proper noun
Ŏphĭūchus
Meaning
- the Serpent-holder
Ŏphĭūchus, i, m., = Ὀφιοῦχος,
I. the Serpent-holder, a constellation:
quem claro perhibent Ophiuchum nomine Graii, Cic. N. D. 2, 42, 109 ex Arat.; Manil. 1, 331.