Lyncus
Lyncus, i, = Λύγκος. Masc., a Scythian king, who attempted the life of his guest, Triptolemus, and was changed by Ceres into a lynx, Ov. M. 5, 650; Hyg. Fab. 259.— Fem., a city of Macedonia, the capital of the Lyncestae (q. v.), Liv. 26, 25, 4; 31, 33.
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Intro Text:
Lyncus, i, = Λύγκος. Masc., a Scythian king, who attempted the life of his guest, Triptolemus, and was changed by Ceres into a lynx, Ov. M. 5, 650; Hyg. Fab. 259.— Fem., a city of Macedonia, the capital of the Lyncestae (q. v.), Liv. 26, 25, 4; 31, 33.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n27388
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