Andrō^cles — Lewis & Short
the well-known slave who cured the foot of a lion and was afterwards recognized by the lion and saved from death
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Androcles
Androcles · m
the well-known slave who cured the foot of a lion and was afterwards recognized by the lion and saved from death
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Distribution
- Noctes Atticae 8 · 0.72/10k
- Ab urbe condita 2 · 0.04/10k
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Attestations
- Androclus Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 5.14.10
- Androclus Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 5.14.13
- Androclum Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 5.14.15
- Androclus Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 5.14.16
- Androclum Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 5.14.29
- Androclum Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 5.14.29
6 of 10 attestations shown.
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