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noun

Ŏaxes

gen. Ŏaxis · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
or , , , = Ὄαξις
a river in Crete •
a river in Crete, now Axus: rapidum Cretae veniemus Oaxen, Verg. E. 1, 66.—Hence,
adj., of; belonging to the Oaxes;; Cretan poetic
ŏaxis, ĭdis, f. adj., of or belonging to the Oaxes; poet. for Cretan: capiens tellurem Oaxida, Varr. Atacin. ap. Serv. Verg. E. 1, 66.
Perseus ID: n31563 Key: Oaxes