LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Sōtădes

Meaning

  1. an obscene Greek poet

Sōtădes, is, m., = Σωτάδης,
I. an obscene Greek poet, Mart. 2, 86, 2.—Hence,
A. Sō-tădēus, a, um, adj., of or in the manner of Sotades: versus, Quint. 9, 4, 90; cf. id. 9, 4, 6; 1, 8, 6; Ter. Maur. pp. 2415 and 2446 P.; Aus. Ep. 14, 29.—
B. Sōtădĭcus, a, um, adj., Sotadic: versus, Plin. Ep. 5, 3, 2. —Absol.: L. Attius in Sotadicorum libro, Sotadic verses, Geli. 7, 9, 16.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologySotadesSotades. 2. A native of Maroneia in Thrace (or, according to others, of Crete, but he is generally called Μαρωνείγης), flourished at Alexandria about …

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What does Sōtădes mean in Latin?
Sōtădes, a proper noun, means “an obscene Greek poet”.