Phaon

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ξένος ὢν ἀκολούθει τοῖς ἐπιχωρίοις νόμοις → as a foreigner, follow the laws of that country | when in Rome, do as the Romans do

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Phăon: ōnis, m., = Φάων.
I A youth of Lesbos beloved by Sappho without return, Ov. H. 15, 11; Plin. 22, 8, 9, § 20; Mart. 10, 35, 18.—As a prov. of coldness, Plaut. Mil. 4, 6, 32.—
II Phăon, ontis, m., a freedman of the emperor Nero, Suet. Ner. 48 and 49.