proper noun
Nī^nus
Meaning
- the son of Belus, the first king of Assyria, husband of Semiramis, and builder of Nineveh
Nī^nus, i, m., = Νινος,
I. the son of Belus, the first king of Assyria, husband of Semiramis, and builder of Nineveh, Just. 1, 1, 7 sq.; Curt. 3, 3, 16:
busta Nini, Ov. M. 4, 88. —II. Another name of the city of Nineveh, Plin. 6, 13, 16, § 42;
called also Ninos, Tac. A. 12, 13; Luc. 3, 215.—III. Another name of the city of Hierapolis, Amm. 14, 8, 7; 23, 6, 22.