Abstract
This article is concerned with the use of heroic personal names ('heronyms') by the inhabitants of the Anatolian peninsula in the Roman imperial period. Such names can be classified under three broad headings: (1) heroic names drawn from the Homeric epics, chosen for their literary associations (Ajax, Hektor, Areiphilos); (2) heroic names favoured for their phonetic similarities to indigenous Anatolian personal names (Telemachos, Bianor, Nestor); (3) heroic names whose popularity results from their connections to local mythology (Sarpedon, Tlepolemos, Teuthras). The article concludes with some reflections on the 'onomastic Hellenization' of Anatolia in the Hellenistic and Roman periods.
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