Therodamanteus

Therodamanteus
Thērŏdămas, antis, m., = Thêrodamas (beast-feeder), a Scythian king, who fed lions with human flesh, Ov. P. 1, 2, 121.—Hence, Thērŏdămantēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Therodamas, Therodamantean:

leones,

Ov. Ib. 385 (others read, in both places, Theromedon, Theromedonteus.)

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

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