LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Phĭlētas

Meaning

  1. a Greek elegiac poet of Cos

Phĭlētas, ae, m., = Φιλήτας,
I. a Greek elegiac poet of Cos, an instructor of Ptolemy Philadelphus, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 1; Quint. 10, 1, 58.—Hence,
II. Phĭlētēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Philetas, Philetean: Philetea aqua, i. e. elegiac poetry, Prop. 3, 3 (4, 2), 52: Philetei corymbi, id. 4 (5), 6, 3.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyPhiletasPhiletas (Φιλητᾶς). 1. Of Cos, the son of Telephus, was a distinguished poet and grammarian (ποιητὴς ἅμα καὶ κριτικός, Strab. xiv. p.657). Philetas fl…

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What does Phĭlētas mean in Latin?
Phĭlētas, a proper noun, means “a Greek elegiac poet of Cos”.