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noun

Ăgăthyrsi

gen. ōrum · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
= Ἀγάθυρσοι
a Scythian people; in what is now Transylvania; and the Bannat of Temeswar
a Scythian people (in what is now Transylvania, and the Bannat of Temeswar) who commonly painted their faces and limbs; hence Vergil: picti Agathyrsi, A. 4, 146; cf. Plin. 4, 12, 26; and Mel. 2, 1.
Perseus ID: n1523 Key: Agathyrsi