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Mīnōis

gen. Mīnoĭdis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
A female descendant of Minos; his daughter Ariadne •
A female descendant of Minos. So his daughter Ariadne, Ov. M. 8, 174; Prop. 3, 19, 27: grex magis, an regnum Minoida sollicitat? i. e. Pasiphaë, the wife of Minos, Aus. Idyll. 12, 7.—
A name of the Isle of Paros
A name of the Isle of Paros, Plin. 4, 12, 22, § 67.
Perseus ID: n29165 Key: Minois