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Why the Bronze Age Collapsed

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  1. wolfi1 · · focus · HN ↗
    just a side note: it appears that for example "Alexander" is a Hittite name, and other names which appear in the Iliad seem to be of Hittite origin
    1. mkl · · focus · HN ↗
      Citation? Wikipedia has a clear Greek etymology:

      > Alexander, originally from the Greek Ἀλέξανδρος (Aléxandros), from αλέξειν aléxein meaning "to ward off, keep off, turn away, defend, protect" and ἀνδρός andrós, genitive of ἀνήρ anḗr meaning "man".

      > Meaning "Defender, protector of man"

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Alexander" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Alexander

      1. wolfi1 · · focus · HN ↗
        <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Alaksandu" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Alaksandu ok, might have got it wrong, but there names in the Hittite clay tables which are also in the Iliad
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