person
Lycurgus
A king of Thrace; the 'realm of Lycurgus' is the Thracian kingdom Phyllis ruled and offered to Demophoon.
Reading notes
- The Heroides §2 Lycurgus
A Thracian king; his vast 'realm' is the kingdom Phyllis ruled and laid at Demophoon's feet.
- Sorrows §5.3 Lycurgus
The Thracian king who resisted Bacchus and was destroyed; Ovid prays his bones lie 'ill-pressed.'