LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Ăphăreus

Meaning

  1. A king of the Messenians

Ăphăreus (trisyl.), ĕi, m., = Ἀφαρεύς.
I. A king of the Messenians; hence his sons Lynceus and Idas are called ăphărēïa proles, Ov. M. 8, 304.—
II. A centaur, Ov. M. 12, 341 sq.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAphareusAphareus (Ἀφαρεύς), an Athenian orator and tragic poet, was a son of the rhetorician Hippias and Plathane. After the death of his father, his mother m…

Quick answers

What does Ăphăreus mean in Latin?
Ăphăreus, a proper noun, means “A king of the Messenians”.