LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Ismēnĭas

Meaning

  1. A celebrated Theban flute-player

Ismēnĭas, ae, m., = Ἰσμηνίας.
I. A celebrated Theban flute-player, App. de Deo Socr. p. 53; Plin. 37, 1, 3, § 6.—
II. A Theban general, Nep. Pelop. 5, 1; Just. 5, 9, 6.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyIsmeniasIsmenias (Ἰσμενίας), a Theban, of the party adverse to Rome and friendly to Macedonia. When he was chosen Boeotarch, a considerable number of the oppo…

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What does Ismēnĭas mean in Latin?
Ismēnĭas, a proper noun, means “A celebrated Theban flute-player”.