Pĕtŏsīris
Pĕtŏsīris, ĭdis, m., = Πετόσιρις, a celebrated Egyptian mathematician and astrologer, Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 88; 7, 49, 50, § 160; Firm. Math. 4, praef.—Hence, transf., a great mathematician, astrologer, in gen., Juv. 6, 580.
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Headword (normalized):
pĕtŏsīris
Headword (normalized/stripped):
petosiris
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Pĕtŏsīris, ĭdis, m., = Πετόσιρις, a celebrated Egyptian mathematician and astrologer, Plin. 2, 23, 21, § 88; 7, 49, 50, § 160; Firm. Math. 4, praef.—Hence, transf., a great mathematician, astrologer, in gen., Juv. 6, 580.
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