Anicetus

From Ancient Greek Ἀνίκητος (Aníkētos, literally “Unconquerable”).

Anicetus

1. (Greek mythology) One of the twin sons of Heracles and Hebe, his twin brother is Alexiares. Along with their father, Anicetus and Alexiares are the guardians and gatekeepers of the gates of Mount Olympus.

• cutinase, unicates

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀνίκητος (Aníkētos).

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a.niːˈkeː.tus/, [äniːˈkeːt̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.niˈt͡ʃe.tus/, [äniˈt͡ʃɛːt̪us]

Anīcētus m sg (genitive Anīcētī); second declension

1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
   1. Anicetus (admiral), a Roman admiral
   2. pope Anicetus, 11th pope (157-168) of the catholic Church

Second-declension noun, singular only.

• Italian: Aniceto
• Portuguese: Aniceto
• Spanish: Aniceto

• “Anicetus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Anicetus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.