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L / Lĕōcŏrĭon
noun

Lĕōcŏrĭon

gen. i · gender neuter · decl. 2nd
= Λεωκόριον
a temple in Athens •
a temple in Athens, reared in honor of the three daughters of Leos, who suffered themselves to be sacrificed in order to avert a famine: Leoidum est delubrum Athenis, quod Leocorion nominatur, Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 50.
Perseus ID: n26267 Key: Leocorion