cercōps
cercōps, ōpis, m., = κέρκωψ. A species of long-tailed apes, Manil. 4, 664; cf. Amm. 22, 14, 3.— The name of a Pythagorean philosopher, Cic. N. D. 1, 38, 107.— Cercōpes, um, m., = Κέρκωπες, a cunning, trickish people on the island of Pithecusa, changed by Jupiter into monkeys, Ov. M. 14, 92.
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Headword (normalized):
cercōps
Headword (normalized/stripped):
cercops
Intro Text:
cercōps, ōpis, m., = κέρκωψ. A species of long-tailed apes, Manil. 4, 664; cf. Amm. 22, 14, 3.— The name of a Pythagorean philosopher, Cic. N. D. 1, 38, 107.— Cercōpes, um, m., = Κέρκωπες, a cunning, trickish people on the island of Pithecusa, changed by Jupiter into monkeys, Ov. M. 14, 92.
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