Porus
/ˈpɔːrəs/noun
An ancient Indian king of the Paurava kingdom who fought Alexander the Great in 326 BCE.
Did you know?Porus is remembered in Greco-Roman sources as a towering ruler whose confrontation with Alexander became one of antiquity’s most mythologized battles.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient India
Sanskrit
Paurava
“Belonging to the Puru lineage or clan”
4th Century BCE
Greek
Πῶρος (Pôros)
“Greek rendering of the Indian king’s name”
4th Century BCE
Latin
Porus
“Latin form of the name used in classical historical accounts”
Medieval Latin
Latin
Porus
“The same historical name preserved in chronicles and retellings”
Modern English
English
Porus
“The name of the ancient king of the Paurava kingdom”
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