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1 Nilus
Nīlus, i, m., = Neilos.1.The river Nile, celebrated for its annual overflow, Lucr. 6, 712 sq.; Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130; id. Rep. 6, 18, 19; Sen. Q. N. 4, 2; Plin. 5, 9, 10, § 51; 18, 8, 47, § 167; Vitr. 8, 2, 6; Mart. Cap. 6, § 676; Luc. 10, 199 et saep.—It flows through seven mouths into the sea, Juv. 13, 26; cf. Ov. M. 5, 187; 1, 422.—2.Also personified, the god of the Nile, Nilus, father of the Egyptian Hercules, Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42; cf. id. ib. 3, 23, 58 sq.—B.Transf., a canal, conduit, aqueduct:II.piscina et nilus,
Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 9, 7:ductus vero aquarum, quos isti nilos et euripos vocant,
id. Leg. 2, 1, 2.—Hence,Nī-lĭăcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Nile:2.fontes,
Luc. 10, 192:gurges,
id. 9, 1023:fera,
the crocodile, Mart. 5, 65, 14; cf.crocodilus,
id. 3, 93, 7:holus,
the colocasia, id. 13, 57, 1.—Transf., Egyptian:B.Niliacis carmina lusa modis,
Ov. A. A. 3, 318: amor, an Egyptian amour, i. e. with Cleopatra, Luc. 10, 80:tyrannus,
id. 8, 281:plebs,
Juv. 1, 26:pecus,
i. e. Apis, Stat. Th. 3, 478: juvenca, Io or Isis. Mart. 8, 81, 2:lens,
id. 13, 9, 1.—Nīlĭcŏla, ae, m., a dweller on the Nile, an Egyptian, Prud. ap. [p. 1208] Symm. 2, 439.—C.Nīlĭgĕna, ae, comm., one born on the banks of the Nile, an Egyptian, Macr. S. 1, 16, 37: Niligenūm deūm, v. l. Verg. A. 8, 698 (cf. Lachm. ap. Lucr. 5, 440). —D.Nīlōtĭcus, a, um, adj., of the Nile:E.Nilotica tellus,
Mart. 6, 80, 1:rura,
Luc. 9, 130:aqua,
Sen. Q. N. 3, 25, 11.—Nīlō-tis, ĭdis, f. adj., of or from the Nile, Egyptian:Nilotis acus,
Luc. 10, 142:tunica,
Mart. 10, 6, 7:aqua,
Sid. Ep. 8, 12. -
2 Seres
Sērĕs, um, m., = Sêres, a people of Eastern Asia (the mod. Chinese), celebrated for their silken fabrics, Mel. 1, 2, 3; 3, 7, 1; Plin. 6, 17, 20, § 54; Amm. 23, 6, 67 sq.; Verg. G. 2, 121; Hor. C. 3, 29, 27; 4, 15, 23; Ov. Am. 1, 14, 6; Luc. 1, 19; Juv. 6, 403 al.—Placed by Lucan at the sources of the Nile, and made neighbors of the Ethiopians, Luc. 10, 292.— Gen. Serum, Sen. Ep. 90, 13.— Acc. Seras, Hor. C. 1, 12, 56; Plin. H. N. 12, prooem. § 2.— Sing. Ser, Aus. Idyll. Monos. Hist. 24; Sen. Herc. Oet. 668.—Hence, Sērĭcus, a, um, adj.1.Lit., of or belonging to the Seres, Seric:2.regio,
Amm. 23, 6:Oceanus,
Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 37:hostis (Müll. Neuricus),
Prop. 4 (5), 3, 8; cf.sagittae,
Hor. C. 1, 29, 9.—Transf., Seric, i. e. silken:a.vestis,
Plin. 21, 3, 8, § 11; Tac. A. 2, 33:toga,
Quint. 12, 10, 47:pallium,
Vulg. Esth. 8, 15:pulvilli,
Hor. Epod. 8, 15:tentoria,
Flor. 2, 8, 9:vexilla,
id. 3, 11, 8:carpenta,
with silken curtains, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 23:frena,
Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 350.—As subst.:sērĭca, ōrum, n., Seric garments, silks, Prop. 1, 14, 22; Mart. 9, 38, 3; 11, 27, 11; Claud. in Eutr. 2.—b.sērĭ-cum, i, n., Seric stuff, silk, Amm. 23, 6, 67; Sol. 50; cf. Isid. Orig. 19, 17, 6; 19, 27, 5; Vulg. Apoc. 18, 12. -
3 Bolbiticus
Bolbitīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the city of Bolbitine, now Rosetta, in [p. 243] Lower Egypt:ostium,
the Rosetta mouth of the Nile, Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 64.—Later collat. form Bolbitĭcus, a, um:ostium,
Mel. 1, 9, 9; Amm. 22, 15, 10. -
4 Bolbitinus
Bolbitīnus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the city of Bolbitine, now Rosetta, in [p. 243] Lower Egypt:ostium,
the Rosetta mouth of the Nile, Plin. 5, 10, 11, § 64.—Later collat. form Bolbitĭcus, a, um:ostium,
Mel. 1, 9, 9; Amm. 22, 15, 10. -
5 Meroe
Mĕrŏē, ēs, f., = Meroê, a large and celebrated island of the Nile, in Ethiopia, now the province of Atbar, Mela, 1, 9, 2; Plin. 2, 73, 75, § 184; Ov. F. 4, 570; Luc. 10, 303; Juv. 6, 528.— Transf., in a lusus verbb. with merum, of a tippling woman (cf. merobibus), Aus. Epigr. 20.—Hence, Mĕ-rŏētĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Meroë, Meroëtic:ebenus Meroëtica,
Luc. 10, 117 Cort. (al. Mareotica). -
6 Meroeticus
Mĕrŏē, ēs, f., = Meroê, a large and celebrated island of the Nile, in Ethiopia, now the province of Atbar, Mela, 1, 9, 2; Plin. 2, 73, 75, § 184; Ov. F. 4, 570; Luc. 10, 303; Juv. 6, 528.— Transf., in a lusus verbb. with merum, of a tippling woman (cf. merobibus), Aus. Epigr. 20.—Hence, Mĕ-rŏētĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Meroë, Meroëtic:ebenus Meroëtica,
Luc. 10, 117 Cort. (al. Mareotica).
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