Acis

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Ācis, ĭdis, m., = Ἆκις,

I a river in Sicily , which rises in Mount Aetna , and falls into the sea; now Fiume di Taci , Ov. F. 4, 468; Sil. 14, 221; Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 332 al.—Hence,

II A river-god , acc. to the myth, son of Faunus , beloved by Galatea on account of his beauty , Ov. M. 13, 750 sq.

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