria, ruled in 1861–1870 *

Demetrius Stefanovich Schilizzi Demetrius Stefanovich Schilizzi (many spellings; el, Δημήτριος Στεφάνοβικ Σκυλίτσης; 1839–1893) was an Ottoman-born Greek banker in London and Paris, and later a steamship owner in Constantinople. He was also the acti ...

(1839–1893) * Demetriu Radu (1861–1920), Romanian Greek Catholic bishop *

Dmitri Mendeleev Dmitri Ivanovich Mendeleev (sometimes transliterated as Mendeleyev or Mendeleef) ( ; russian: links=no, Дмитрий Иванович Менделеев, tr. , ; 8 February O.S. 27 January">Old_Style_and_New_Style_dates.html" ;"title="no ...

(1834–1907), Russian chemist, creator of the first

periodic table The periodic table, also known as the periodic table of the (chemical) elements, is a rows and columns arrangement of the chemical elements. It is widely used in chemistry, physics, and other sciences, and is generally seen as an icon of ...

Hadzhi Dimitar Dimitar Nikolov Asenov ( bg, Димитър Николов Асенов ; 10 May 1840 – 10 August 1868), better known as Hadzhi Dimitar ( ), was one of the most prominent Bulgarian voivode and revolutionaries working for the Liberation of Bul ...

(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 Archbishop Demetrios (born Demetrios Trakatellis; el, Δημήτριος Τρακατέλλης) is a former elder archbishop of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and Exarch of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. He resigned from this posi ...

(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 Dimitrije "Dimitri" Davidović (; born 21 May 1944) is a Serbian–Belgian football manager and former player. Playing career Davidović was a professional soccer player during 16 years in the first divisions of Europe. Partizan Born in Belgra ...

, Serbian footballer * Demetri Martin, American comedian * Demetri McCamey, American basketball player * Dimitri Kitsikis, Greek geopolitician * Dimitrije Banjac, 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, Bulgarian footballer * Dimitrije Injac, Serbian footballer * Demetrious Johnson (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 strike (attack), striking, grappling and ground f ...

fighter *

Dimitrij Kotschnew Dimitrij Kotschnew (born July 15, 1981) is a Kazakhstani-born German former professional ice hockey goaltender. Kotschnew played six seasons for the Iserlohn Roosters over two spells. From 2004 to 2007, he served as their starting goaltender. H ...

* Dimitrije T. Leko, Serbian architect * Dimitrije Ljotić, Serbian politician *

Dimitrij Nonin Dimitrij Nonin (born 5 April 1979) is a German gymnast. He finished 21st in the all around at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2 ...

* Dimitrije Pejanović, Serbian handballer * Dimitrije Mitrinović, Serbian writer * Dimitri Nanopoulos, Greek physicist * Dositej Obradović, Serbian writer *

Demetrius Rhaney Demetrius Rhaney (born June 22, 1992) is a former American football center. He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams in the seventh round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee State, having also played at Ellsworth Community ...

(born 1992), American football player * Dimitrij Rupel * Dimitrije Ruvarac, Serbian writer *

Serbian Patriarch Dimitrije Dimitrije ( sr, Димитрије; 28 October 1846 – 6 April 1930) was the first Patriarch of the reunified Serbian Orthodox Church, from 1920 until his death. He was styled "His Holiness, the Archbishop of Peć, Metropolitan of Belgrade and ...

of the Serbian Orthodox Church *

Dimitrios Siovas Dimitrios Siovas ( el, Δημήτριος Σιόβας; born 16 September 1988) is a Greek professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Fortuna Sittard. Club career Early career & Panionios Siovas was born and rai ...

, 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-plac ...

* Dimitrije Tucović, Serbian politician * Lucia Demetrius, Romanian writer * Vasile Demetrius, 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 confided ...

, 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'' and its film sequel below *'' Demetrius and the Gladiators'', 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'' *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 ...

'' fantasy series * Demitri Maximoff, 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 ''Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb'', known simply and more commonly as ''Dr. Strangelove'', is a 1964 black comedy film that satirizes the Cold War fears of a nuclear conflict between the Soviet Union and t ...

'' *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 Demetre is an Old Greek male name. Examples *Demetre Chiparus *Demetre II of Georgia *Demetre I of Georgia * Demetre Kantemir * Demetre of Guria * Demetres Koutsavlakis *Demetrescu-Tradem Traian Rafael Radu Demetrescu (; also known under h ...

), დიმიტრი (Dimitri) *german: Demetrius *Modern el, Δημήτρης, Δημήτριος, Μήτρος, Μήτσος, Μητσάρας, Ντίμης ( Dimitris, Dimitrios, Mitros, Mitsos, Mitsaras,

Jimmy Jimmy may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Jimmy'' (2008 film), a 2008 Hindi thriller directed by Raj N. Sippy * ''Jimmy'' (1979 film), a 1979 Indian Malayalam film directed by Melattoor Ravi Varma * ''Jimmy'' (2013 f ...

) * 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 Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

: Димитрије (Dimitrije), Дмитар (Dmitar), Митар (Mitar) *

Croatian Croatian may refer to: * Croatia *Croatian language *Croatian people *Croatians (demonym) See also * * * Croatan (disambiguation) * Croatia (disambiguation) * Croatoan (disambiguation) * Hrvatski (disambiguation) * Hrvatsko (disambiguation) * S ...

: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 p ...

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