seleucid

noun1

1. •
   Any member of the Seleucidae.

adjective1

1. •
   Relating to the Greek-Macedonian dynasty which ruled (312–63 BCE) an empire created by Seleucus out of the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great.

   • The Seleucid and Dendera Zodiacs are illustrations of the pictograph tradition from the 5th phase, showing the zodiac plus the four ‘parazodiacal’ animals (crow, serpent, eagle, and southern fish). — 1998

noun1

1. •
   A member of this dynasty.