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Pylădes , ae and is, m., = Πυλάδης.
I. Son of King Strophius, celebrated as the friend of Orestes, Cic. Lael. 7, 24; id. Fin. 2, 24, 79; Ov. Tr. 1, 9, 28; id. P. 3, 2, 70; 85; Hor. S. 2, 3, 139; Hyg. Fab. 119 and 120.— Transf., for a faithful friend, Ov. R. Am. 589.—Dat. Pyladi, Mart. 6, 11.—Hence,
B. Pylădēus , a, um, adj., Pyladean; transf., for very faithful, very tender: “amicitia,” Cic. Fin. 2, 26, 84.—
II. A celebrated paniomimist from Cilicia, under Augustus, Suet. Aug. 45; Sen. Excerpt. cont. 3 praef.; Macr. S. 2, 7.
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 (8):
    • Suetonius, Divus Augustus, 45
    • Horace, Satires, 2.3.139
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 2.24
    • Cicero, de Finibus Bonorum et Malorum, 2.26
    • Cicero, De Amicitia, 7
    • Ovid, Tristia, 1.9
    • Ovid, Ex Ponto, 3.2
    • Martial, Epigrammata, 6.11
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