LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Dāmon

Meaning

  1. A Pythagorean, celebrated on account of the friendship between him and Phintias

Dāmon, ōnis, m. Δάμων.
I. A Pythagorean, celebrated on account of the friendship between him and Phintias, Cic. Off. 3, 10, 45; Val. Max. 4, 7.—
II. An Athenian musician, teacher of Socrates, Cic. de Or. 3, 33; Nep. Epam. 2.—
III. A goat-herd, Verg. E. 3, 17; 8, 1 sq.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyDamonDamon (Δάμων). 1. Of Athens, a celebrated musician and sophist. He was a pupil of Lamprus and Agathocles, and the teacher of Pericles, with whom he li…

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What does Dāmon mean in Latin?
Dāmon, a proper noun, means “A Pythagorean, celebrated on account of the friendship between him and Phintias”.