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noun

Nycteus

gen. ĕi and ĕos · gender masculine
a son of Hyrieus and the nymph Clonia, and father of Antiopa •
a son of Hyrieus and the nymph Clonia, and father of Antiopa: Nycteos Antiope, Prop. 3, 15 (4, 14), 12.—Hence,
the Nycteide; Antiopa •
Nyctēis, ĭdis, f., the Nycteide, i. e. Antiopa: Nycteida, Ov. M. 6, 111: Nycteidos, Stat. Th. 7, 190; Hyg. Fab. 7 and 155.
Perseus ID: n31532 Key: Nycteus