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1 Sibulla
Sĭbylla (in many MSS. and edd. Sĭbul-la, e. g. Tac. A. 6, 18 Ritter), ae, f.,= Sibulla, a female soothsayer, a prophetess, Sibyl, Varr. ap. Lact. 1, 6, 7; Aug. Civ. Dei, 18, 23; Lact. 2, 8, 48; Verg. A. 5, 735:has (litteras), credo, nisi Sibylla legerit, Interpretari alium potesse neminem,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 23: terrae vis Pythiam Delphis incitabat: naturae Sibyllam. Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79; cf. id. ib. 1, 18, 34.—In Roman mythology, the most celebrated is the Sibyl at Cumae, in the service of Apollo;in the time of Æneas,
Ov. M. 14, 104 sq.; 14, 154; 15, 712; Verg. A. 6, 10; 6, 98.—A later Sibyl in the time of Tarquinius Superbus, whose predictions were deposited in the Capitol, and in time of danger were consulted by a college of priests, appointed for that special purpose (at first duumviri, afterwards decemviri and quindecemviri, v. h. vv.), Lact. 1, 6; Gell. 1, 19, 1 sqq.; Plin. 13, 13, 27, § 88; Cic. N. D. 3, 2, 5; id. Div. 1, 43, 97 sq.; id. Rab. Post. 2, 4; id. Fam. 1, 7, 4; Liv. 38, 45; Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 445; Isid. Orig. 8, 8.—A later Sibyl, burnt by Stilicho, Rutil. Itin. 2, 51; cf. Becker, Antiq. 4, p. 49 sq.—Hence, Sĭ-byllīnus (written SIBVLLIN., Inscr. Orell. 2276, p. 394, and Calend. Praenest. M. Apr. ib. tom. ii. p. 389), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Sibyl, Sibylline: libri, Varr. l. l.; Gell. l. l.; Varr. L. L. 6, § 15 Müll.; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 108; Liv. 5, 13; 7, 27; 22, 9; 29, 10; 36, 37; 41, 21 al. (they are called simply libri in Liv. 3, 10; 21, 62; 22, 1; 22, 36; 22, 57;and libri fatales,
id. 22, 10):vaticinationes,
Cic. N. D. 2, 3, 10:versus,
id. Div. 1, 2, 4; Hor. C. S. 5:fata,
Cic. Cat. 3, 4, 9. -
2 Sibylla
Sĭbylla (in many MSS. and edd. Sĭbul-la, e. g. Tac. A. 6, 18 Ritter), ae, f.,= Sibulla, a female soothsayer, a prophetess, Sibyl, Varr. ap. Lact. 1, 6, 7; Aug. Civ. Dei, 18, 23; Lact. 2, 8, 48; Verg. A. 5, 735:has (litteras), credo, nisi Sibylla legerit, Interpretari alium potesse neminem,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 23: terrae vis Pythiam Delphis incitabat: naturae Sibyllam. Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79; cf. id. ib. 1, 18, 34.—In Roman mythology, the most celebrated is the Sibyl at Cumae, in the service of Apollo;in the time of Æneas,
Ov. M. 14, 104 sq.; 14, 154; 15, 712; Verg. A. 6, 10; 6, 98.—A later Sibyl in the time of Tarquinius Superbus, whose predictions were deposited in the Capitol, and in time of danger were consulted by a college of priests, appointed for that special purpose (at first duumviri, afterwards decemviri and quindecemviri, v. h. vv.), Lact. 1, 6; Gell. 1, 19, 1 sqq.; Plin. 13, 13, 27, § 88; Cic. N. D. 3, 2, 5; id. Div. 1, 43, 97 sq.; id. Rab. Post. 2, 4; id. Fam. 1, 7, 4; Liv. 38, 45; Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 445; Isid. Orig. 8, 8.—A later Sibyl, burnt by Stilicho, Rutil. Itin. 2, 51; cf. Becker, Antiq. 4, p. 49 sq.—Hence, Sĭ-byllīnus (written SIBVLLIN., Inscr. Orell. 2276, p. 394, and Calend. Praenest. M. Apr. ib. tom. ii. p. 389), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Sibyl, Sibylline: libri, Varr. l. l.; Gell. l. l.; Varr. L. L. 6, § 15 Müll.; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 108; Liv. 5, 13; 7, 27; 22, 9; 29, 10; 36, 37; 41, 21 al. (they are called simply libri in Liv. 3, 10; 21, 62; 22, 1; 22, 36; 22, 57;and libri fatales,
