LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Hellānīcus

Meaning

  1. a Greek historian of Lesbos

Hellānīcus, i, m.,
I. a Greek historian of Lesbos, an older contemporary of Herodotus, Cic. de Or. 2, 12, 53; Gell. 15, 23.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyHellanicusHellanicus (Ἑλλάνικος). 1. Of Mytilene in the island of Lesbos, the most eminent among the Greek logographers. He was the son, according to some, of A…

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What does Hellānīcus mean in Latin?
Hellānīcus, a proper noun, means “a Greek historian of Lesbos”.