noun

Clărŏs

gen. i · gender feminine · decl. 2nd

a small town in Ionia; near Colophon; celebrated for a temple and an oracle of Apollo

a small town in Ionia, near Colophon, celebrated for a temple and an oracle of Apollo, now the village Zilleh, Ov M. 1, 516; cf. Tac. A. 2, 54.— Hence,

pertaining to Claros; Clarian

Clărĭus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Claros, Clarian.

Apollo •

As an epithet of Apollo: Clarii Apollinis fanum, specus, oraculum, simulacrum, Mel. 1, 17, 2; Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 232; Tac. A. 2, 54; 12, 22: deus, Ov. A. A. 2, 80; id. M. 11, 413; id. F. 1, 20.—Subst.: Clărĭus, ii, m., Apollo, Verg. A. 3, 360 Serv.; Stat. Th. 8, 199.—

As an epithet of the poet Antimachus. of Colophon (prob. since claros was near…

As an epithet of the poet Antimachus. of Colophon (prob. since claros was near Colophon, and, as devoted to Apollo, it appeared a suitable appel. of a poet), Ov. Tr. 1, 6, 1 Jahn (but in Cic. Brut. 51, 191, the best read. is: Antimachum, clarum poëtam).

Perseus ID: n8512 Key: Claros