id. 22, 10):vaticinationes,
Cic. N. D. 2, 3, 10:versus,
id. Div. 1, 2, 4; Hor. C. S. 5:fata,
Cic. Cat. 3, 4, 9. -
3 Sibyllinus
Sĭbylla (in many MSS. and edd. Sĭbul-la, e. g. Tac. A. 6, 18 Ritter), ae, f.,= Sibulla, a female soothsayer, a prophetess, Sibyl, Varr. ap. Lact. 1, 6, 7; Aug. Civ. Dei, 18, 23; Lact. 2, 8, 48; Verg. A. 5, 735:has (litteras), credo, nisi Sibylla legerit, Interpretari alium potesse neminem,
Plaut. Ps. 1, 1, 23: terrae vis Pythiam Delphis incitabat: naturae Sibyllam. Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79; cf. id. ib. 1, 18, 34.—In Roman mythology, the most celebrated is the Sibyl at Cumae, in the service of Apollo;in the time of Æneas,
Ov. M. 14, 104 sq.; 14, 154; 15, 712; Verg. A. 6, 10; 6, 98.—A later Sibyl in the time of Tarquinius Superbus, whose predictions were deposited in the Capitol, and in time of danger were consulted by a college of priests, appointed for that special purpose (at first duumviri, afterwards decemviri and quindecemviri, v. h. vv.), Lact. 1, 6; Gell. 1, 19, 1 sqq.; Plin. 13, 13, 27, § 88; Cic. N. D. 3, 2, 5; id. Div. 1, 43, 97 sq.; id. Rab. Post. 2, 4; id. Fam. 1, 7, 4; Liv. 38, 45; Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 445; Isid. Orig. 8, 8.—A later Sibyl, burnt by Stilicho, Rutil. Itin. 2, 51; cf. Becker, Antiq. 4, p. 49 sq.—Hence, Sĭ-byllīnus (written SIBVLLIN., Inscr. Orell. 2276, p. 394, and Calend. Praenest. M. Apr. ib. tom. ii. p. 389), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Sibyl, Sibylline: libri, Varr. l. l.; Gell. l. l.; Varr. L. L. 6, § 15 Müll.; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 108; Liv. 5, 13; 7, 27; 22, 9; 29, 10; 36, 37; 41, 21 al. (they are called simply libri in Liv. 3, 10; 21, 62; 22, 1; 22, 36; 22, 57;and libri fatales,
id. 22, 10):vaticinationes,
Cic. N. D. 2, 3, 10:versus,
id. Div. 1, 2, 4; Hor. C. S. 5:fata,
Cic. Cat. 3, 4, 9. -
4 Cumae
Cūmae, ārum ( Cymē, Stat. S. 4, 3, 65; gen. Cymes, Sil. 13, 494), f., = Kumê, an ancient colony of the Chalcidians, in Campania, on the sea-coast, renowned on account of its Sibyl, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 61; Lucr. 6, 748; Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98; id. Tusc. 3, 12, 27; Verg. A. 6, 2; Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 11; Ov. M. 14, 104; Vell. 1, 4, 1; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 2; Juv. 3, 2 et saep.— Hence,II.Cūmānus, a, um, adj., of Cumæ, Cumæan.1.Adj.:2.ager,
Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:litora,
Tac. A. 15, 46:linum,
Plin. 19, 1, 2, §§10 and 11: caementum,
id. 35, 13, 47, § 166: calices, made in Cumæ, Varr. ap. Non. p. 146, 11; cf.:fictaque Cumanā lubrica terra rotā,
i. e. Cumæan vessels, Tib. 2, 3, 48:orbe patinae tortae,
