LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Cĕlĕus

Meaning

  1. a king in Eleusis

Cĕlĕus, ĕi, m., = Κελεός,
I. a king in Eleusis, father of Triptolemus. He or his son was taught agriculture by Ceres, whom he entertained as a guest, Hyg. Fab. 147; Ov. F. 4, 508; Verg. G. 1, 165 Serv. et Philarg.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyCeleusCeleus (Κηλεός), a king of Eleusis, and husband of Metaneira. When Demeter, on her wanderings in search of her daughter, came to Eleusis, she stayed i…

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What does Cĕlĕus mean in Latin?
Cĕlĕus, a proper noun, means “a king in Eleusis”.