by Æthra

Pittheus (dissyl.), ĕi and ĕos, m., = Pittheus, king of Trœzen, son of Pelops, and father of Æthra, the mother of Theseus, Ov. M. 8, 622; Hyg. Fab. 37.—Hence,

Pitthēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pittheus, Pitthean:

Pitthea Troezen,

ruled by Pittheus, Ov. M. 15, 296; 506.—

Pitthēïus, a, um, adj., Pitthean:

Troezen,

Ov. M. 6, 418; cf.

regna,

id. H. 4, 107.—

Pitthēis, ĭdos, f., the Pittheïd, daughter of Pittheus, i. e. Æthra:

Pittheidos Aethrae filius,

Ov. H. 10, 131.

Pittheus (dissyl.), ĕi and ĕos, m., = Pittheus, king of Trœzen, son of Pelops, and father of Æthra, the mother of Theseus, Ov. M. 8, 622; Hyg. Fab. 37.—Hence,

Pitthēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pittheus, Pitthean:

Pitthea Troezen,

ruled by Pittheus, Ov. M. 15, 296; 506.—

Pitthēïus, a, um, adj., Pitthean:

Troezen,

Ov. M. 6, 418; cf.

regna,

id. H. 4, 107.—

Pitthēis, ĭdos, f., the Pittheïd, daughter of Pittheus, i. e. Æthra:

Pittheidos Aethrae filius,

Ov. H. 10, 131.

Pittheus (dissyl.), ĕi and ĕos, m., = Pittheus, king of Trœzen, son of Pelops, and father of Æthra, the mother of Theseus, Ov. M. 8, 622; Hyg. Fab. 37.—Hence,

Pitthēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pittheus, Pitthean:

Pitthea Troezen,

ruled by Pittheus, Ov. M. 15, 296; 506.—

Pitthēïus, a, um, adj., Pitthean:

Troezen,

Ov. M. 6, 418; cf.

regna,

id. H. 4, 107.—

Pitthēis, ĭdos, f., the Pittheïd, daughter of Pittheus, i. e. Æthra:

Pittheidos Aethrae filius,

Ov. H. 10, 131.

Ā̆tlās, antis, m., = Atlas.

Atlas, a high mountain in Mauretania, in the northwest part of Libya, on which, acc. to the fable, heaven rested, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11 sqq.; Ov. M. 2, 296; 15, 149; id. F. 5, 83; Verg. A. 4, 247; 6, 796; Vitr. 6, 10; 8, 12; Hyg. Fab. 150 (cf. Hom. Od. 1, 52; 4, 385; Hdt. 3, 2; 4, 148; Apollod. 2, 5, 11; Diod. Sic. 3, 5).—

In mythology, a king of Mauretania, son of Iapetus and Clymene, a lover of astronomy, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; Ov. M. 4, 628 sq.; changed by Perseus, with the aid of Medusa's head, into Mount Atlas, because he refused him a hospitable reception as guest, Ov. M. 4, 657 sq. He was the father, by Pleione, of the seven Pleiades, and, by Æthra, of the seven (acc. to Hyg. five) Hyades. — Meton. for a man of colossal height, and iron. for a dwarf, Juv. 8, 32.—

Derivv.

Ā̆tlantĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas, as a designation for westAfrican, Libyan:

mare,

the Atlantic Ocean, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:

accola,

dwelling on Atlas, Sil. 10, 185:

munera,

i. e. citrus-wood, Mart. 14, 89; cf. Atlantis, 1.—

Ā̆tlantĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:

litus,

Sil. 13, 200:

Olympus,

i. e. the heaven borne by Atlas, Calp. 4, 83:

profundum,

Aus. Mos. 144.—

Ā̆tlantēus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Atlas, and,

Of Mount Atlas, as a designation for west-African, Libyan:

finis,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 11: Oceanus, the Atlantic Ocean, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 280; cf.

id. Prob. et Olyb. Cons. 35: gurges,

Stat. Achill. 1, 223.—

Of or belonging to King Atlas:

Pleiades,

Ov. F. 3, 105.—

Ā̆tlantĭădes, ae, m. patr., a male descendant of King Atlas.

Mercury, the grandson of Atlas by Maia, Ov. M. 2, 704; 2, 834; 8, 627 (cf.:

nepos Atlantis,

Ov. F. 5, 663; Hor. C. 1, 10, 1).—

Hermaphroditus, greatgrandson of Atlas and son of Mercury, Ov. M. 4, 368.—

Ā̆tlantĭăs, ădis, f. patr., a female descendant of Atlas:

sorores,

i. e. Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, Sil. 16, 136:

Calypso,

Auct. Priap. 69 (cf. Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 685 P.: apud nympham Atlantis filiam Calypsonem).—

Ā̆tlantis, ĭdis, f.

Adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas:

silva,

a citrus forest, Luc. 10, 144; cf. Atlanticus.—Also subst., the name of several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, of which the largest, acc. to Plato, was said to have sunk (some consider this as America), Plin. 2, 90, 92, § 205; 6, 31, 36, § 190.—

Adj., of or pertaining to King Atlas; and subst., his female posterity; thus the Pleiades and Hyades, connected as constellations in the heavens, are called Atlantides, Hyg. Fab. 192; id. Astr. 2, 21: Eoae Atlantides, the Pleiades, called Vergiliae, Verg. G. 1, 221 Serv.; Col. 10, 54; cf. Vitr. 6, 10.—In sing., an epithet of Electra, one of the Pleiades, Ov F. 4, 31; and of Calypso, Tib. 4, 1, 77. —

Ā̆tlantĭus, ii, m., a descendant of Atlas; Hermaphroditus, his great-grandson by Mercury (cf. Atlantiades), Hyg. Fab. 271.—

Ā̆tlantes, um, m., a Libyan people, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 5; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 44 sq.; Sol. 31.—

Atlantes = Gigantes, Naev. Bell. Punic. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.

Ā̆tlās, antis, m., = Atlas.

Atlas, a high mountain in Mauretania, in the northwest part of Libya, on which, acc. to the fable, heaven rested, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11 sqq.; Ov. M. 2, 296; 15, 149; id. F. 5, 83; Verg. A. 4, 247; 6, 796; Vitr. 6, 10; 8, 12; Hyg. Fab. 150 (cf. Hom. Od. 1, 52; 4, 385; Hdt. 3, 2; 4, 148; Apollod. 2, 5, 11; Diod. Sic. 3, 5).—

In mythology, a king of Mauretania, son of Iapetus and Clymene, a lover of astronomy, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; Ov. M. 4, 628 sq.; changed by Perseus, with the aid of Medusa's head, into Mount Atlas, because he refused him a hospitable reception as guest, Ov. M. 4, 657 sq. He was the father, by Pleione, of the seven Pleiades, and, by Æthra, of the seven (acc. to Hyg. five) Hyades. — Meton. for a man of colossal height, and iron. for a dwarf, Juv. 8, 32.—

Derivv.

