† hĭĕrŏphanta or -tēs, ae, m., = ἱεροφάντης, a teacher of religious rites and ceremonies, a high-priest, hierophant, Arn. 5, 174; Hier. adv. Jovin. 1, 49 fin.: agrorum, in the country, Cod. Th. 16, 4, 10; Inscr. Orell. 2305; 2351 sq. (in Nep. Pelop. 3, 2, the word is spurious). ‡† hĭĕrŏphantrĭa, ae, f., = ἱεροφάντρια, a priestess, Inscr. Orell. 2361.