Stat. S. 4, 9, 43:pulvere rubicunda testa,
Mart. 14, 114:Apollo,
i. e. who was worshipped at Cumæ, Flor. 2, 8, 3; cf. Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98:vates,
i. e. the Sibyl, Luc. 5, 183.—Subst.a.Cūmāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Cumæ, Liv. 40, 42, 13.—b.Cūmānum, i, n.(α).The Cumæan region:(β).in Cumano,
Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243.—An estate of Cicero near Cumæ, Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 1; id. Att. 4, 10, 2; 14, 10, 3; id. Ac. 1, 1, 1.—* c.Cūmāna, ae, f., a vessel made of Cumæan clay, Apic. 4, 2; 6, 9.—B.Cūmaeus, a, um, adj., Cumæan ( poet.):urbs,
Verg. A. 3, 441:antrum,
Sil. 13, 498:Sibylla,
Verg. A. 6, 98; Ov. M. 15, 712; cf.of the same: virgo,
id. ib. 14, 135:dux (sc. Aeneae),
id. ib. 14, 121:vates,
Val. Fl. 1, 5:carmen,
i. e. of the Sibyl, Verg. E. 4, 4: in annos Cumaeos vivant, i. e. very long (as the Sibyl was called longaeva sacerdos, Verg. A. 6, 321), Ov. P. 2, 8, 41; cf. Prop. 2, 2, 16. -
5 Cumaeus
Cūmae, ārum ( Cymē, Stat. S. 4, 3, 65; gen. Cymes, Sil. 13, 494), f., = Kumê, an ancient colony of the Chalcidians, in Campania, on the sea-coast, renowned on account of its Sibyl, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 61; Lucr. 6, 748; Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98; id. Tusc. 3, 12, 27; Verg. A. 6, 2; Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 11; Ov. M. 14, 104; Vell. 1, 4, 1; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 2; Juv. 3, 2 et saep.— Hence,II.Cūmānus, a, um, adj., of Cumæ, Cumæan.1.Adj.:2.ager,
Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:litora,
Tac. A. 15, 46:linum,
Plin. 19, 1, 2, §§10 and 11: caementum,
id. 35, 13, 47, § 166: calices, made in Cumæ, Varr. ap. Non. p. 146, 11; cf.:fictaque Cumanā lubrica terra rotā,
i. e. Cumæan vessels, Tib. 2, 3, 48:orbe patinae tortae,
Stat. S. 4, 9, 43:pulvere rubicunda testa,
Mart. 14, 114:Apollo,
i. e. who was worshipped at Cumæ, Flor. 2, 8, 3; cf. Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98:vates,
i. e. the Sibyl, Luc. 5, 183.—Subst.a.Cūmāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Cumæ, Liv. 40, 42, 13.—b.Cūmānum, i, n.(α).The Cumæan region:(β).in Cumano,
Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243.—An estate of Cicero near Cumæ, Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 1; id. Att. 4, 10, 2; 14, 10, 3; id. Ac. 1, 1, 1.—* c.Cūmāna, ae, f., a vessel made of Cumæan clay, Apic. 4, 2; 6, 9.—B.Cūmaeus, a, um, adj., Cumæan ( poet.):urbs,
Verg. A. 3, 441:antrum,
Sil. 13, 498:Sibylla,
Verg. A. 6, 98; Ov. M. 15, 712; cf.of the same: virgo,
id. ib. 14, 135:dux (sc. Aeneae),
id. ib. 14, 121:vates,
Val. Fl. 1, 5:carmen,
i. e. of the Sibyl, Verg. E. 4, 4: in annos Cumaeos vivant, i. e. very long (as the Sibyl was called longaeva sacerdos, Verg. A. 6, 321), Ov. P. 2, 8, 41; cf. Prop. 2, 2, 16. -
6 Cumana
