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proper noun

Proetus

Meaning

  1. a king of Tiryns

Proetus, i, m., = Προῖτος,
I. a king of Tiryns, brother of Acrisius, Ov. M. 5, 238 sq. —Proetĭdes, um, f., = Προιτιδες, his daughters, who being punished with madness by Juno for their pride, imagined themselves to be cows: Proetides implerunt falsis mugitibus agros, Verg. E. 6, 48; Ov. M. 15, 326; Plin. 25, 5, 21, § 47.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyProetusProetus (Προῖτος). 1. A son of Abas and Ocaleia, and a twin-brother of Acrisius. In the dispute between the two brothers for the kingdom of Argos, Pro…

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What does Proetus mean in Latin?
Proetus, a proper noun, means “a king of Tiryns”.