proper noun
Crīūmĕtōpon
Meaning
- a promontory at the southern extremity of the Tauric Chersonesus
Crīūmĕtōpon, i, n., = Κριοῦ μέτωπον (Ramsbrow),
I. a promontory at the southern extremity of the Tauric Chersonesus, Plin. 4, 12, 26, § 86; 10, 23, 30, § 60;
written as Greek, Mel. 2, 1, 3.—II. A promontory at the southwestern point of Crete, now Cape Crio, Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59;
written as Greek, Mel. 2, 7, 12.