Erysichthon

Greek

"earth-tearer"

Erysichthon Origin and Meaning

The name Erysichthon is a boy's name meaning "earth-tearer".

An Ancient Greek name also anglicised as Erisichthon. In Greek myth, Erysichthon was a Thessalian king who chopped down the sacred grove of Demeter. She punished him by cursing him with insatiable hunger. Also the title of a poem by Ovid.