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noun

Pĕrillus

gen. Pĕrilli · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
= Πέριλλος
a famous Athenian worker in metal; who made a brazen bull for the tyrant Phalaris; in which criminals were to be enclosed and roasted to death
a famous Athenian worker in metal, who made a brazen bull for the tyrant Phalaris, in which criminals were to be enclosed and roasted to death, and was the first that suffered in this manner, Ov. A. A. 1, 653; Sil. 14, 212; Prop. 2, 25, 12; Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 89.—Hence,
belonging to Perillus; Perillean poetic
Pĕrillēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Perillus, Perillean (poet.), Ov. Ib. 439.
Perseus ID: n35053 Key: Perillus