Ā̆tlantĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas, as a designation for westAfrican, Libyan:

mare,

the Atlantic Ocean, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:

accola,

dwelling on Atlas, Sil. 10, 185:

munera,

i. e. citrus-wood, Mart. 14, 89; cf. Atlantis, 1.—

Ā̆tlantĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:

litus,

Sil. 13, 200:

Olympus,

i. e. the heaven borne by Atlas, Calp. 4, 83:

profundum,

Aus. Mos. 144.—

Ā̆tlantēus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Atlas, and,

Of Mount Atlas, as a designation for west-African, Libyan:

finis,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 11: Oceanus, the Atlantic Ocean, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 280; cf.

id. Prob. et Olyb. Cons. 35: gurges,

Stat. Achill. 1, 223.—

Of or belonging to King Atlas:

Pleiades,

Ov. F. 3, 105.—

Ā̆tlantĭădes, ae, m. patr., a male descendant of King Atlas.

Mercury, the grandson of Atlas by Maia, Ov. M. 2, 704; 2, 834; 8, 627 (cf.:

nepos Atlantis,

Ov. F. 5, 663; Hor. C. 1, 10, 1).—

Hermaphroditus, greatgrandson of Atlas and son of Mercury, Ov. M. 4, 368.—

Ā̆tlantĭăs, ădis, f. patr., a female descendant of Atlas:

sorores,

i. e. Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, Sil. 16, 136:

Calypso,

Auct. Priap. 69 (cf. Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 685 P.: apud nympham Atlantis filiam Calypsonem).—

Ā̆tlantis, ĭdis, f.

Adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas:

silva,

a citrus forest, Luc. 10, 144; cf. Atlanticus.—Also subst., the name of several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, of which the largest, acc. to Plato, was said to have sunk (some consider this as America), Plin. 2, 90, 92, § 205; 6, 31, 36, § 190.—

Adj., of or pertaining to King Atlas; and subst., his female posterity; thus the Pleiades and Hyades, connected as constellations in the heavens, are called Atlantides, Hyg. Fab. 192; id. Astr. 2, 21: Eoae Atlantides, the Pleiades, called Vergiliae, Verg. G. 1, 221 Serv.; Col. 10, 54; cf. Vitr. 6, 10.—In sing., an epithet of Electra, one of the Pleiades, Ov F. 4, 31; and of Calypso, Tib. 4, 1, 77. —

Ā̆tlantĭus, ii, m., a descendant of Atlas; Hermaphroditus, his great-grandson by Mercury (cf. Atlantiades), Hyg. Fab. 271.—

Ā̆tlantes, um, m., a Libyan people, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 5; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 44 sq.; Sol. 31.—

Atlantes = Gigantes, Naev. Bell. Punic. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.

Ā̆tlās, antis, m., = Atlas.

Atlas, a high mountain in Mauretania, in the northwest part of Libya, on which, acc. to the fable, heaven rested, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11 sqq.; Ov. M. 2, 296; 15, 149; id. F. 5, 83; Verg. A. 4, 247; 6, 796; Vitr. 6, 10; 8, 12; Hyg. Fab. 150 (cf. Hom. Od. 1, 52; 4, 385; Hdt. 3, 2; 4, 148; Apollod. 2, 5, 11; Diod. Sic. 3, 5).—

In mythology, a king of Mauretania, son of Iapetus and Clymene, a lover of astronomy, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; Ov. M. 4, 628 sq.; changed by Perseus, with the aid of Medusa's head, into Mount Atlas, because he refused him a hospitable reception as guest, Ov. M. 4, 657 sq. He was the father, by Pleione, of the seven Pleiades, and, by Æthra, of the seven (acc. to Hyg. five) Hyades. — Meton. for a man of colossal height, and iron. for a dwarf, Juv. 8, 32.—

Derivv.

Ā̆tlantĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas, as a designation for westAfrican, Libyan:

mare,

the Atlantic Ocean, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:

accola,

dwelling on Atlas, Sil. 10, 185:

munera,

i. e. citrus-wood, Mart. 14, 89; cf. Atlantis, 1.—

Ā̆tlantĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:

litus,

Sil. 13, 200:

Olympus,

i. e. the heaven borne by Atlas, Calp. 4, 83:

profundum,

Aus. Mos. 144.—

Ā̆tlantēus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Atlas, and,

Of Mount Atlas, as a designation for west-African, Libyan:

finis,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 11: Oceanus, the Atlantic Ocean, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 280; cf.

id. Prob. et Olyb. Cons. 35: gurges,

Stat. Achill. 1, 223.—

Of or belonging to King Atlas:

Pleiades,

Ov. F. 3, 105.—

Ā̆tlantĭădes, ae, m. patr., a male descendant of King Atlas.

Mercury, the grandson of Atlas by Maia, Ov. M. 2, 704; 2, 834; 8, 627 (cf.:

nepos Atlantis,

Ov. F. 5, 663; Hor. C. 1, 10, 1).—

Hermaphroditus, greatgrandson of Atlas and son of Mercury, Ov. M. 4, 368.—

Ā̆tlantĭăs, ădis, f. patr., a female descendant of Atlas:

sorores,

i. e. Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, Sil. 16, 136:

Calypso,

Auct. Priap. 69 (cf. Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 685 P.: apud nympham Atlantis filiam Calypsonem).—

Ā̆tlantis, ĭdis, f.

Adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas:

silva,

a citrus forest, Luc. 10, 144; cf. Atlanticus.—Also subst., the name of several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, of which the largest, acc. to Plato, was said to have sunk (some consider this as America), Plin. 2, 90, 92, § 205; 6, 31, 36, § 190.—

Adj., of or pertaining to King Atlas; and subst., his female posterity; thus the Pleiades and Hyades, connected as constellations in the heavens, are called Atlantides, Hyg. Fab. 192; id. Astr. 2, 21: Eoae Atlantides, the Pleiades, called Vergiliae, Verg. G. 1, 221 Serv.; Col. 10, 54; cf. Vitr. 6, 10.—In sing., an epithet of Electra, one of the Pleiades, Ov F. 4, 31; and of Calypso, Tib. 4, 1, 77. —

Ā̆tlantĭus, ii, m., a descendant of Atlas; Hermaphroditus, his great-grandson by Mercury (cf. Atlantiades), Hyg. Fab. 271.—

Ā̆tlantes, um, m., a Libyan people, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 5; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 44 sq.; Sol. 31.—

Atlantes = Gigantes, Naev. Bell. Punic. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.

Ā̆tlās, antis, m., = Atlas.

