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Branchidae

Branchidae · m

the posterity of Branchus

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Where it lives

Historiae Alexandri Magni 3 · 0.4/10k

What it meant

Branchĭdae — Lewis & Short

Branchĭdae, ārum, m., = *bragxi/dai,

I the posterity of Branchus, a son of Apollo, hereditary priests of the temple and oracle (penetralia Branchi, Stat. Th. 8, 198) of Apollo at Miletus, Mel. 1, 17, 1; Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 112; Curt. 7, 5, 16; 7, 5, 30; Amm. 29, 1, 31.—Sing.: Branchĭdes, ae, m., a surname of Apollo, Mel. 1, 17, 1.

In the wild

Branchidae Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni 7.5.28
Branchidis Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni 7.5.30
Branchidis Curtius Rufus, Historiae Alexandri Magni 7.5.31

Where it came from

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