His name has been interpreted as referring to the hekateris (ἑκατερίς, a rustic dance which involves quickly moving hands), and himself as a patron or personification of this dance. On the other hand, it has been suggested that the name "Hekateros" (which stands in the genitive caseἙκατέρου in the original Greek text) could result from corruption of the purported ἑκ Δώρου "of Dorus".[2]