Phryx

An Elementary Latin Dictionary

Phryx ygis, adj.,

Phrygian: augur, Iu.—As substm. sing., V., O., Iu.—Usu. plur., Φρύγες, a luxurious people of Asia Minor, C., O., Ph., Iu. —The Trojans, H., O.—The Phrygians were regarded as stupid; hence, prov.: Phrygem plagis fieri solere meliorem.