proper noun
Mĕnoeceus
Meaning
- son of the Theban king Creon, who sacrificed kimself for his country
Mĕnoeceus, ĕi and ĕos, m., = Μενοικευς,
I. son of the Theban king Creon, who sacrificed kimself for his country, Cic. Tusc. 1, 48, 116; Juv. 14, 240; Stat. Th. 10, 620; 651; 11, 709 al.; Hyg. Fab. 67.—Hence, Mĕnoecĕus, a um, adj., of or belonging to Menœceus, Menœcean, Stat. Th. 10, 756.