Chalybes

chalybes English Noun p en historical A people in Pontus, living on the Black Sea's southern shore, noted for their mines and their preparation of steel. Latin Chalybes Etymology From la grc Χάλυβες the Chalybes, from grc Χάλυψ individual among the Chalybes; tempered iron, steel. Pronunciation Chalybēs Proper noun Chalybēs<3.pl> m A people in Pontus, living on the Black Sea's southern shore, noted for their mines and their preparation of steel. la Virgil Aeneid 8 420 striduntque cauernis / stricturae Chalybum et fornacibus ignis anhelat Chalybian ores hiss in the caverns, and from the furnace mouths puff the hot-panting fires Declension Chalybēs<3.pl> Related terms la chalybēïus la chalybs References la Tribes