Cūmae, ārum ( Cymē, Stat. S. 4, 3, 65; gen. Cymes, Sil. 13, 494), f., = Kumê, an ancient colony of the Chalcidians, in Campania, on the sea-coast, renowned on account of its Sibyl, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 61; Lucr. 6, 748; Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98; id. Tusc. 3, 12, 27; Verg. A. 6, 2; Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 11; Ov. M. 14, 104; Vell. 1, 4, 1; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 2; Juv. 3, 2 et saep.— Hence,II.Cūmānus, a, um, adj., of Cumæ, Cumæan.1.Adj.:2.ager,
Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:litora,
Tac. A. 15, 46:linum,
Plin. 19, 1, 2, §§10 and 11: caementum,
id. 35, 13, 47, § 166: calices, made in Cumæ, Varr. ap. Non. p. 146, 11; cf.:fictaque Cumanā lubrica terra rotā,
i. e. Cumæan vessels, Tib. 2, 3, 48:orbe patinae tortae,
Stat. S. 4, 9, 43:pulvere rubicunda testa,
Mart. 14, 114:Apollo,
i. e. who was worshipped at Cumæ, Flor. 2, 8, 3; cf. Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98:vates,
i. e. the Sibyl, Luc. 5, 183.—Subst.a.Cūmāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Cumæ, Liv. 40, 42, 13.—b.Cūmānum, i, n.(α).The Cumæan region:(β).in Cumano,
Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243.—An estate of Cicero near Cumæ, Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 1; id. Att. 4, 10, 2; 14, 10, 3; id. Ac. 1, 1, 1.—* c.Cūmāna, ae, f., a vessel made of Cumæan clay, Apic. 4, 2; 6, 9.—B.Cūmaeus, a, um, adj., Cumæan ( poet.):urbs,
Verg. A. 3, 441:antrum,
Sil. 13, 498:Sibylla,
Verg. A. 6, 98; Ov. M. 15, 712; cf.of the same: virgo,
id. ib. 14, 135:dux (sc. Aeneae),
id. ib. 14, 121:vates,
Val. Fl. 1, 5:carmen,
i. e. of the Sibyl, Verg. E. 4, 4: in annos Cumaeos vivant, i. e. very long (as the Sibyl was called longaeva sacerdos, Verg. A. 6, 321), Ov. P. 2, 8, 41; cf. Prop. 2, 2, 16. -
7 Cumani
Cūmae, ārum ( Cymē, Stat. S. 4, 3, 65; gen. Cymes, Sil. 13, 494), f., = Kumê, an ancient colony of the Chalcidians, in Campania, on the sea-coast, renowned on account of its Sibyl, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 61; Lucr. 6, 748; Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98; id. Tusc. 3, 12, 27; Verg. A. 6, 2; Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 11; Ov. M. 14, 104; Vell. 1, 4, 1; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 2; Juv. 3, 2 et saep.— Hence,II.Cūmānus, a, um, adj., of Cumæ, Cumæan.1.Adj.:2.ager,
Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:litora,
Tac. A. 15, 46:linum,
Plin. 19, 1, 2, §§10 and 11: caementum,
id. 35, 13, 47, § 166: calices, made in Cumæ, Varr. ap. Non. p. 146, 11; cf.:fictaque Cumanā lubrica terra rotā,
i. e. Cumæan vessels, Tib. 2, 3, 48:orbe patinae tortae,
Stat. S. 4, 9, 43:pulvere rubicunda testa,
Mart. 14, 114:Apollo,
i. e. who was worshipped at Cumæ, Flor. 2, 8, 3; cf. Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98:vates,
i. e. the Sibyl, Luc. 5, 183.—Subst.a.Cūmāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Cumæ, Liv. 40, 42, 13.—b.Cūmānum, i, n.(α).The Cumæan region:(β).in Cumano,
Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243.—An estate of Cicero near Cumæ, Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 1; id. Att. 4, 10, 2; 14, 10, 3; id. Ac. 1, 1, 1.—* c.Cūmāna, ae, f., a vessel made of Cumæan clay, Apic. 4, 2; 6, 9.—B.Cūmaeus, a, um, adj., Cumæan ( poet.):urbs,
