LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Dorceus

Meaning

  1. the name of one of Actaeon's hounds

Dorceus, ei, m., Δορκεύς (qs. gazellecatcher),
I. the name of one of Actaeon's hounds, Ov. M. 3, 210; Hyg. Fab. 181.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyDorceusDorceus (Δορκεύς), a son of Hippocoon, who had a heroum at Sparta conjointly with his brother Sebrus. The well near the sanctuary was called Dorceia, …

Quick answers

What does Dorceus mean in Latin?
Dorceus, a proper noun, means “the name of one of Actaeon's hounds”.