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Lyncus

Meaning

Masc., a Scythian king, who attempted the life of his guest, Triptolemus, and was changed by Ceres into a lynx

Lyncus, i, = Λύγκος.

I. Masc., a Scythian king, who attempted the life of his guest, Triptolemus, and was changed by Ceres into a lynx, Ov. M. 5, 650; Hyg. Fab. 259.—

II. Fem., a city of Macedonia, the capital of the Lyncestae (q. v.), Liv. 26, 25, 4; 31, 33.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyLyncusLyncus (Λύγκος), a king of Scythia, or, according to others, of Sicily, wanted to murder Triptolemus, who came to him with the gifts of Ceres, in orde…

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What does Lyncus mean in Latin?: Lyncus, means “Masc., a Scythian king, who attempted the life of his guest, Triptolemus, and was changed by Ceres into a lynx”.