Erysichthon

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

Ĕrysichthōn (Eris-), ŏnis, m., = Ἐρυσίχθων,

son of the Thessalian king Triopas; he cut down the grove of Ceres, for which he was punished with a raging hunger, that caused him to devour his own flesh, Ov. M. 8, 471 sq.; cf. Hyg. Astr. 2, 14.