Paeidus

Paeidus is a masculine name found in a small number of ancient Greek and Latin sources. The form Paeidus (and occasionally Paeides or Paeidōs in transliteration) appears in scholia, epigraphic references, and genealogical lists transmitted through later authors. Because the surviving evidence is fragmentary and scattered, Paeidus is best understood as a rare historical name rather than a single well‑attested figure.

Etymology and form

The name Paeidus is typically treated as a Greek personal name rendered in its Latinized form. Inscriptions and late manuscripts often preserve Greek names with the -idos or -idas suffix, and Paeidus fits this pattern. The exact meaning or original regional association of the name is not well established in the available sources, and etymological interpretations vary among scholars.

Historical attestations

References to Paeidus occur in a limited set of ancient texts, including scholia on classical authors and occasional inscriptions. The individuals so named are not consistently identified across sources, and the attribution of a single biography to all mentions is uncertain. As a result, Paeidus is regarded as a relatively obscure name in antiquity, with unclear or disputed identifications rather than a clearly defined historical figure.

Modern reception

In modern scholarship, Paeidus is treated as an example of a rare ancient Greek name rather than as a major historical person. It is occasionally cited in studies of Greek anthroponymy or in discussions of how Greek names were transmitted into Latin and into later scholarship. There is no widely accepted biographical account associated with the name.

See also

List of Greek given names, Greek onomastics, Epigraphic evidence in antiquity.