LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Daphitas

Meaning

  1. a sophist of Telmessus, killed by falling from his horse

Daphitas (-das), ae, m.,
I. a sophist of Telmessus, killed by falling from his horse, Cic. de Fat. 3, 5.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyDaphitasDaphitas. or DA'PHIDAS (Δαφίτας or Δαφίδας), a grammarian and epigrammatist of Telmessus, of whom Suidas says, that he wrote against Homer, accusing h…

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What does Daphitas mean in Latin?
Daphitas, a proper noun, means “a sophist of Telmessus, killed by falling from his horse”.