Metabus
Frieze-Dennison Vergil
Metabus , ī, m.: the father of Camilla, 11.540.
Mĕtăbus, i, m.
- A king of the Volsci, father of Camilla, Verg. A. 11, 540; Hyg. Fab. 252.—
- II A son of Sisyphus, the founder of Metapontum, Serv. ad Verg. A. 11, 540.
Mĕtăbus, (15) ī, m. (Μέταβος), chef des Volsques, père de Camille : Virg. En. 11, 540 ; Hyg. Fab. 252 || fils de Sisyphus, fondateur de Métaponte : Serv. En. 11, 540.
Me'tabus
(Μέταβος), a son of Sisyphus, from whom the town of Metapontum, in Southern Italy, was believed to have derived its name. (Strab, vi. p. 265; Serv. ad Aen. 11.540; Steph. Byz. s. v. Μεταπόντιον.) [L.S]
Metăbus
A chief of the Volsci, father of Camilla (q.v.).