LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Assărăcus

Meaning

  1. King of Phrygia

Assărăcus, i, m., = Ἀσσάρακος,
I. King of Phrygia, son of Tros, brother of Ganymede and Ilus, father of Capys, and grandfather of Anchises, Ov. M. 11, 756.—Hence, Assaraci nurus, Venus, Ov. F. 4, 123: Assaraci Frater, Ganymede, a constellation (Aquarius), id. ib. 4, 943: Assaraci gens, i. e. the Romans, Verg. A. 9, 643.

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What does Assărăcus mean in Latin?
Assărăcus, a proper noun, means “King of Phrygia”.