LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Hyrtăcus

Meaning

  1. father of Nisus

Hyrtăcus, i, m.,
I. father of Nisus, Verg. A. 9, 406.—Hence,
II. Deriv.: Hyrtă-cĭdes, i. e. Nisus, Verg. A. 9, 176 sq.; Ov. Ib. 631.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyHyrtacusHyrtacus (Ὕρτακος), a Trojan, the husband of Arisbe, and father of Asius and Nisus, who are hence called Hyrtacides. (Hom. Il. 2.837, &c.; Apollod. 3.…

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What does Hyrtăcus mean in Latin?
Hyrtăcus, a proper noun, means “father of Nisus”.