Verg. A. 3, 441:antrum,
Sil. 13, 498:Sibylla,
Verg. A. 6, 98; Ov. M. 15, 712; cf.of the same: virgo,
id. ib. 14, 135:dux (sc. Aeneae),
id. ib. 14, 121:vates,
Val. Fl. 1, 5:carmen,
i. e. of the Sibyl, Verg. E. 4, 4: in annos Cumaeos vivant, i. e. very long (as the Sibyl was called longaeva sacerdos, Verg. A. 6, 321), Ov. P. 2, 8, 41; cf. Prop. 2, 2, 16. -
8 Cumanum
Cūmae, ārum ( Cymē, Stat. S. 4, 3, 65; gen. Cymes, Sil. 13, 494), f., = Kumê, an ancient colony of the Chalcidians, in Campania, on the sea-coast, renowned on account of its Sibyl, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 61; Lucr. 6, 748; Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98; id. Tusc. 3, 12, 27; Verg. A. 6, 2; Hor. Ep. 1, 15, 11; Ov. M. 14, 104; Vell. 1, 4, 1; Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 2; Juv. 3, 2 et saep.— Hence,II.Cūmānus, a, um, adj., of Cumæ, Cumæan.1.Adj.:2.ager,
Cic. Agr. 2, 25, 66:litora,
Tac. A. 15, 46:linum,
Plin. 19, 1, 2, §§10 and 11: caementum,
id. 35, 13, 47, § 166: calices, made in Cumæ, Varr. ap. Non. p. 146, 11; cf.:fictaque Cumanā lubrica terra rotā,
i. e. Cumæan vessels, Tib. 2, 3, 48:orbe patinae tortae,
Stat. S. 4, 9, 43:pulvere rubicunda testa,
Mart. 14, 114:Apollo,
i. e. who was worshipped at Cumæ, Flor. 2, 8, 3; cf. Cic. Div. 1, 43, 98:vates,
i. e. the Sibyl, Luc. 5, 183.—Subst.a.Cūmāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Cumæ, Liv. 40, 42, 13.—b.Cūmānum, i, n.(α).The Cumæan region:(β).in Cumano,
Plin. 17, 25, 38, § 243.—An estate of Cicero near Cumæ, Cic. Fam. 4, 2, 1; id. Att. 4, 10, 2; 14, 10, 3; id. Ac. 1, 1, 1.—* c.Cūmāna, ae, f., a vessel made of Cumæan clay, Apic. 4, 2; 6, 9.—B.Cūmaeus, a, um, adj., Cumæan ( poet.):urbs,
Verg. A. 3, 441:antrum,
Sil. 13, 498:Sibylla,
Verg. A. 6, 98; Ov. M. 15, 712; cf.of the same: virgo,
id. ib. 14, 135:dux (sc. Aeneae),
id. ib. 14, 121:vates,
Val. Fl. 1, 5:carmen,
i. e. of the Sibyl, Verg. E. 4, 4: in annos Cumaeos vivant, i. e. very long (as the Sibyl was called longaeva sacerdos, Verg. A. 6, 321), Ov. P. 2, 8, 41; cf. Prop. 2, 2, 16. -
9 Sibylla
Sibylla ae, f, Σίβυλλα, a female soothsayer, prophetess, priestess of Apollo, Sibyl: terrae vis Pythiam Delphis incitabat, naturae Sibyllam. —Deiphobe, daughter of Glaucus, who lived in a grotto at Cumae: Cumaea, V.: vivacis antra Sibyllae, O.—A Sibyl, the author of the Sibylline books kept in the Capitol, C., L.* * *prophetess, sibyl -
10 Sibyllīnus
Sibyllīnus adj., of a Sibyl, Sibylline: libri, prophetic books sold to Tarquinius Superbus by the Sibyl of Cumae, and consulted by a commission in times of danger to the state, C., L.: versūs, H.* * *Sibyllina, Sibyllinum ADJof or connected with a sibyl, sibylline -
11 Euboea
Euboea, ae, f., = Euboia, an island in the Aegean Sea, separated from Boeotia by Euripus, now Negroponte, Mel. 2, 7, 9; Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 63; Ov. M. 13, 660 al.—II.Derivv.A.Eubŏĭcus, a, um, adj., Euboean:B. C.litus,
Prop. 2, 26, 38 (3, 22, 18 M.); cf.cautes,
i. e. the promontory Caphareus, Verg. A. 11, 260:sinus,
Prop. 4 (5), 1, 114:undae,
Ov. M. 9, 218:Anthedon,
