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Λυκάων, -ονος, ὁ.

Lycāon: ŏnis, m., = Λυκάων,
I a king of Arcadia, father of Callisto, whom Jupiter, because he had defiled his altar with human sacrifices, turned into a wolf; acc. to Ovid, because he had tried to murder Jupiter himself, who was his guest, Ov. M. 1, 198; Hyg. Fab. 176 sq.; Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 10; acc. Lycaona, id. ib. 2, 526.—
   B His grandson, also called Arcas, Ov. F. 6, 225.—Hence,
II
   A Lycāŏnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Lycaon, Lycaonian: mensa, Ov. Ib. 433: parens, i. e. Callisto, id. M. 2, 496; cf. Cat. 66, 66: Arctos, i. e. Callisto as the constellation of the Bear, Ov. F. 3, 793; 6, 235. —Hence, axis, the northern sky, where the constellation of the Bear is situated, Ov. Tr. 3, 2, 2.—
   B Lycāŏnis, ĭdis, f., the daughter of Lycaon, i. e. Callisto, Ov. F. 2, 173.

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+|lshtext=<b>Lycāon</b>: ŏnis, m., = Λυκάων,<br /><b>I</b> a [[king]] of [[Arcadia]], [[father]] of [[Callisto]], whom Jupiter, [[because]] he had [[defiled]] his [[altar]] [[with]] [[human]] sacrifices, turned [[into]] a [[wolf]]; acc. to Ovid, [[because]] he had [[tried]] to [[murder]] Jupiter [[himself]], [[who]] [[was]] his [[guest]], Ov. M. 1, 198; Hyg. Fab. 176 sq.; Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 10; acc. Lycaona, id. ib. 2, 526.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> His [[grandson]], also called [[Arcas]], Ov. F. 6, 225.—Hence,<br /><b>II</b><br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Lycāŏnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to [[Lycaon]], Lycaonian: [[mensa]], Ov. Ib. 433: [[parens]], i. e. [[Callisto]], id. M. 2, 496; cf. Cat. 66, 66: Arctos, i. e. [[Callisto]] as the [[constellation]] of the Bear, Ov. F. 3, 793; 6, 235. —Hence, [[axis]], the [[northern]] [[sky]], [[where]] the [[constellation]] of the Bear is [[situated]], Ov. Tr. 3, 2, 2.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Lycāŏnis, ĭdis, f., the [[daughter]] of [[Lycaon]], i. e. [[Callisto]], Ov. F. 2, 173.
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