proper nounNīleusNILEVS☆ KeepMeaningone of the enemies of PerseusLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879NILEUSLEWIS & SHORTNILEUSNīleus (dissyl.), ei, m., I. one of the enemies of Perseus, Ov. M. 5, 187.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesBiography & mythologyNileusNileus (Νείλευς), a Greek physician, whose name is sometimes written Nilus (Νεῖλος) and Neleus (Νήλευς), though Νείλευς is probably the most correct f…