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4 entries for Douris, Duris

λ688ΛούκουλλοςLucullus… of Aphrodite, he thought he saw Aphrodite standing by him during the night, and saying this to him: 'Why are you slumbering, great-hearted lion? Fawns are close by'. With a start he realised that …Matched in translationhighmedium
λ157Λαφύξαςhaving gulped down… battle with the enemy (Histories 2.5.4). But, according to Simocatta, during the retreat after defeat by the Romans, many of the Persians then died from over-hydration after finding water wells; cf. de Boor (78) …Matched in noteshighshort
λ265ΛέωνLeon… not have written a history of Alexander if he died during the reign of Philip. See A. Woerle, Die politische Taetigkeit der Schueler Platons (Darmstadt 1981) 126-127.Matched in noteshighmedium
λ776ΛυγκεύςLynkeus, LynceusOf Samos, scholar, pupil of Theophrastus, brother of Douris the historian who was also tyrant of Samos. Lynkeus was a contemporary of Menander the comic poet and produced plays in competition against him and …Matched in translationhighshort