It's commonly believed that, in Greek mythology, Koalemos (Ancient Greek: κοάλεμος, Classical Latin: Coalemus) is the deity or daemon of stupidity, found in a play by Aristophanes and a book by Plutarch. An ancient, unsupported false etymology derives κοάλεμος from κοέω (koeō) meaning "to perceive" and ἡλεός (ēleos) meaning "distraught, crazed".
It's commonly believed that, in Greek mythology, Koalemos (Ancient Greek: κοάλεμος, Classical Latin: Coalemus) is the deity or daemon of stupidity, found in a play by Aristophanes and a book by Plutarch. An ancient, unsupported false etymology derives κοάλεμος from κοέω (koeō) meaning "to perceive" and ἡλεός (ēleos) meaning "distraught, crazed".
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