Ochus
ῥεῖα δ' ἀρίζηλον μινύθει καὶ ἄδηλον ἀέξει, ῥεῖα δέ τ' ἰθύνει σκολιὸν καὶ ἀγήνορα κάρφει → easily he humbles the proud and raises the obscure, and easily he straightens the crooked and blasts the proud (Hesiod, Works and Days 6-8)
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Ōchus: i, m., = Ὦχος.
I A river in Bactriana, that empties into the Oxus, Plin. 6, 16, 18, § 49; Curt. 7, 10, 15; Amm. 23, 6, 57.—
II A surname of Artaxerxes III., king of Persia, Curt. 10, 5, 23.—
III Son of Darius Codomannus, Curt. 4, 14, 22.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Ōchus,¹³ ī, m. (Ὤχος), fleuve de la Bactriane qui se jette dans l’Oxus : Plin. 31, 75 || nom d’un roi de Perse : Curt. 10, 5, 23 || fils de Darius Codoman : Curt. 4, 14, 22.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) Ochus1, s. Artaxerxesno. III.
(2) Ōchus2, ī, m. (Ὠχος), Fluß in Baktrien, Curt. 7, 10 (39), 15. Iustin. 10, 3, 1.
Wikipedia EN
Ochus may refer to:
- Mochus, e.g. in Diogenes Laertius
- King Darius II of Persia, originally called Ochus
- King Artaxerxes III of Persia, originally called Ochus
- Ochus, son of Darius III of Persia
- An old name for the Panj River
