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Erichthonius

Erichthonius · m

A son of Vulcan

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Tristia 1 · 0.44/10k
Elegiae 1 · 0.4/10k
Fasti 1 · 0.32/10k
Metamorphoses 2 · 0.26/10k
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Naturalis Historia 2 · 0.05/10k

What it meant

ĕrichthŏnĭus — Lewis & Short

ĕrichthŏnĭus, ii, m., = *)erixqo/vios.

I A son of Vulcan, king of Athens, and the first who yoked four horses together to a chariot, Verg. G. 3, 113 Serv.; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 202; Ov. M. 2, 553; 9, 424; Hyg. Fab. 166.—Hence,

B ĕrichthŏnĭus, a, um, adj.: populus, i. e. Athenian, Prop. 2, 6, 4: arces, Verg. Cul. 30 Forbig. ad loc.—

II A son of Dardanus, the father of Tros and king of Troy, Ov. F. 4, 33; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 8, 130.—Hence,

B ĕrichthŏnĭus, a, um, adj., Trojan: arces, Verg. Cul. 333 Forbig.; 342.

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