proper noun
Branchĭdae
Meaning
- the posterity of Branchus
Branchĭdae, ārum, m., = Βραγχίδαι,
I. the posterity of Branchus, a son of Apollo, hereditary priests of the temple and oracle (penetralia Branchi, Stat. Th. 8, 198) of Apollo at Miletus, Mel. 1, 17, 1; Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 112; Curt. 7, 5, 16; 7, 5, 30; Amm. 29, 1, 31.—Sing.: Branchĭdes, ae, m., a surname of Apollo, Mel. 1, 17, 1.
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
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