I.an appellation of Attalus, king of Pergamus; and also of the sixth Ptolemy of Egypt, on account of his love for his mother Cleopatra, who had ruled the kingdom well during his minority, Just. 34, 2, 7 sq.; cf. “of Attalus,” Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 8; Plin. 18, 3, 5, § 22; Vulg. 2 Macc. 4, 21.
Phĭlŏmētor , ŏris, m., = Φιλομήτωρ (mother-loving),
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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