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ero·s·tra·tus
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Erostratus
an obscure Ephesian, who, to immortalise his name, set fire to the temple of Ephesus on the night, as it happened, when Alexander the Great was born; the Ephesians thought to defeat his purpose by making it death to any one who named his name, but in vain, the decree itself giving wider and wider publicity to the act.
Mythology
Erostratus
(Eros′tratus). The rascal who burnt the temple of Diana at Ephesus, thereby hoping to make his name immortal.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of erostratus in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of erostratus in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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