proper noun
Thērŏdămas
Meaning
- a Scythian king
Thērŏdămas, antis, m., = Θηροδἀμας (beast-feeder),
I. a Scythian king, who fed lions with human flesh, Ov. P. 1, 2, 121.—Hence, Thērŏdămantēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Therodamas, Therodamantean:
leones, Ov. Ib. 385 (others read, in both places, Theromedon, Theromedonteus.)