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  1. Longus - Wikipedia

    Longus, sometimes Longos (Greek: Λόγγος), was the author of an ancient Greek novel or romance, Daphnis and Chloe. Nothing is known of his life; it is assumed that he lived on the …

  2. Longus | Pastoral Novels, Daphnis & Chloe | Britannica

    Longus was a Greek writer, known as the author of Daphnis and Chloe, the first pastoral prose romance (see pastoral literature) and one of the most popular of the Greek erotic romances in …

  3. Peroneus Longus: Function, Causes of Pain, Treatment

    Dec 20, 2025 · The peroneus longus is an important muscle that serves to flex your ankle and move it outward. Injury to it can cause pain and limited ability to walk or run.

  4. longus - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Dec 26, 2025 · Adjective longus (feminine longa, neuter longum, comparative longior, superlative longissimus, adverb longē or longiter); first / second-declension adjective (literally): far, long; …

  5. Adductor Longus: Origin, Insertion, Action, Innervation, Diagram

    Aug 21, 2025 · The adductor longus is a large, triangular muscle in the inner thigh region. It belongs to the group of hip adductors in the medial compartment of the thigh, along with the …

  6. LONGUS, The Story of Daphnis and Chloe | Loeb Classical Library

    Despite its perennial popularity and the admiration of no less an authority than Goethe, 11 Daphnis and Chloe was largely ignored by classical scholars, being considered trivial and/or …

  7. LONGUS Definition & Meaning | Merriam-Webster Medical

    The meaning of LONGUS is a long structure (as a muscle) in the body.

  8. Longus | Research Starters - EBSCO

    Longus is a largely enigmatic figure in Greek literature, believed to have originated from one of the islands in the eastern Aegean Sea, possibly Lesbos.

  9. Fibularis (Peroneus) Longus - Actions - TeachMeAnatomy

    Jun 2, 2025 · The fibularis longus is a muscle in the lateral compartment of the leg.. It is the larger muscle in this compartment and is located superficial to the fibularis brevis.

  10. Fibularis longus muscle: Origin, insertion, actions | Kenhub

    Jul 20, 2023 · Fibularis (peroneus) longus is a long muscle located superficially in the lateral compartment of the leg, together with the fibularis brevis muscle. Fibularis longus spreads …