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Demetrius

Demetrius · m

son of Antigonus, and king of Macedonia

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Where it lives

Densest 12 of 47 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

Dēmētrĭus — Lewis & Short

Dēmētrĭus, ii, m., *dhmh/trios, the name of several Greeks, among whom the most celebrated are,

I Demetrius Poliorcetes, son of Antigonus, and king of Macedonia, Cic. Off. 2, 7 fin.; Just. 15, 1 sq.; 16, 1 sq.—
II Demetrius Phalereus, a famous orator, a pupil of Theophrastus, Cic. Brut. 9; id. de Or. 2, 23; id. Or. 27 et saep.—
III Demetrius Magnes, a contemporary of Cicero, and author of a work, peri\ o(monoi/as, Cic. Att. 8, 11 fin.
IV Demetrius Pharius, king of Illyria, Liv. 22, 33, 3.—
V Demetrius Soter, son of Antiochus the Great, Just. 34, 3, 8.—
VI The name of a singer, Hor. S. 1, 10, 79.—
VII A noted cynic, Tac. H. 1, 16; 4, 34; Sen. Ben. 7, 1.—
VIII A comic actor, Juv. 3, 99; Quint. 11, 3, 138.— Also,
IX The title of a comedy by Turpilius, Non. 322, 18; v. Rib. Com. Fr. p. 87 sq.

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Where it came from

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