Atlas, a high mountain in Mauretania, in the northwest part of Libya, on which, acc. to the fable, heaven rested, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11 sqq.; Ov. M. 2, 296; 15, 149; id. F. 5, 83; Verg. A. 4, 247; 6, 796; Vitr. 6, 10; 8, 12; Hyg. Fab. 150 (cf. Hom. Od. 1, 52; 4, 385; Hdt. 3, 2; 4, 148; Apollod. 2, 5, 11; Diod. Sic. 3, 5).—

In mythology, a king of Mauretania, son of Iapetus and Clymene, a lover of astronomy, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; Ov. M. 4, 628 sq.; changed by Perseus, with the aid of Medusa's head, into Mount Atlas, because he refused him a hospitable reception as guest, Ov. M. 4, 657 sq. He was the father, by Pleione, of the seven Pleiades, and, by Æthra, of the seven (acc. to Hyg. five) Hyades. — Meton. for a man of colossal height, and iron. for a dwarf, Juv. 8, 32.—

Derivv.

Ā̆tlantĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas, as a designation for westAfrican, Libyan:

mare,

the Atlantic Ocean, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:

accola,

dwelling on Atlas, Sil. 10, 185:

munera,

i. e. citrus-wood, Mart. 14, 89; cf. Atlantis, 1.—

Ā̆tlantĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:

litus,

Sil. 13, 200:

Olympus,

i. e. the heaven borne by Atlas, Calp. 4, 83:

profundum,

Aus. Mos. 144.—

Ā̆tlantēus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Atlas, and,

Of Mount Atlas, as a designation for west-African, Libyan:

finis,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 11: Oceanus, the Atlantic Ocean, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 280; cf.

id. Prob. et Olyb. Cons. 35: gurges,

Stat. Achill. 1, 223.—

Of or belonging to King Atlas:

Pleiades,

Ov. F. 3, 105.—

Ā̆tlantĭădes, ae, m. patr., a male descendant of King Atlas.

Mercury, the grandson of Atlas by Maia, Ov. M. 2, 704; 2, 834; 8, 627 (cf.:

nepos Atlantis,

Ov. F. 5, 663; Hor. C. 1, 10, 1).—

Hermaphroditus, greatgrandson of Atlas and son of Mercury, Ov. M. 4, 368.—

Ā̆tlantĭăs, ădis, f. patr., a female descendant of Atlas:

sorores,

i. e. Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, Sil. 16, 136:

Calypso,

Auct. Priap. 69 (cf. Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 685 P.: apud nympham Atlantis filiam Calypsonem).—

Ā̆tlantis, ĭdis, f.

Adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas:

silva,

a citrus forest, Luc. 10, 144; cf. Atlanticus.—Also subst., the name of several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, of which the largest, acc. to Plato, was said to have sunk (some consider this as America), Plin. 2, 90, 92, § 205; 6, 31, 36, § 190.—

Adj., of or pertaining to King Atlas; and subst., his female posterity; thus the Pleiades and Hyades, connected as constellations in the heavens, are called Atlantides, Hyg. Fab. 192; id. Astr. 2, 21: Eoae Atlantides, the Pleiades, called Vergiliae, Verg. G. 1, 221 Serv.; Col. 10, 54; cf. Vitr. 6, 10.—In sing., an epithet of Electra, one of the Pleiades, Ov F. 4, 31; and of Calypso, Tib. 4, 1, 77. —

Ā̆tlantĭus, ii, m., a descendant of Atlas; Hermaphroditus, his great-grandson by Mercury (cf. Atlantiades), Hyg. Fab. 271.—

Ā̆tlantes, um, m., a Libyan people, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 5; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 44 sq.; Sol. 31.—

Atlantes = Gigantes, Naev. Bell. Punic. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.

Ā̆tlās, antis, m., = Atlas.

Atlas, a high mountain in Mauretania, in the northwest part of Libya, on which, acc. to the fable, heaven rested, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11 sqq.; Ov. M. 2, 296; 15, 149; id. F. 5, 83; Verg. A. 4, 247; 6, 796; Vitr. 6, 10; 8, 12; Hyg. Fab. 150 (cf. Hom. Od. 1, 52; 4, 385; Hdt. 3, 2; 4, 148; Apollod. 2, 5, 11; Diod. Sic. 3, 5).—

In mythology, a king of Mauretania, son of Iapetus and Clymene, a lover of astronomy, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; Ov. M. 4, 628 sq.; changed by Perseus, with the aid of Medusa's head, into Mount Atlas, because he refused him a hospitable reception as guest, Ov. M. 4, 657 sq. He was the father, by Pleione, of the seven Pleiades, and, by Æthra, of the seven (acc. to Hyg. five) Hyades. — Meton. for a man of colossal height, and iron. for a dwarf, Juv. 8, 32.—

Derivv.

Ā̆tlantĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas, as a designation for westAfrican, Libyan:

mare,

the Atlantic Ocean, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:

accola,

dwelling on Atlas, Sil. 10, 185:

munera,

i. e. citrus-wood, Mart. 14, 89; cf. Atlantis, 1.—

Ā̆tlantĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:

litus,

Sil. 13, 200:

Olympus,

i. e. the heaven borne by Atlas, Calp. 4, 83:

profundum,

Aus. Mos. 144.—

Ā̆tlantēus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Atlas, and,

Of Mount Atlas, as a designation for west-African, Libyan:

finis,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 11: Oceanus, the Atlantic Ocean, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 280; cf.

id. Prob. et Olyb. Cons. 35: gurges,

Stat. Achill. 1, 223.—

Of or belonging to King Atlas:

Pleiades,

Ov. F. 3, 105.—

Ā̆tlantĭădes, ae, m. patr., a male descendant of King Atlas.

Mercury, the grandson of Atlas by Maia, Ov. M. 2, 704; 2, 834; 8, 627 (cf.:

nepos Atlantis,

Ov. F. 5, 663; Hor. C. 1, 10, 1).—

Hermaphroditus, greatgrandson of Atlas and son of Mercury, Ov. M. 4, 368.—

Ā̆tlantĭăs, ădis, f. patr., a female descendant of Atlas:

sorores,

i. e. Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, Sil. 16, 136:

Calypso,

Auct. Priap. 69 (cf. Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 685 P.: apud nympham Atlantis filiam Calypsonem).—

Ā̆tlantis, ĭdis, f.

Adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas:

silva,

a citrus forest, Luc. 10, 144; cf. Atlanticus.—Also subst., the name of several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, of which the largest, acc. to Plato, was said to have sunk (some consider this as America), Plin. 2, 90, 92, § 205; 6, 31, 36, § 190.—

Adj., of or pertaining to King Atlas; and subst., his female posterity; thus the Pleiades and Hyades, connected as constellations in the heavens, are called Atlantides, Hyg. Fab. 192; id. Astr. 2, 21: Eoae Atlantides, the Pleiades, called Vergiliae, Verg. G. 1, 221 Serv.; Col. 10, 54; cf. Vitr. 6, 10.—In sing., an epithet of Electra, one of the Pleiades, Ov F. 4, 31; and of Calypso, Tib. 4, 1, 77. —

Ā̆tlantĭus, ii, m., a descendant of Atlas; Hermaphroditus, his great-grandson by Mercury (cf. Atlantiades), Hyg. Fab. 271.—

Ā̆tlantes, um, m., a Libyan people, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 5; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 44 sq.; Sol. 31.—

Atlantes = Gigantes, Naev. Bell. Punic. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.

