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Aesōn , ŏnis, m., = Αἴσων,
I.a Thessalian prince, brother of king Pelias, and father of Jason, who, according to fable, was in extreme old age transformed by the magic arts of Medea into a youth, Ov. M. 7, 2.— Whence,
I. Aesŏnĭdes , ae, patr. m., = Αἰσονίδης, a male descendant of Æson, i. e. Jason, Ov. M. 7, 164: “Phasias Aesoniden, Circe tenuisset Ulixem,” id. A. A. 2, 103: “mobilis Aesonide,” id. H. 6, 109 al.—
II. Aesŏnĭus , a, um, adj., Æsonian: “heros,” i. e. Jason, Ov. M. 7, 156: “domus,” id. H. 12, 134.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 7.164
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 7.156
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 7.2
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