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.

Related Words

cycnus
cycnus or cȳgnus ī, m , κύκνος, the swan; celebrated for its singing, esp. when dying; consecrated ...

An Elementary Latin Dictionary
cycnus
cȳ̆cnus (in MSS. and edd. freq. also cȳ̆gnus; I y, Hor. C. 4, 3, 20; Aus. Ep. 20, 8), i, m., =...

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