Dorus
Dōrus, i, m. (Gr. Δῶρος).
- The legendary ancestor of the Dorians, v. Dores init —
- II The name of a philosopher, Sen. Ben. 7, 6.—
- III A character in the Eunuchus of Terence, Ter. Eun. 472.
1 Dōrus, (16) a, um, Dorien : Isid.
2 Dōrus, (15) ī, m. , fils dʼHellen, donne son nom à la Doride : Vitr. Arch. 4, 1.
Dorus
(Δῶπος), the mythical ancestor of the Dorians; he is described either as a son of Hellen, by the nymph Orseis, and a brother of Xuthus and Aeolus (Apollod. 1.7.3; Diod. 4.60); or as a son of Apollo, by Phthia, and a brother of Laodocus and Polypoites (Apollod. 1.7.6), whereas Servius (Serv. ad Aen. 2.27) calls him a son of Poseidon. He is said to have assembled the people which derived its name from him (the Dorians) around him in the neighbourhood of Parnassus. (Strab. viii. p.383; Hdt. 1.56, comp. Müller, Dor. 1.1.1.) [L.S]
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Dorus
(Δῶρος). A son of Hellen, and the mythical ancestor of the Dorians (Diod.iv. 60).
Dorus
Dorus, son of Hellen
- eponymous ancestor of Dorians: Hdt. 1.56, Apollod. 1.7.3
- Apollod. 1.7.5
- killed by Aetolus: Apollod. 1.7.5