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Assărăcus

gen. Assărăci · gender masculine · decl. 2nd
= Ἀσσάρακος
King of Phrygia; son of Tros; brother of Ganymede and Ilus •
King of Phrygia, son of Tros, brother of Ganymede and Ilus, father of Capys, and grandfather of Anchises, Ov. M. 11, 756.—Hence, Assaraci nurus, Venus, Ov. F. 4, 123: Assaraci Frater, Ganymede, a constellation (Aquarius), id. ib. 4, 943: Assaraci gens, i. e. the Romans, Verg. A. 9, 643.
Perseus ID: n4003 Key: Assaracus