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Cercyo , ŏnis, m., = Κερκυών,
I.a celebrated robber in Attica, conquered and slain by Theseus at Eleusis, Ov. M. 7, 439; Hyg. Fab. 187; Gell. 15, 21, 1.—Acc. Gr. Cercyona, Stat. Th. 12, 577.—Hence,
II. Cercyŏnē-us , a, um, adj., pertaining to Cercyon: “corpora,” Ov. Ib. 410.
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 (3):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 7.439
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 15.21.1
    • Statius, Thebias, 12
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