Nomius
Nŏmĭus and Nŏmĭos, ii, and Nŏ-mĭon, ōnis, m., = Νόμιος and Νομίων,
- the Pasturer, a surname of Apollo, because he tended the flocks of Admetus (cf. Verg. G. 3, 2); acc. to Cic. N. D. 3, 23, 57, it is from νόμος, lex, and denotes the fourth Apollo: Paeanem aut Nomionem citārimus, Cic. de Or. 1, 59, 251 Klotz.—
- II A son of Apollo and of Cyrene, the daughter of Hypseus, king of Thessaly, Just. 13, 7, 7.
Nŏmĭus (-os), ĭī, m. (Νόμιος), le Pasteur [surnom dʼApollon] : Cic. Nat. 3, 57 || fils dʼApollon et de Cyrène : Just. 13, 7, 7.
Nomius pastor, in Cath. et Breviloq.
Nomius
(Νόμιος). “The Pasturer;” a name given to divinities protecting the pastures and shepherds, such as Apollo, Pan, Hermes, and Aristaeus.