Actaeus
Actaeus, prop. of Acte (the coast of Attica)
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Actaeo Proper-name adjective: neuter dative singular, Proper-name adjective: masculine ablative singular, Proper-name adjective: masculine dative singular, Proper-name adjective: neuter ablative singular of Actaeus
Actaeus, a, um, adj., Ἀκταῖος,
- pertaining to Attica, Attic, Athenian: in Actaeo Aracyntho, Verg. E. 2, 24 (as being on the border of Attica): arces, of Athens, Ov. M. 2, 720; fratres, i.e. Clytos and Butes, id. ib. 7, 681: mel Hymetti, Col. 10, 386: imbres, a rain of honey, Stat. Th. 4, 453. —Hence, subst.: Actaei, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Attica, Nep. Thras. 2, 1.— Actaea, ae, f., a female Athenian; of Orithyia, Ov. M. 6, 711.
2. Actaeus, a, um, s. 1. Actē.
2 Actæus, (13) a, um, de lʼAttique, attique, athénien : Virg. B. 2, 24 ; Ov. M. 2, 720 || Actæī, ōrum, m. , les Athéniens : Nep. Thras. 2, 1 ; v. Actæi.
Actaeus
(Ἀκταῖος). A son of Erisichthon, and according to Pausanias (1.2.5), the earliest king of Attica. He had three daughters, Agraulos, Herse, and Pandrosus, and was succeeded by Cecrops, who married Agraulos. According to Apollodorus (3.14. 1.) on the other hand, Cecrops was the first king of Attica. [L.S]
Actaeus
adj.
- , prop. of Acte (the coast of Attica).—Hence, Attic, Athenian, V., O.—Substplur.,
Actaeus
The first king of Attica. The poets use the word Actaeus as an adjective, in the sense of “Attic. ”