Phrixus

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φρίξος (Phríxos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfrɪksəs/

Proper noun

Phrixus

  1. (Greek mythology) Son of Athamas and brother of Helle, with whom he fled to Colchis on a golden winged ram.

Translations

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φρίξος (Phríxos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Phrixus m sg (genitive Phrixī); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) The son of Athamas, king of Boeotia, and Nephele

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Phrixus
genitive Phrixī
dative Phrixō
accusative Phrixum
ablative Phrixō
vocative Phrixe

References

  • Phrixus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Phrixus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.