LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum

proper noun

Dōrus

Meaning

The legendary ancestor of the Dorians

Dōrus, i, m. (Gr. Δῶρος).

I. The legendary ancestor of the Dorians, v. Dores init —

II. The name of a philosopher, Sen. Ben. 7, 6.—

III. A character in the Eunuchus of Terence, Ter. Eun. 3, 2, 19.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyDorusDorus (Δῶπος), the mythical ancestor of the Dorians; he is described either as a son of Hellen, by the nymph Orseis, and a brother of Xuthus and Aeolu…

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What does Dōrus mean in Latin?: Dōrus, a proper noun, means “The legendary ancestor of the Dorians”.