Entellus
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
Entellus , ī, m.: a Sicilian boxer, 5.387.
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Entello Proper-name noun: masculine ablative singular, Proper-name noun: masculine dative 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.).