Zōpўrus
Zōpўrus, i, m., = Ζώπυρος. A celebrated physiognomist, Cic. Fat. 5, 10; id. Tusc. 4, 37, 80.— A Persian noble, who mutilated himself and thereby helped to conquer Babylon, Just. 1, 10, 15.— A rhetorician, Quint. 3, 6, 3.—Hence, perh., Zōpўrion, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 210, 28.— Zōpўriātim, adv., in the manner of Zopyrus, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 455, 17.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
zōpўrus
Headword (normalized/stripped):
zopуrus
Intro Text:
Zōpўrus, i, m., = Ζώπυρος. A celebrated physiognomist, Cic. Fat. 5, 10; id. Tusc. 4, 37, 80.— A Persian noble, who mutilated himself and thereby helped to conquer Babylon, Just. 1, 10, 15.— A rhetorician, Quint. 3, 6, 3.—Hence, perh., Zōpўrion, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 210, 28.— Zōpўriātim, adv., in the manner of Zopyrus, Lucil. ap. Non. p. 455, 17.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n51580
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