noun hapax

anguĭgĕna

gen. anguĭgĕnae · gender masculine · decl. 1st

anguis-gigno

engendered of a snake; dragon •

engendered of a snake or dragon, an epithet of the Thebans, who sprang from dragons' teeth, Ov. M. 3, 531; cf.: draconigena urbs, i. e. Thebes, id. F. 3, 865.

Perseus ID: n2569 Key: anguigena