noun

Hygīnus

gen. Hygīni · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

(Higinus, Gell. 1, 14, 1; 1, 21, 2; 5, 8, 1 et saep.)

surname of two Roman authors

surname of two Roman authors.

author of a collection of fables and of a treatise on astronomy

C. Julius Hyginus, author of a collection of fables and of a treatise on astronomy, Suet. Gramm. 20; Gell. 1, 14.—

The author of a treatise

The author of a treatise De limitibus constituendis.

Perseus ID: n21131 Key: Hyginus