LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Ĕrichthŏnĭus

Meaning

  1. A son of Vulcan

Ĕrichthŏnĭus, ii, m., = Ἐριχθόϝιος.
I. A son of Vulcan, king of Athens, and the first who yoked four horses together to a chariot, Verg. G. 3, 113 Serv.; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 202; Ov. M. 2, 553; 9, 424; Hyg. Fab. 166.—Hence,
B. ĕrichthŏnĭus, a, um, adj.: populus, i. e. Athenian, Prop. 2, 6, 4: arces, Verg. Cul. 30 Forbig. ad loc.—
II. A son of Dardanus, the father of Tros and king of Troy, Ov. F. 4, 33; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 8, 130.—Hence,
B. ĕrichthŏnĭus, a, um, adj., Trojan: arces, Verg. Cul. 333 Forbig.; 342.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyErichthoniusErichthonius (Ἐριχθόνιος). 1. There can be little doubt but that the names Erichthonius and Erechtheus are identical; but whether the two heroes menti…

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What does Ĕrichthŏnĭus mean in Latin?
Ĕrichthŏnĭus, a proper noun, means “A son of Vulcan”.