dādūchus
dādūchus, i, m., Gr. δᾳδοῦχος, the torch - bearer.—Plur.: dādūchi, the priests of Ceres (Demeter) at Eleusis, who guided the initiated with torches to the temple on the fifth day of the Mysteries, Front. Ep. ad Verr. 1; Fabrett. Inscr. 676, no. 29.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
dādūchus
Headword (normalized/stripped):
daduchus
Intro Text:
dādūchus, i, m., Gr. δᾳδοῦχος, the torch - bearer.—Plur.: dādūchi, the priests of Ceres (Demeter) at Eleusis, who guided the initiated with torches to the temple on the fifth day of the Mysteries, Front. Ep. ad Verr. 1; Fabrett. Inscr. 676, no. 29.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n12259
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