Catamitus

The Roman name for Ganymede, of which it is only a corrupt form.

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References

Sources

  • Festus, s.v. Catamitum.
  • Plautus. Menaechmi i, 2.34.
  • Smith, William. (1870). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. London: Taylor, Walton, and Maberly.

This article incorporates text from Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology (1870) by William Smith, which is in the public domain.