proper noun
Zanclē
Meaning
- an older name of the city of Messana
Zanclē, ēs, f., = Ζάγκλη,
I. an older name of the city of Messana (Messina), in Sicily, Ov. M. 14, 5; 15, 290; Sil. 1, 662.—Hence,
A. Zanclaeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Zancle, Zanclean:
harena, i. e. Sicily, Ov. M. 13, 729.—B. Zanclēĭus, a, um, adj., of Zancle, Zanclean:
moenia, i. e. Messana, Sil. 14, 48: saxa, Ov. M. 14, 47.