Ninus
From LSJ
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Nī̆nus: i, m., = Νινος,
I the son of Belus, the first king of Assyria, husband of Semiramis, and builder of Nineveh, Just. 1, 1, 7 sq.; Curt. 3, 3, 16: busta Nini, Ov. M. 4, 88. —
II Another name of the city of Nineveh, Plin. 6, 13, 16, § 42; called also Ninos, Tac. A. 12, 13; Luc. 3, 215.—
III Another name of the city of Hierapolis, Amm. 14, 8, 7; 23, 6, 22.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) Nĭnus, ī, m., premier roi des Assyriens, époux de Sémiramis, qui donna son nom à Ninive : Just. 1, 1, 7 ; Curt. 3, 3, 16 ; Ov. M. 4, 88
