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Gēryon, ōnis, and Gēryŏnēs, ae (cf. Varr. L. L. 9, § 90 Müll.; archaic

  1. I. gen. sing., Geryonaī, Lucr. 5, 28.
    Abl. scanned Gērȳŏne, Sid. Carm. 13, 13), m., = Γηρυών and Γηρυόνης, a mythic king in Spain having three bodies, whose oxen were carried off by Hercules, Lucr. 5, 28; Verg. A. 7, 662; 8, 202; Ov. H. 9, 92; Hor. C. 2, 14, 8; Sil. 13, 201; Hyg. Fab. praef. fin.
    Plur.:     in hac (Erythia insula) Geryones habitasse a quibusdam existimantur, Plin. 4, 22, 36, § 120: Geryonis oraculum, at Patavium, Suet. Tib. 14.
  2. II. Derivv.
    1. A. Gēryŏ-nācĕus, a, um, adj., Geryonian: genere Geryonaceo, Plaut. Aul. 3, 6, 18.
    2. B. Gē-ryŏnēus, a, um, adj., Geryonian: caedes, App. M. 2 fin.