Cycnus

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

Cȳ̆cnus (Cȳ̆g-), i, m.

A A king of the Ligurians, son of Sthenelus, related to Phaeton, who was changed to a swan and placed among the stars , Ov. M. 2, 367; Verg. A. 10, 189; cf. Hyg. Fab. 154; id. Astr. 3, 7. —

B A son of Neptune and Calyce; he was father of Tenes, and was changed into a swan , Ov. M. 12, 72 sq., cf. Hyg. Fab. 157.

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