Cyllenius

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κυλλήνιος (Kullḗnios), from Κυλλήνη (Kullḗnē), which in legend is described as the birthplace of the god.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Cyllēnius m sg (genitive Cyllēniī or Cyllēnī); second declension

(Roman mythology) An epithet of the god Mercury; Cyllenian
- 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 4.252–253:
  hic primum paribus nitens Cyllenius alis
  constitit;
  here first on even wings did shining Mercury stand

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Cyllēnius
genitive	Cyllēniī Cyllēnī¹
dative	Cyllēniō
accusative	Cyllēnium
ablative	Cyllēniō
vocative	Cyllēnī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

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