noun #3755

Teucer

gen. Teucri · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

(nom. Teucrus, Verg. A. 3, 108; Lact. 1, 21, 1), , = Τεῦκρος.

Son of Telamon; king of Salamis; and brother of Ajax

Son of Telamon, king of Salamis, and brother of Ajax, Hor. C. 1, 7, 21; 1, 7, 27; 1, 15, 24; 4, 9, 17; id. S. 2, 3, 204; Ov. M. 13, 157; 14, 698; Auct. Her. 1, 11, 18.—

Son of Scamander of Crete; son-in-law of Dardanus; and afterwards king of Troy

Son of Scamander of Crete, son-in-law of Dardanus, and afterwards king of Troy, Ov. M. 13, 705; Verg. A. 3, 108. — Hence,

belonging to Teu cer;; Trojan; the Trojans poetic •

Teu-crus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Teu cer; poet. transf. for Trojan: carinae, Ov. M. 14, 72: sanguis, Cat. 64, 345.—As subst.: Teucri, ōrum, m., the Trojans, Verg. A. 1, 38; 1, 248; 2, 252; Ov. M. 13, 705; 13, 728 al.; the Romans, Sil. 17, 348. —

Trojan •

Teu-crĭus, a, um, adj., Trojan: moenia, of Troy, Sil. 13, 36. — Hence,

the Trojan country; Troy

Teucrĭa, ae, f., the Trojan country, Troy, Verg. A. 2, 26.—

Teucris, ĭdis, f.

A Trojan female

A Trojan female. captivae, Sabin. 1, 81.—

A pseudonymic designation of some person •

A pseudonymic designation of some person: Teucris illa lentum sane negotium, Cic. Att. 1, 12, 1; 1, 13, 6.

Perseus ID: n48038 Key: Teucer