Ā̆tlās, antis, m., = Atlas.

Atlas, a high mountain in Mauretania, in the northwest part of Libya, on which, acc. to the fable, heaven rested, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11 sqq.; Ov. M. 2, 296; 15, 149; id. F. 5, 83; Verg. A. 4, 247; 6, 796; Vitr. 6, 10; 8, 12; Hyg. Fab. 150 (cf. Hom. Od. 1, 52; 4, 385; Hdt. 3, 2; 4, 148; Apollod. 2, 5, 11; Diod. Sic. 3, 5).—

In mythology, a king of Mauretania, son of Iapetus and Clymene, a lover of astronomy, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; Ov. M. 4, 628 sq.; changed by Perseus, with the aid of Medusa's head, into Mount Atlas, because he refused him a hospitable reception as guest, Ov. M. 4, 657 sq. He was the father, by Pleione, of the seven Pleiades, and, by Æthra, of the seven (acc. to Hyg. five) Hyades. — Meton. for a man of colossal height, and iron. for a dwarf, Juv. 8, 32.—

Derivv.

Ā̆tlantĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas, as a designation for westAfrican, Libyan:

mare,

the Atlantic Ocean, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:

accola,

dwelling on Atlas, Sil. 10, 185:

munera,

i. e. citrus-wood, Mart. 14, 89; cf. Atlantis, 1.—

Ā̆tlantĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:

litus,

Sil. 13, 200:

Olympus,

i. e. the heaven borne by Atlas, Calp. 4, 83:

profundum,

Aus. Mos. 144.—

Ā̆tlantēus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Atlas, and,

Of Mount Atlas, as a designation for west-African, Libyan:

finis,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 11: Oceanus, the Atlantic Ocean, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 280; cf.

id. Prob. et Olyb. Cons. 35: gurges,

Stat. Achill. 1, 223.—

Of or belonging to King Atlas:

Pleiades,

Ov. F. 3, 105.—

Ā̆tlantĭădes, ae, m. patr., a male descendant of King Atlas.

Mercury, the grandson of Atlas by Maia, Ov. M. 2, 704; 2, 834; 8, 627 (cf.:

nepos Atlantis,

Ov. F. 5, 663; Hor. C. 1, 10, 1).—

Hermaphroditus, greatgrandson of Atlas and son of Mercury, Ov. M. 4, 368.—

Ā̆tlantĭăs, ădis, f. patr., a female descendant of Atlas:

sorores,

i. e. Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, Sil. 16, 136:

Calypso,

Auct. Priap. 69 (cf. Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 685 P.: apud nympham Atlantis filiam Calypsonem).—

Ā̆tlantis, ĭdis, f.

Adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas:

silva,

a citrus forest, Luc. 10, 144; cf. Atlanticus.—Also subst., the name of several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, of which the largest, acc. to Plato, was said to have sunk (some consider this as America), Plin. 2, 90, 92, § 205; 6, 31, 36, § 190.—

Adj., of or pertaining to King Atlas; and subst., his female posterity; thus the Pleiades and Hyades, connected as constellations in the heavens, are called Atlantides, Hyg. Fab. 192; id. Astr. 2, 21: Eoae Atlantides, the Pleiades, called Vergiliae, Verg. G. 1, 221 Serv.; Col. 10, 54; cf. Vitr. 6, 10.—In sing., an epithet of Electra, one of the Pleiades, Ov F. 4, 31; and of Calypso, Tib. 4, 1, 77. —

Ā̆tlantĭus, ii, m., a descendant of Atlas; Hermaphroditus, his great-grandson by Mercury (cf. Atlantiades), Hyg. Fab. 271.—

Ā̆tlantes, um, m., a Libyan people, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 5; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 44 sq.; Sol. 31.—

Atlantes = Gigantes, Naev. Bell. Punic. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.

Ā̆tlās, antis, m., = Atlas.

Atlas, a high mountain in Mauretania, in the northwest part of Libya, on which, acc. to the fable, heaven rested, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11 sqq.; Ov. M. 2, 296; 15, 149; id. F. 5, 83; Verg. A. 4, 247; 6, 796; Vitr. 6, 10; 8, 12; Hyg. Fab. 150 (cf. Hom. Od. 1, 52; 4, 385; Hdt. 3, 2; 4, 148; Apollod. 2, 5, 11; Diod. Sic. 3, 5).—

In mythology, a king of Mauretania, son of Iapetus and Clymene, a lover of astronomy, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; Ov. M. 4, 628 sq.; changed by Perseus, with the aid of Medusa's head, into Mount Atlas, because he refused him a hospitable reception as guest, Ov. M. 4, 657 sq. He was the father, by Pleione, of the seven Pleiades, and, by Æthra, of the seven (acc. to Hyg. five) Hyades. — Meton. for a man of colossal height, and iron. for a dwarf, Juv. 8, 32.—

Derivv.

Ā̆tlantĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas, as a designation for westAfrican, Libyan:

mare,

the Atlantic Ocean, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:

accola,

dwelling on Atlas, Sil. 10, 185:

munera,

i. e. citrus-wood, Mart. 14, 89; cf. Atlantis, 1.—

Ā̆tlantĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:

litus,

Sil. 13, 200:

Olympus,

i. e. the heaven borne by Atlas, Calp. 4, 83:

profundum,

Aus. Mos. 144.—

Ā̆tlantēus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Atlas, and,

Of Mount Atlas, as a designation for west-African, Libyan:

finis,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 11: Oceanus, the Atlantic Ocean, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 280; cf.

id. Prob. et Olyb. Cons. 35: gurges,

Stat. Achill. 1, 223.—

Of or belonging to King Atlas:

Pleiades,

Ov. F. 3, 105.—

Ā̆tlantĭădes, ae, m. patr., a male descendant of King Atlas.

Mercury, the grandson of Atlas by Maia, Ov. M. 2, 704; 2, 834; 8, 627 (cf.:

nepos Atlantis,

Ov. F. 5, 663; Hor. C. 1, 10, 1).—

Hermaphroditus, greatgrandson of Atlas and son of Mercury, Ov. M. 4, 368.—

Ā̆tlantĭăs, ădis, f. patr., a female descendant of Atlas:

sorores,

i. e. Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, Sil. 16, 136:

Calypso,

Auct. Priap. 69 (cf. Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 685 P.: apud nympham Atlantis filiam Calypsonem).—

Ā̆tlantis, ĭdis, f.

Adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas:

silva,

a citrus forest, Luc. 10, 144; cf. Atlanticus.—Also subst., the name of several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, of which the largest, acc. to Plato, was said to have sunk (some consider this as America), Plin. 2, 90, 92, § 205; 6, 31, 36, § 190.—

Adj., of or pertaining to King Atlas; and subst., his female posterity; thus the Pleiades and Hyades, connected as constellations in the heavens, are called Atlantides, Hyg. Fab. 192; id. Astr. 2, 21: Eoae Atlantides, the Pleiades, called Vergiliae, Verg. G. 1, 221 Serv.; Col. 10, 54; cf. Vitr. 6, 10.—In sing., an epithet of Electra, one of the Pleiades, Ov F. 4, 31; and of Calypso, Tib. 4, 1, 77. —

Ā̆tlantĭus, ii, m., a descendant of Atlas; Hermaphroditus, his great-grandson by Mercury (cf. Atlantiades), Hyg. Fab. 271.—

Ā̆tlantes, um, m., a Libyan people, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 5; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 44 sq.; Sol. 31.—

Atlantes = Gigantes, Naev. Bell. Punic. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.

Ā̆tlās, antis, m., = Atlas.

Atlas, a high mountain in Mauretania, in the northwest part of Libya, on which, acc. to the fable, heaven rested, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11 sqq.; Ov. M. 2, 296; 15, 149; id. F. 5, 83; Verg. A. 4, 247; 6, 796; Vitr. 6, 10; 8, 12; Hyg. Fab. 150 (cf. Hom. Od. 1, 52; 4, 385; Hdt. 3, 2; 4, 148; Apollod. 2, 5, 11; Diod. Sic. 3, 5).—

In mythology, a king of Mauretania, son of Iapetus and Clymene, a lover of astronomy, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; Ov. M. 4, 628 sq.; changed by Perseus, with the aid of Medusa's head, into Mount Atlas, because he refused him a hospitable reception as guest, Ov. M. 4, 657 sq. He was the father, by Pleione, of the seven Pleiades, and, by Æthra, of the seven (acc. to Hyg. five) Hyades. — Meton. for a man of colossal height, and iron. for a dwarf, Juv. 8, 32.—

Derivv.

Ā̆tlantĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas, as a designation for westAfrican, Libyan:

mare,

the Atlantic Ocean, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:

accola,

dwelling on Atlas, Sil. 10, 185:

munera,

i. e. citrus-wood, Mart. 14, 89; cf. Atlantis, 1.—

Ā̆tlantĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:

litus,

Sil. 13, 200:

Olympus,

i. e. the heaven borne by Atlas, Calp. 4, 83:

profundum,

Aus. Mos. 144.—

Ā̆tlantēus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Atlas, and,

Of Mount Atlas, as a designation for west-African, Libyan:

finis,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 11: Oceanus, the Atlantic Ocean, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 280; cf.

id. Prob. et Olyb. Cons. 35: gurges,

Stat. Achill. 1, 223.—

Of or belonging to King Atlas:

Pleiades,

Ov. F. 3, 105.—

Ā̆tlantĭădes, ae, m. patr., a male descendant of King Atlas.

Mercury, the grandson of Atlas by Maia, Ov. M. 2, 704; 2, 834; 8, 627 (cf.:

nepos Atlantis,

Ov. F. 5, 663; Hor. C. 1, 10, 1).—

Hermaphroditus, greatgrandson of Atlas and son of Mercury, Ov. M. 4, 368.—

Ā̆tlantĭăs, ădis, f. patr., a female descendant of Atlas:

sorores,

i. e. Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, Sil. 16, 136:

Calypso,

Auct. Priap. 69 (cf. Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 685 P.: apud nympham Atlantis filiam Calypsonem).—

Ā̆tlantis, ĭdis, f.

Adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas:

silva,

a citrus forest, Luc. 10, 144; cf. Atlanticus.—Also subst., the name of several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, of which the largest, acc. to Plato, was said to have sunk (some consider this as America), Plin. 2, 90, 92, § 205; 6, 31, 36, § 190.—

Adj., of or pertaining to King Atlas; and subst., his female posterity; thus the Pleiades and Hyades, connected as constellations in the heavens, are called Atlantides, Hyg. Fab. 192; id. Astr. 2, 21: Eoae Atlantides, the Pleiades, called Vergiliae, Verg. G. 1, 221 Serv.; Col. 10, 54; cf. Vitr. 6, 10.—In sing., an epithet of Electra, one of the Pleiades, Ov F. 4, 31; and of Calypso, Tib. 4, 1, 77. —

Ā̆tlantĭus, ii, m., a descendant of Atlas; Hermaphroditus, his great-grandson by Mercury (cf. Atlantiades), Hyg. Fab. 271.—

Ā̆tlantes, um, m., a Libyan people, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 5; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 44 sq.; Sol. 31.—

Atlantes = Gigantes, Naev. Bell. Punic. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.

Ā̆tlās, antis, m., = Atlas.

Atlas, a high mountain in Mauretania, in the northwest part of Libya, on which, acc. to the fable, heaven rested, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11 sqq.; Ov. M. 2, 296; 15, 149; id. F. 5, 83; Verg. A. 4, 247; 6, 796; Vitr. 6, 10; 8, 12; Hyg. Fab. 150 (cf. Hom. Od. 1, 52; 4, 385; Hdt. 3, 2; 4, 148; Apollod. 2, 5, 11; Diod. Sic. 3, 5).—

In mythology, a king of Mauretania, son of Iapetus and Clymene, a lover of astronomy, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; Ov. M. 4, 628 sq.; changed by Perseus, with the aid of Medusa's head, into Mount Atlas, because he refused him a hospitable reception as guest, Ov. M. 4, 657 sq. He was the father, by Pleione, of the seven Pleiades, and, by Æthra, of the seven (acc. to Hyg. five) Hyades. — Meton. for a man of colossal height, and iron. for a dwarf, Juv. 8, 32.—

Derivv.

Ā̆tlantĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas, as a designation for westAfrican, Libyan:

mare,

the Atlantic Ocean, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:

accola,

dwelling on Atlas, Sil. 10, 185:

munera,

i. e. citrus-wood, Mart. 14, 89; cf. Atlantis, 1.—

Ā̆tlantĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:

litus,

Sil. 13, 200:

Olympus,

i. e. the heaven borne by Atlas, Calp. 4, 83:

profundum,

Aus. Mos. 144.—

Ā̆tlantēus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Atlas, and,

Of Mount Atlas, as a designation for west-African, Libyan:

finis,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 11: Oceanus, the Atlantic Ocean, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 280; cf.

id. Prob. et Olyb. Cons. 35: gurges,

Stat. Achill. 1, 223.—

Of or belonging to King Atlas:

Pleiades,

Ov. F. 3, 105.—

Ā̆tlantĭădes, ae, m. patr., a male descendant of King Atlas.

Mercury, the grandson of Atlas by Maia, Ov. M. 2, 704; 2, 834; 8, 627 (cf.:

nepos Atlantis,

Ov. F. 5, 663; Hor. C. 1, 10, 1).—

Hermaphroditus, greatgrandson of Atlas and son of Mercury, Ov. M. 4, 368.—

Ā̆tlantĭăs, ădis, f. patr., a female descendant of Atlas:

sorores,

i. e. Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, Sil. 16, 136:

Calypso,

Auct. Priap. 69 (cf. Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 685 P.: apud nympham Atlantis filiam Calypsonem).—

Ā̆tlantis, ĭdis, f.

Adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas:

silva,

a citrus forest, Luc. 10, 144; cf. Atlanticus.—Also subst., the name of several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, of which the largest, acc. to Plato, was said to have sunk (some consider this as America), Plin. 2, 90, 92, § 205; 6, 31, 36, § 190.—

Adj., of or pertaining to King Atlas; and subst., his female posterity; thus the Pleiades and Hyades, connected as constellations in the heavens, are called Atlantides, Hyg. Fab. 192; id. Astr. 2, 21: Eoae Atlantides, the Pleiades, called Vergiliae, Verg. G. 1, 221 Serv.; Col. 10, 54; cf. Vitr. 6, 10.—In sing., an epithet of Electra, one of the Pleiades, Ov F. 4, 31; and of Calypso, Tib. 4, 1, 77. —

Ā̆tlantĭus, ii, m., a descendant of Atlas; Hermaphroditus, his great-grandson by Mercury (cf. Atlantiades), Hyg. Fab. 271.—

Ā̆tlantes, um, m., a Libyan people, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 5; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 44 sq.; Sol. 31.—

Atlantes = Gigantes, Naev. Bell. Punic. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P.

ex-ŭo, ŭi, ūtum, 3, v. a. [ex and root av-, to go to, put on; Zend. avaiti, go into, ao-thra, shoe; Slav. and Lith. forms, v. Fick, Vergl. Wört. p. 17; cf. ind-uo], to draw out or off, to pull or strip off, put off, divest (class.; esp. freq. since the Aug. period).

Lit.:

serpens exuit in spinis vestem,

Lucr. 4, 61:

manticam umero,

App. M. 1, p. 110; cf.:

pharetram umero,

Ov. M. 2, 419:

telum magno e vulnere,

Stat. Th. 9, 287:

ensem vaginā,

id. ib. 9, 76:

clipeum reduci,

Ov. H. 13, 147; cf.:

vincula sibi,

id. M. 7, 773:

jugum,

to shake off, Liv. 35, 17, 8:

alas,

to lay aside, Verg. A. 1, 690:

Trojanos cestus,

id. ib. 5, 420:

setosa duris exuere pellibus membra,

Hor. Epod. 17, 15; cf.:

magnos membrorum artus, magna ossa lacertosque Exuit,

strips, bares, Verg. A. 5, 423:

aliquem veste,

Suet. Ner. 32:

palmas vinclis,

Verg. A. 2, 153:

digitos,

i. e. to strip of rings, Mart. 14, 109:

mensas,

to uncover, id. 9, 60, 7:

si ex his te laqueis exueris,

Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 58, § 151:

se jugo,

Liv. 34, 13, 9. —In a Greek construction:

unum exuta pedem vinclis,

Verg. A. 4, 518:

cornua exuitur,

Ov. M. 9, 52.— Absol.:

si non saltas, exue igitur (sc. pallam),

Plaut. Men. 1, 3, 16. —

Transf., in gen., to strip, despoil, deprive of any thing:

hostium copiis fusis armisque exutis,

i. e. to be forced to throw off their arms and to flee, Caes. B. G. 3, 6, 3:

hostem armis,

id. ib. 5, 51 fin.; Sall. J. 88, 3; Liv. 22, 21, 4:

exuti prope omnes armis diffugere,

id. 21, 61, 9; 34, 28, 11; Verg. A. 11, 395:

impedimentis,

Caes. B. G. 7, 14, 8; 7, 42, 5:

castris,

Liv. 31, 42, 7; 41, 3, 10; 41, 12, 5; Vell. 1, 9, 4:

sedibus,

Tac. A. 13, 39:

aliquem avitis bonis,

id. ib. 14, 31; cf.:

aliquem patrimonio,

Suet. Gramm. 11:

montes,

to strip, lay bare, Stat. S. 4, 3, 50:

se agro paterno avitoque,

Liv. 2, 23, 6: exuto Lepido, interfecto Antonio, stripped bare, i. e. without legions, without arms, etc., Tac. A. 1, 2.—

Trop., to lay aside, cast off, divest one's self of any thing:

humanitatem,

Cic. Lig. 5, 14; cf. id. Att. 13, 2, 1:

sapientia vanitatem exuit mentibus,

Sen. Ep. 90 med.:

mentitum colorem,

Quint. 12, 10, 76:

silvestrem animum,

Verg. G. 2, 51:

vultus severos,

Ov. Am. 3, 4, 43:

feritatem,

id. F. 3, 281:

mores antiquos,

Liv. 27, 8, 6:

virtutes,

Tac. A. 1, 75:

fidem,

id. ib. 12, 14:

amicitiam,

id. ib. 1, 8:

tristitiam et arrogantiam et avaritiam,

id. Agr. 9:

jus fasque,

id. H. 3, 5:

promissa,

to break one's word, id. A. 13, 44:

pacta,

id. ib. 6, 43:

patriam,

id. H. 5, 5 et saep.:

hominem exuens ex homine,

Cic. Fin. 5, 12, 35:

magistrum,

Tac. A. 14, 52 fin. —

With a subjectclause:

mihi quidem ex animo exui non potest, esse deos,

Cic. N. D. 3, 3, 7.—

Transf., to make void of, to free from:

se omnibus vitiis,

Sen. Ep. 11.

fĕrē and fermē ( fĕrĕ, Aus. Epigr. 10, 5, 5), adv. [Sanscr. dhar-, dhar-ami, to bear, support; Gr. root, thra-, in thrênus, stool, thronos, seat; Lat. firmus; cf.: forma, forum. Ferme is perh. a sup. form for ferime, v. Rib. Lat. Part. p. 6 sq. Erroneously, Varr.: ferme dicitur quod nunc fere: utrumque dictum a ferendo, quod id quod fertur est in motu atque adventat, L. L. 7, § 92 Müll.], approximately, closely, in two senses.

With the idea of approach predominant, nearly, almost, well-nigh, within a little, for the most part, about (esp. with words of number, quantity, multitude; cf.: plerumque, vulgo).

