proper nounCisseusCISSEVS☆ KeepMeaningA king of ThraceLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879CISSEUSLEWIS & SHORTCISSEUSCisseus, ĕi, m., = Κισσεύς. I. A king of Thrace; acc. to a later myth, father of Hecuba, Verg. A. 5, 537; Hyg. Fab. 91; 911; who is on this account called Cissēïs, Verg. A. 7, 320 Serv.; 10, 705.—II. A companion of Turnus, acc. Cissea, Verg. A. 10, 317.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesBiography & mythologyCisseusCisseus (Κισσεύς), a king in Thrace, and father of Theano or, according to others, of Hecabe. (Hom. il. 6.295, 11.223; Eur. Hec. 3; Hyg. Fab. 91; Verg…