falsiparens

falsiparens
falsĭ-părens, entis, adj. [falsus], that has a pretended father:

Amphitryoniades, i. e. Hercules, as only the reputed son of Amphitryo,

 Cat. 68, 112.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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  • AMPHITRYO — Princeps Thebanus, Alcaei fil. Herculis pater. Vide Alcmena. Hinc Amphitryonides, patronymicum pro Hercule apud Poetas, et per epenthesin τοῦ a Amphitryoniades, qui licet Iovis filius, tamen Amphitryonis putabatur, unde Catullo Falsiparens… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

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