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Scīron , ōnis, m., = Σκίρων (Σκείρων).
I. A noted robber on the rocky coast between Megaris and Attica, destroyed by Theseus, Ov. M. 7, 444 sq.; Stat. Th. 1, 333; Mel. 2, 3, 7; Gell. 15, 21, 1; Claud. in Rufin. 1, 253. —Hence,
1. Scīrōnĭus , a, um, adj., of Sciron, Scironic: “saxa,Mel. 2, 3, 7; so Plin. 4, 7, 11, § 23; Sen. Hippol. 1225; “and, rupes,Claud. B. Get. 188 (cf. also: “infames Scirone petras,Stat. Th. 1, 333).—
2. Scī-rōnis , ĭdis, adj. f., Scironic: “petrae,Sen. Hippol. 1023.—Hence,
II. A north-west wind blowing from the Scironic rocks; so called by the Athenians, Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 120 (Jahn, Sciron); Sen. Q. N. 5, 17, 4.
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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (6):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 7.444
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 4.23
    • Seneca, Phaedra, 1023
    • Seneca, Phaedra, 1225
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 15.21.1
    • Statius, Thebias, 1
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