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Pleuron

gen. Pleurōnis · gender feminine · decl. 3rd
a city in Ætolia; Castle of Irene; belonging to Pleuron •
a city in Ætolia, now Castle of Irene, Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6; Stat. Th. 2, 727; Ov. M. 7, 382.— Hence, Pleurōnĭus, a, um, adj., = Πλευρώνιος, of or belonging to Pleuron, Pleuronian: Pleuronius Acmon, Ov. M. 14, 494. —Subst.: Pleurōnĭa, ae, f., Ætolia, or that part of Ætolia in which Pleuron is situated, Aus. Epit. 10.
Perseus ID: n36668 Key: Pleuron