Camirus

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

Cămīrus or -ŏs, i, m., = Καμειρος.

I Son of the fourth Hercules , brother of Jalysus and Lindus , and founder of the town named after him in Rhodes , Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 54; Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 36, § 132. —

II A town on the west side of the island of Rhodes , Mel. 2, 7, 4; cf. Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 54.

III —Hence, Camīrenses , ium, m., the inhabitants of Camirus , Macr. S. 1, 17, 35; 1, 17, 45.