noun

Issus

gen. Issi · gender feminine · decl. 2nd

or , , , = Ἰσσός,

a city of Cilicia; on the Mediterranean; the Gulf of Issus

a city of Cilicia, on the Mediterranean (the Gulf of Issus, now Gulf of Iskenderun), at the foot of Mount Amanus, where Darius was defeated by Alexander, Mel. 1, 13, 1; Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 91; Cic. Fam. 2, 10, 3; Curt. 3, 8, 8. —

belonging to Issus •

Deriv. Issĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Issus: sinus, the Gulf of Issus, Mel. 1, 13, 1; Plin. 2, 108, 112, § 243.

Perseus ID: n25077 Key: Issus2