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proper noun

Sĭmōnĭdes

Meaning

  1. a celebrated lyric poet of Cos

Sĭmōnĭdes, is, m., = Σιμωνίδης,
I. a celebrated lyric poet of Cos, Cic. Rep. 2, 10, 20; id. Tusc. 1, 42, 101; 1, 24, 59; id. N. D. 1, 22, 60; id. Div. 1, 27, 56; Quint. 10, 1, 64; 11, 2, 11 al.—Hence, Sĭmōnĭdēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to simonides: lacrimae, i. e. poems of Simonides that moved the reader to tears, Cat. 38, 8 (cf. Hor. C. 2, 1, 38; Quint. 10, 1, 64).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologySimonidesSimonides. Σιμωνίδης), literary. Simonides 1. Of Samos, or, as he is more usually designated, of Amorgos, was the second, both in time and in reputati…

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What does Sĭmōnĭdes mean in Latin?
Sĭmōnĭdes, a proper noun, means “a celebrated lyric poet of Cos”.