Form fere:

fere sexennis,

Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 80:

abhinc menses decem fere,

Ter. Hec. 5, 3, 24; cf.:

fere abhinc annos quindecim,

id. Phorm. 5, 8, 28:

fere in diebus paucis, quibus haec acta sunt, Chrysis vicina haec moritur,

soon, only a few days after, id. And. 1, 1, 77:

quinta fere hora,

about the fifth hour, Cic. Pis. 6, 13:

hora fere tertia,

id. Att. 14, 20, 1:

tertia fere vigilia,

Caes. B. G. 4, 23, 1:

sexcentos fere annos,

Cic. Rep. 1, 48:

sexto decimo fere anno,

id. ib. 2, 33:

anno fere ante, quam consul est declaratus,

id. ib. 1, 5:

anno fere centesimo et quadragesimo post mortem Numae,

id. ib. 2, 15; cf.:

anno trecentesimo et quinquagesimo fere post Romam conditam,

id. ib. 1, 16:

decem fere annis post primos consules,

id. ib. 2, 32; cf.

also: decessit fere post annum quartum quam, etc.,

Nep. Arist. 3 fin.:

meus fere aequalis,

Cic. Brut. 48, 179; cf. id. Off. 3, 1, 1:

ipsa Peloponnesus fere tota in mari est,

id. Rep. 2, 4, 8; cf.:

totius fere Galliae legati ad Caesarem gratulatum convenerunt,

Caes. B. G. 1, 30, 1:

totis fere a fronte et ab sinistra parte nudatis castris,

id. ib. 2, 23, 4:

rerum omnium fere modus,

Cic. Rep. 6, 18; cf.:

quam fere omnium constans et moderata ratio vitae,

id. Clu. 16, 46:

ex omnibus fere partibus,

Caes. B. G. 7, 19:

in reliquis fere rebus,

id. ib. 6, 13, 3:

omnes fere,

Cic. Fam. 6, 10, 3; Caes. B. G. 2, 25, 1; 4, 20, 1; Nep. Arist. 2, 3; id. Chabr. 3, 4; Liv. 21, 60, 9; Suet. Caes. 87;

and in the order fere omnes,

Caes. B. G. 5, 13, 1; 5, 23, 4:

cujus disputationis fuit extremum fere de immortalitate animorum,

Cic. Lael. 4, 14; cf.: Phalereus ille Demetrius ultimus est fere ex Atticis. Quint. 10, 1, 80: cum fere e regione castris castra poneret, Caes. B. G. 7, 35, 1; id. ib. 3, 12, 1:

plus fere,

Plaut. Truc. 1, 1, 45:

semper fere,

Cic. de Or. 2, 6, 22:

satis fere diximus,

id. Off. 1, 18, 60:

tantum fere,

almost only, id. Rep. 2, 18 fin.:

Lycurgus eadem vidit fere,

id. ib. 2, 23:

haec fere,

id. ib. 1, 34 fin.; cf.:

hoc fere ab reliquis differunt, quod,

in this chiefly, Caes. B. G. 6, 18, 3:

haec fere dicere habui,

Cic. N. D. 3, 39, 93:

haec erant fere, quae, etc.,

id. Fam. 12, 5 fin.; 12, 30 fin.; id. Att. 2, 16, 1; id. Or. 54, 182; id. Ac. 2, 32, 102:

exposui fere non philosophorum judicia, sed, etc.,

id. N. D. 1, 16, 42; cf.:

sic fere componendum, quomodo pronuntiandum erit,

Quint. 9, 4, 138:

fere eodem pacto, quo,

Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 10:

et fere apparet, quid in invidiam, etc.... dicendum sit,

Quint. 5, 12, 16.—

Form ferme:

hoc factum est ferme abhinc biennium,

Plaut. Bacch. 3, 2, 4; so,

abhinc annos ferme L.,

Vell. 2, 90 fin.:

nam ferme ante annos DCCCCL. floruit,

id. 1, 5, 3:

intra XII. ferme annos,

id. 2, 11 fin.:

duodequadragesimo ferme anno, ex quo regnare coeperat Tarquinius,

Liv. 1, 40:

mille ferme delecti propugnatores onerariis imponuntur,

id. 30, 10; cf.:

pars ferme dimidia,

id. 42, 51:

a quo (flumine) aberat mons ferme milia viginti,

Sall. J. 48, 3; cf.:

in tumulo quatuor ferme milia distante ab castris regiis consedit,

Liv. 30, 8:

abest ab Carthagine quindecim milia ferme passuum locus,

id. 30, 9:

ferme eadem omnia, quae, etc.,

Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 21:

cum ferme cunctos proceres cum honore nominavisset,

Tac. A. 3, 76:

mihi quidem aetas acta est ferme,

for the most part, about, Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 38.

With the idea of nearness or closeness predominant, quite, entirely, just.

Form fere:

domum revortor maestus atque animo fere conturbato,

quite distracted, Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 69:

quod statuas quoque videmus ornatu fere militari,

quite military, Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61:

paria esse fere peccata,

quite equal, Hor. S. 1, 3, 96:

etsi nobis, qui id aetatis sumus, evigilatum fere est, tamen, etc.,

entirely, sufficiently, Cic. Rep. 3, 29:

cum circa hanc fere consultationem disceptatio omnis verteretur,

just on this debated point, Liv. 36, 7, 1: jamque fere, just now, Enn. ap. Non. 217, 11; and ap. Charis. p. 114 P. (Ann. v. 286 and 580 ed. Vahl.); Verg. A. 3, 135; 5, 327; 835; cf.: jam fere, Enn. ap. Non. 355, 17 (Trag. v. 201 ed. Vahl.); and: jam... fere, id. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 46 Müll. (Ann. v. 447 ed. Vahl.):

sermo qui tum fere multis erat in ore,

just then, Cic. Lael. 1, 2.—

Form ferme: circumvenire video ferme injuria, altogether wrong, Naev. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 92 Müll. (Rib. Trag. Fragm. p. 12); cf.: ferme aderant ratibus, just, Enn. ib. § 23 Müll. (Ann. v. 602 ed. Vahl.); so, quod ferme dirum in tempus cecidere Latinae, Cic. Poët. Div. 1, 11, 18; and:

sed eum constabat virum esse ferme bonum,

Gell. 14, 2, 5:

ferme ut quisque rem accurat suam, Sic ei procedunt post principia denique,

Plaut. Pers. 4, 1, 4; so,

ferme ut pueri,

Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 32:

jam ferme moriens me vocat,

just dying, id. And. 1, 5, 49.—

In partic.

With negatives, scarcely, hardly.

(= vix, non facile.) Form fere:

nihil aut non fere multum differre,

Cic. Brut. 40, 150:

nemo fere saltat sobrius,

id. Mur. 6; id. de Or. 1, 25, 116:

nihil fere intelligit,

id. Off. 3, 3, 15:

non fere labitur,

id. Fin. 1, 6, 18:

quod non fere ante auctumnum Elaver vado transiri solet,

Caes. B. G. 7, 35, 1:

duo spondei non fere jungi patiuntur,

Quint. 9, 4, 101:

in se dicere non est fere nisi scurrarum,

id. 6, 3, 82:

denique ex bellica victoria non fere quemquam est invidia civium consecuta,

hardly any one, Cic. Sest. 23, 51:

rationem sententiae suae non fere reddere,

id. Tusc. 1, 17, 38:

nec adhuc fere inveni, qui, etc.,

id. Att. 7, 6, 1; cf.:

quod non fere contingit, nisi, etc.,

id. Lael. 20, 72:

nec rei fere sane amplius quicquam fuit,

Ter. Heaut. 1, 1, 3:

in qua (disputatione) nihil fere, quod magno opere ad rationes omnium rerum pertineret, praetermissum puto,

Cic. Rep. 1, 8 fin.: tum est Cato locutus;

quo erat nemo fere senior temporibus illis, nemo prudentior,

id. Lael. 1, 5:

dixit, hunc ne in convivio quidem ullo fere interfuisse,

id. Rosc. Am. 14:

neque ullum fere totius hiemis tempus sine sollicitudine Caesaris intercessit,

Caes. B. G. 5, 53, 5: neque enim [p. 736] fere iam est ullus dies occupatus, ut nihil, etc., Quint. 10, 7, 27.—With a neg. interrog.:

nam quid fere undique placet?

