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noun

Ŏphīon

gen. ŏnis · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
a proper name
a proper name.
One of the giants
One of the giants, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 348.—
One of the companions of Cadmus;; belonging to Ophion;; Theban poetic •
One of the companions of Cadmus; hence, ŏphīŏnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Ophion; poet. for Theban: Ophionia caedes, i. e. of Pentheus, Sen. Oedip. 483.—
The father of Amycus; the Centaur;; the son of Ophion
The father of Amycus, the Centaur; hence, ŏphīŏnĭdes, ae, m., the son of Ophion, the Ophionide, of Amycus, Ov. M. 12, 245.
Perseus ID: n32702 Key: Ophion2