Entellus
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
Entellus , ī, m.: a Sicilian boxer, 5.387.
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Entelle Proper-name noun: masculine vocative singular of Entellus
Entellus, i, m.,
- a Sicilian hero, famous as a pugilist, Verg. A. 5, 387 sq.
Entellus, (13) ī, m. , Entelle [Troyen, fondateur dʼEntella] : Virg. En. 5, 387.
Entellus
a Trojan, or a Sicilian hero from whom the town of Entella, in Sicily, was believed to have received its name. (Verg. A. 5.389, with Servius.) Tzetzes (ad Lycoph. 953) states, that Entella was so called from Entella, the wife of Aegestes. [L.S]
Entellus
A Sicilian who, though advanced in years, entered the lists against the Trojan Dares and conquered him in a pugilistic encounter (Verg. Aen. v. 387 foll.).