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Căīcus (Căȳcus , Ov. M. 12, 111), i, m., = Κάικος.
I. A river of Greater Mysia, which takes its rise on Mt. Teuthras, passes near Pergamus, and flows into the sea opposite Lesbos; now the Bakhir Tchai, Cic. Fl. 29, 72; Liv. 37, 18, 6; Mel. 1, 18, 1; Plin. 5, 30, 32, § 121; Verg. G. 4, 370; Ov. M. 2, 243; 15, 278; Luc. 3, 203.—
II. One of the companions of Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 183; 9, 35.
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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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 12.111
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 1.183
    • Vergil, Georgics, 4.370
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 2.243
    • Lucan, Civil War, 3.203
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 37, 18.6
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