Bagous

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

Băgōus, i, and Băgōas, ae, m., = Βαγῶος and Βαγώας [Persian],

a eunuch at the Persian court : Bagou (gen. Gr. = Βαγώου), Plin. 13, 4, 9, § 41.—Form Bagoas, Quint. 5, 12, 21.—Hence, any guard of women , Ov. Am. 2, 2, 1.

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