Cydnus

[ sid-nuhs ]

noun

1. a river in SE Asia Minor, in Cilicia.

Cydnus

/ ˈsɪdnəs /

noun

1. the ancient name for the (River) Tarsus

Example Sentences

Plutarch then relates the cinematic scene of Egypt’s queen, arrayed like Aphrodite, floating down the river Cydnus on a golden barge, her fairest maids dressed as Nereids and Graces.

From Washington Post

As Cleopatra sailed on the Cydnus, Mark Antony’s audience deserted him.

From Literature

In 41 BCE, Mark Antony landed in Tarsus, a port city in Cilicia at the mouth of the Cydnus River.

From Literature

The galley of Cleopatra still floats down with swelling sails of silk upon the azure current of an ideal Cydnus.

From Project Gutenberg

Up the River Cydnus sailed Antony, bent on restoring order to Egypt and punishing the cruel Cleopatra.

From Project Gutenberg