in Boeotia, opposite Euboea, id. 7, 232; 13, 905; cf.:cultor aquarum,
i. e. Glaucus, from Anthedon, id. ib. 14, 4:urbs,
i. e. Cumae, as a colony of Euboean Chalcidians, id. ib. 14, 155; cf.:orae Cumarum,
Verg. A. 6, 2;hence, Sibylla,
the Cumaean Sibyl, Mart. 9, 30:carmen,
of the Cumaean Sibyl, Ov. F. 4, 257:pulveris anni,
the great age of the Sibyl, Stat. S. 1, 4, 126; cf. Ov. M. 14, 136: talentum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 78, 14 Müll.—Eubŏïs, ĭdis, f., adj., the same:ora,
Stat. Ach. 1, 414:tellus,
i. e. the region about Cumae, id. S. 1, 2, 263. -
12 Euboeus
Euboea, ae, f., = Euboia, an island in the Aegean Sea, separated from Boeotia by Euripus, now Negroponte, Mel. 2, 7, 9; Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 63; Ov. M. 13, 660 al.—II.Derivv.A.Eubŏĭcus, a, um, adj., Euboean:B. C.litus,
Prop. 2, 26, 38 (3, 22, 18 M.); cf.cautes,
i. e. the promontory Caphareus, Verg. A. 11, 260:sinus,
Prop. 4 (5), 1, 114:undae,
Ov. M. 9, 218:Anthedon,
in Boeotia, opposite Euboea, id. 7, 232; 13, 905; cf.:cultor aquarum,
i. e. Glaucus, from Anthedon, id. ib. 14, 4:urbs,
i. e. Cumae, as a colony of Euboean Chalcidians, id. ib. 14, 155; cf.:orae Cumarum,
Verg. A. 6, 2;hence, Sibylla,
the Cumaean Sibyl, Mart. 9, 30:carmen,
of the Cumaean Sibyl, Ov. F. 4, 257:pulveris anni,
the great age of the Sibyl, Stat. S. 1, 4, 126; cf. Ov. M. 14, 136: talentum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 78, 14 Müll.—Eubŏïs, ĭdis, f., adj., the same:ora,
Stat. Ach. 1, 414:tellus,
i. e. the region about Cumae, id. S. 1, 2, 263. -
13 Euboicus
Euboea, ae, f., = Euboia, an island in the Aegean Sea, separated from Boeotia by Euripus, now Negroponte, Mel. 2, 7, 9; Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 63; Ov. M. 13, 660 al.—II.Derivv.A.Eubŏĭcus, a, um, adj., Euboean:B. C.litus,
Prop. 2, 26, 38 (3, 22, 18 M.); cf.cautes,
i. e. the promontory Caphareus, Verg. A. 11, 260:sinus,
Prop. 4 (5), 1, 114:undae,
Ov. M. 9, 218:Anthedon,
in Boeotia, opposite Euboea, id. 7, 232; 13, 905; cf.:cultor aquarum,
i. e. Glaucus, from Anthedon, id. ib. 14, 4:urbs,
i. e. Cumae, as a colony of Euboean Chalcidians, id. ib. 14, 155; cf.:orae Cumarum,
Verg. A. 6, 2;hence, Sibylla,
the Cumaean Sibyl, Mart. 9, 30:carmen,
of the Cumaean Sibyl, Ov. F. 4, 257:pulveris anni,
the great age of the Sibyl, Stat. S. 1, 4, 126; cf. Ov. M. 14, 136: talentum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 78, 14 Müll.—Eubŏïs, ĭdis, f., adj., the same:ora,
Stat. Ach. 1, 414:tellus,
i. e. the region about Cumae, id. S. 1, 2, 263. -
14 Eubois
Euboea, ae, f., = Euboia, an island in the Aegean Sea, separated from Boeotia by Euripus, now Negroponte, Mel. 2, 7, 9; Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 63; Ov. M. 13, 660 al.—II.Derivv.A.Eubŏĭcus, a, um, adj., Euboean:B. C.litus,
Prop. 2, 26, 38 (3, 22, 18 M.); cf.cautes,
i. e. the promontory Caphareus, Verg. A. 11, 260:sinus,
Prop. 4 (5), 1, 114:undae,
Ov. M. 9, 218:Anthedon,
in Boeotia, opposite Euboea, id. 7, 232; 13, 905; cf.:cultor aquarum,
i. e. Glaucus, from Anthedon, id. ib. 14, 4:urbs,
i. e. Cumae, as a colony of Euboean Chalcidians, id. ib. 14, 155; cf.:orae Cumarum,
