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Is there a historical reason the Latinized names of certain Hellenistic figures (Hercules, Cerberus, Belladonna, etc) became much more common than the Greek (Heracles, Kerberos, Enyo, etc), while most figure's names are still known by the Greek one

by /u/TransSapphicFurby in /r/AskHistorians

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