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noun

Phăon

gen. Phaōnis · gender masculine · decl. 3rd
A youth of Lesbos beloved by Sappho without return
A youth of Lesbos beloved by Sappho without return, Ov. H. 15, 11; Plin. 22, 8, 9, § 20; Mart. 10, 35, 18.—As a prov. of coldness, Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 32.—
a freedman of the emperor Nero
Phăon, ontis, m., a freedman of the emperor Nero, Suet. Ner. 48 and 49.
Perseus ID: n35926 Key: Phaon