Verg. A. 6, 2;hence, Sibylla,
the Cumaean Sibyl, Mart. 9, 30:carmen,
of the Cumaean Sibyl, Ov. F. 4, 257:pulveris anni,
the great age of the Sibyl, Stat. S. 1, 4, 126; cf. Ov. M. 14, 136: talentum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 78, 14 Müll.—Eubŏïs, ĭdis, f., adj., the same:ora,
Stat. Ach. 1, 414:tellus,
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15 anus
anus ūs (rarely -uis, T.), f an old woman, matron, old wife, old maid: prudens, H.: pia, O.: Iunonis anus templique sacerdos, aged priestess, V.: delira. — Esp., a female soothsayer, sibyl, H. —As adj., old: cerva anus, O.: charta, Ct.* * *Iana, anum ADJold (of female persons and things), agedIIring, circle, link, circular form; anus; fundement; piles, hemorrhoids (L+S); year (astronomical/civil); age, time of life; year's produceIIIold woman; hag; matron; old maid; sibyl, sorceress; foolish/cringing person -
16 Amphrȳsius
Amphrȳsius adj., of Amphrysus.—Poet., of Apollo: vates, the Sibyl, V. -
17 ānus
ānus ī, m [AS-].—Prop., a ring; hence, the fundament.* * *Iana, anum ADJold (of female persons and things), agedIIring, circle, link, circular form; anus; fundement; piles, hemorrhoids (L+S); year (astronomical/civil); age, time of life; year's produceIIIold woman; hag; matron; old maid; sibyl, sorceress; foolish/cringing person -
18 Albuna
Albŭnĕa, also Albūna, ae, f. [v. albus], a fountain at Tibur gushing up between steep rocks (or poet., the nymph who dwelt there), near to which was the villa of Horace: domus Albuneae resonantis, * Hor. C. 1, 7, 12; * Verg. A. 7, 83; cf. Müll. Roms Camp. 1, 238 and 239.—2.A sibyl worshipped in a grove at Tibur, Lact. 1, 6, 12:Albuna,
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19 Albunea
Albŭnĕa, also Albūna, ae, f. [v. albus], a fountain at Tibur gushing up between steep rocks (or poet., the nymph who dwelt there), near to which was the villa of Horace: domus Albuneae resonantis, * Hor. C. 1, 7, 12; * Verg. A. 7, 83; cf. Müll. Roms Camp. 1, 238 and 239.—2.A sibyl worshipped in a grove at Tibur, Lact. 1, 6, 12:Albuna,
Tib. 2, 5, 69, where now Müll. reads Aniena. -
20 Amalthea
Ămalthēa, ae, f., = Amaltheia.I.A nymph, daughter of Melissus, king of Crete, who fed Jupiter with goat's milk, Hyg. Fab. 139.—Acc. to others, Amalthea is the name of the goat itself, one of whose horns, accidentally broken off, was placed among the stars as the Cornu Amaltheae, or Cornu copiae, Hyg. Astr. 2, 13; 3, 12. From this horn nectar and ambrosia are said to have flowed;II.hence, it was the emblem of plenty,
Ov. F. 5, 121; Hor. C. 1, 17, 14; id. C. S. 59; id. Ep. 1, 12, 28.—Hence, meton.: Ămal-thēa, ae, f., or Ămalthēum, i, n.; in Cic., the name of a library (acc. to others, an old sanctuary of Amalthea near the villa of Atticus, in Epirus, adorned with inscriptions, etc., by Atticus, in imitation of which Cicero made a similar one at Arpinum):Amalthea mea te exspectat,
Cic. Att. 2, 1 fin.; 1, 16 fin. —The name of the Cumœan sibyl:Quidquid Amalthea dixit,
Tib. 2, 5, 67; cf. Lact. 1, 6; Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 72.
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