Agathon ( Anc. Gr. ) is a

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Russian name

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, in 1924–1930, the name "" (''Agaton'') was included into various Soviet calendars,Superanskaya, pp. 22 and 34 which included the new and often artificially created names promoting the new Soviet realities and encouraging the break with the tradition of using the names in the Synodal Menologia.

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. Елена Душечкина.
Мессианские тенденции в советской антропонимической практике 1920-х - 1930-х годов
The name is a Westernized form of the more traditional name Agafon.Superanskaya, p. 34

Classical antiquity

Agathon Agathon (; ; ) was an Athenian tragic poet whose works have been lost. He is best known for his appearance in Plato's '' Symposium,'' which describes the banquet given to celebrate his obtaining a prize for his first tragedy at the Lenaia in 4 ...

, an

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tragic poet of the 5th century BC *Plato's

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*Agathon, son of the

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ian

Philotas Philotas (; 365 BC – October 330 BC) was the eldest son of Parmenion, one of Alexander the Great's most experienced and talented generals. He rose to command the Companion Cavalry, but was accused of conspiring against Alexander and executed. ...

, and the brother of

Parmenion Parmenion (also Parmenio; ; 400 – 330 BC), son of Philotas, was a Macedonian general in the service of Philip II of Macedon and Alexander the Great. A nobleman, Parmenion rose to become Philip's chief military lieutenant and Alexander's ...

and

Asander Asander or Asandros (; lived 4th century BC) was the son of Philotas (father of Parmenion), Philotas and brother of Parmenion and Agathon (son of Philotas), Agathon. He was a Ancient Macedonians, Macedonian general under Alexander the Great, a ...

, was given as a hostage to

Antigonus Antigonus or Antigonos (), a Greek name meaning "comparable to his father" or "worthy of his father", may refer to: Rulers * Three Macedonian kings of the Antigonid dynasty that succeeded Alexander the Great: ** Antigonus I Monophthalmus (382� ...

in 313 BC, by his brother Asander, satrap of Caria, but was taken back again by Asander in a few days. Agathon had a son, named Asander, who is mentioned in a Greek inscription. *Agathon of

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, who wrote a work on

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and another on

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s. *Agathon, at first Reader, then Librarian, at

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. In 680 AD, during his Readership, he was Notary or Reporter at the 6th General Council, which condemned the Monothelite heresy. He sent copies of the acts, written by himself, to the five

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s. In 712 AD he wrote a short treatise, still extant in Greek, on the attempts of Philippicus Bardanes to revive

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. *Agathon, son of

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and prince of

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, is mentioned in the ''

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'' as being one of the last surviving princes. *Saint Agathon the Stylite *Agathon, one of the

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who lived in Scetis, Lower Egypt * St Agathon

Fictional characters

Karl Agathon Karl C. Agathon (callsign "Helo") is a fictional character on the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' TV series, portrayed by Tahmoh Penikett. Appearances Background Agathon is an Electronic Countermeasures Officer, part of a two-person Colon ...

, a fictional character on the re-imagined ''Battlestar Galactica'' 2004 TV series * Agaton Sax, a fictional detective in the eponymous comedic detective novels written for children by Swedish author Nils-Olof Franzén

References

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Sources

* *А. В. Суперанская (A. V. Superanskaya). "Словарь русских имён" (''Dictionary of Russian Names''). Издательство Эксмо. Москва, 2005. {{Given name Masculine given names ru:Агафон (значения)