proper noun · femininesecond declension
Iālysus
Iālysus f sg (genitive Iālysī)
Meaning
- Ialysos, an ancient city on the island of Rhodes
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Iālysus | — |
| genitive | Iālysī | — |
| dative | Iālysō | — |
| accusative | Iālysum | — |
| ablative | Iālysō | — |
| vocative | Iālyse | — |
| locative | Iālysī | — |
ĭālўsus or -os, i, m., = Ἰάλυσος.
I. A son of the fourth Sol, acc. to Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 54;
a famous picture of him by Protogenes, at Rhodes, afterwards in Rome, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; id. Or. 2, 5; Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 102; Gell. 15, 31, 3.—II. f., an ancient city of Rhodes, now the village of Ialiso, Mel. 2, 7, 4; Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 132.— Hence,
Origins
From Ancient Greek Ἰαλυσός (Ialusós).
Descendants
- ItalianIaliso
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyIalysusIalysus (Ἰάλυσος, Ἄλυσσος, or Ἰήλυσσος: Eth. Ιαλύσσιος), one of the three ancient Doric cities in the island of Rhodes, and one of the six towns const…Biography & mythologyIalysusIalysus (Ἰάλυσος), a son of Cercaphus and Cydippe or Lysippe, and grandson of Helios. He was a brother of Lindus and Cameirus, in conjunction with who…