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proper noun

Nycteus

Meaning

  1. a son of Hyrieus and the nymph Clonia, and father of Antiopa

Nycteus, ĕi and ĕos, m., = Νυκτεύς,
I. a son of Hyrieus and the nymph Clonia, and father of Antiopa: Nycteos Antiope, Prop. 3, 15 (4, 14), 12.—Hence,
II. Nyctēis, ĭdis, f., the Nycteide, i. e. Antiopa: Nycteida, Ov. M. 6, 111: Nycteidos, Stat. Th. 7, 190; Hyg. Fab. 7 and 155.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyNycteusNycteus (Νυκτεύς), a son of Hyrieus by the nymph Clonia, brother of Lycus and Orion, and husband of Polyxo, by whom he became the father of Antiope. (…

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What does Nycteus mean in Latin?
Nycteus, a proper noun, means “a son of Hyrieus and the nymph Clonia, and father of Antiopa”.