proper nounChaerĕasCHAEREAS☆ KeepMeaninga Grecian proper name.Lewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879CHAEREASLEWIS & SHORTCHAEREASChaerĕas, ae, m., = Χαιρέας, I. a Grecian proper name. I. A writer on husbandry, Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 8; Col. 1, 1, 8; Plin. 20, 23, 99, § 263.—II. A sculptor of the time of Alexander the Great, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 75; Vitr. 10, 13, 3.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesBiography & mythologyChaereasChaereas (Χαιρέας). 1. An Athenian, son of Archestratus, was sent by the people of Samos and the Athenian armament there stationed (who were ignorant …