noun

Dictys

gen. ўos · gender masculine

A mariner changed by Bacchus into a dolphin

A mariner changed by Bacchus into a dolphin, Ov. M. 3, 615.—

A centaur, slain at the wedding of Pirithoüs

A centaur, slain at the wedding of Pirithoüs, Ov. M. 12, 334 sq.—

A fisherman on the island of Seriphos, who saved Perseus from drowning

A fisherman on the island of Seriphos, who saved Perseus from drowning, Stat. S. 2, 1, 95.—

the traditional author of a mythical history of the Trojan war, in Greek; preserved to us in the Latin translation of L. Septimius

Dictys Cretensis, the traditional author of a mythical history of the Trojan war, in Greek; preserved to us in the Latin translation of L. Septimius, v. Teuffel, Roem. Lit. § 416, 1-4.

Perseus ID: n13830 Key: Dictys