Heliogabalus

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Hēliogabalus, a Greek form of Elagabalus, with the first element (and the god) identified with Helios.

1. Synonym of Elagabalus (“Roman emperor, noted for decadence, eccentricity, femininity, and disregard for Roman religious traditions and sexual taboos”).

   “But yet I think nobody, could he be sure that the soul of Heliogabalus were in one of his hogs, would yet say that hog were a man or Heliogabalus.”

   “I spent five days in conversing with many others of the ancient learned. I saw most of the first Roman emperors. I prevailed on the governor to call up Heliogabalus's cooks to dress us a dinner, but they could not show us much of their skill, for want of materials.”

2. Synonym of Elagabalus (“sun deity”).