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Cephenes
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cephenes
Latin
Etymology
la L&S states that they were “so called from their king,” la Cēphe͡us [from the la grc Κηφεύς], yet includes the entry for the demonym under its entry for la cēphēnes apian drones; is there some relation here? Also cf. the grc Κηφῆνες Persians.
Pronunciation
Cēphēnes
Proper noun
Cēphēnēs<3.pl> Cēphēnes Cēphēnes Cēphēnes m
a en people of en Ethiopia
la Ovid Metamorphoses 5 1 Dumque ea Cephenum medio Danaeius herosagmine commemorat, fremida regalia turbaatria complentur While Perseus, the hero, surrounded at the feast by Ethiopians, narrated this, a raging swarm filled the royal courts.
Declension
Cēphēnēs<3.pl> Cēphēnes Cēphēnes Cēphēnes
Derived terms
la Cēphēnus
References
Cēphēnes cephenes
la Demonyms