proper noun
Teuthras
Meaning
- A king of Mysia
Teuthras, antis, m., = Τεύθρας.
I. A king of Mysia, father of Thespius, Hyg. Fab. 99 and 100.—Hence,
1. Teuthran-tēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Teuthras; poet. for Mysian:
Caicus, Ov. M. 2, 243. — 2. Teuthrantĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Teuthras:
turba, the daughters of Thespius, a son of Teuthras, Ov. H. 9, 51.—3. Teuthrānĭa (Teu-thrānĭē), ae, f., the territory in Mysia ruled by Teuthras, Plin. 2, 85, 87, § 201; 5, 30, 33, § 125 sq.—
II. A river in Campania, Prop. 1, 11, 11.—
III. The name of a Trojan, Verg. A. 10, 402.
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyTeuthrasTeuthras (Τεύθρας), the south-western part of Mt. Temnus in Teuthrania (Ctesias, ap. Stob. Serm. p. 213, ed. Bähr), is perhaps the mountain now called…Biography & mythologyTeuthrasTeuthras (Τεύθρας). 1. An ancient king of Mysia, who received Auge, the daughter of Aleus, and brought up her son Telephus. From him the town of Teuth…