Quint. 1, 2, 15.—

Form ferme:

hoc non ferme sine magnis principum vitiis evenit,

Cic. Rep. 1, 45 fin.; id. Tusc. 5, 38, 111:

quod non ferme decernitur, nisi, etc.,

Liv. 22, 9, 8; 24, 25, 9:

voluptatibus erant inferiores, nec pecuniis ferme superiores,

Cic. Rep. 2, 34 fin.; so,

nec ferme res antiqua alia est nobilior,

Liv. 1, 24:

facio, quod manifesto moechi haud ferme solent,

Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 40; so Ter. And. 3, 1, 2:

haud ferme,

Liv. 21, 7, 9; 27, 28, 14:

ut eo nihil ferme quisquam addere posset,

Cic. Brut. 43, 161:

quia nemo ferme huc sine damno devortitur,

Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 39:

non ferme facilius aliquid tenere,

Cic. Rep. 2, 5 fin.; 1, 45, 69.—

Of time (in the usual course of things; opp. to sometimes, now and then), in general, generally, usually, commonly.

Form fere:

Fit fere, ut, etc.,

Cic. Rep. 6, 10; cf.:

jam hoc fere sic fieri solere accepimus,

id. de Imp. Pomp. 9, 24:

quod fere solet fieri,

id. Inv. 1, 29, 46; cf.

also: ut fere fit,

id. ib. 2, 4, 14:

nam fere maxima pars morem hunc homines habent,

Plaut. Capt. 2, 1, 36:

quod fere libenter homines id, quod volunt, credunt,

Caes. B. G. 3, 18, 6:

aedificio circumdato silva (ut sunt fere domicilia Gallorum, etc.),

id. ib. 6, 30, 3:

ruri fere se continebat,

Ter. Ph. 2, 3, 16:

nam fere non difficile est invenire, quid, etc.,

Auct. Her. 2, 18, 27:

in eum fere est voluntas nostra propensior,

Cic. Off. 2, 20, 69:

sic omnia nimia in contraria fere convertuntur,

id. Rep. 1, 44:

quod in illis singuli fuissent fere, qui, etc.,

id. ib. 2, 1:

nominatim fere referri, quid, etc.,

id. de Or. 2, 33, 142:

nigra fere terra,

commonly black, Verg. G. 2, 203:

qui timet his adversa, fere miratur eodem quo cupiens pacto,

Hor. Ep. 1, 6, 9.—Strengthened by plerumque or plerique:

hic solebamus fere Plerumque eam operiri,

Ter. Ph. 1, 2, 39; cf.

corresp. to plerumque: fortuna eos plerumque efficit caecos, quos complexa est: itaque efferuntur fere fastidio et contumacia,

Cic. Lael. 15, 54:

adducto fere vultu, plerumque tacitus,

Suet. Tib. 68:

non sunt vitiosiores, quam fere plerique, qui avari avaros... reprehendunt,

Cic. Tusc. 3, 30, 73.—Opp. raro, interdum, saepe:

fere praedicta aetas laeto solo truncoque tres materias, raro quatuor desiderat,

Col. 4, 17, 5; cf.:

fereque id in capillo fit, rarius in barba,

Cels. 6, 2:

ipse Circenses ex amicorum fere libertinorumque cenaculis spectabat, interdum e pulvinari,

Suet. Aug. 15:

in consulatu pedibus fere, extra consulatum saepe adaperta sella per publicum incessit,

id. ib. 53.—

Form ferme:

quod ferme evenit,

Cic. Rep. 1, 42:

nam ferme apud Numidas in omnibus proeliis magis pedes quam arma tuta sunt,

Sall. J. 74 fin.:

inculta ferme vestiuntur virgultis vepribusque,

Liv. 21, 54:

intacta invidia media sunt: ad summa ferme tendit,

id. 45, 35; cf.:

mobilis et varia est ferme natura malorum,

Juv. 13, 236:

ceterum parva quoque (ut ferme principia omnia),

Liv. 7, 2:

ut ferme ad nova imperia,

Tac. A. 2, 2:

quae antea dictatorum et consulum ferme fuerant beneficia,

Liv. 9, 30, 3:

nocte ferme proficiscebantur,

id. 34, 13, 3.

firmus, a, um, adj. [Sanscr. dhar-, dharā-mi, hold, support; Gr. thra-, thrê-sasthai, to sit down, thrênus, thronos; cf.: frētus, frēnum], firm (in opp. to frail, destructible), steadfast, stable, strong, powerful (freq. and class.; esp. in the trop. sense; syn.: constans, stabilis, solidus).

Lit.:

nos fragili vastum ligno sulcavimus aequor: Quae tulit Aesoniden, firma carina fuit,

Ov. P. 1, 4, 35:

robora,

Verg. A. 2, 481:

arbor,

Ov. A. A. 2, 652:

vincula,

id. F. 1, 370:

janua,

i. e. shut fast, id. Am. 2, 12, 3; cf.

sera,

id. P. 1, 2, 24:

solum,

Curt. 5, 1:

firmioris testae murices,

Plin. 9, 33, 52, § 102: sunt et Amineae vites, firmissima vina. Verg. G. 2, 97:

firmo cibo pasta pecus,

strengthening, Varr. R. R. 2, 11, 2:

firmius est triticum quam milium: id ipsum quam hordeum: ex tritico firmissima siligo,

Cels. 2, 18:

effice ut valeas, et ut ad nos firmus ac valens quam primum venias,

Cic. Fam. 16, 8, 1 and 2; cf.:

mihi placebat, si firmior esses, etc.,

id. ib. 16, 5, 1:

nondum satis firmo corpore,

id. ib. 11, 27, 1:

hinc remiges firmissimi, illinc inopia affectissimi,

Vell. 2, 84, 2.—With dat.:

area firma templis sustinendis,

Liv. 2, 5, 4:

testa in structura oneri ferendo firma,

Vitr. 2, 8, 19:

adversis,

Tac. Agr. 35 fin.

Trop., firm in strength or durability, also in opinion, affection, etc., fast, constant, steadfast, immovable, powerful, strong, true, faithful:

quae enim domus tam stabilis, quae tam firma civitas est, quae non odiis et discidiis funditus possit everti?

Cic. Lael. 7, 23:

res publica firma atque robusta,

id. Rep. 2, 1 fin.; cf.:

civitas imprimis firma,

Caes. B. G. 5, 54, 2:

Trinobantes prope firmissima earum regionum civitas,

id. ib. 5, 20, 1; cf.

also: Mutina firmissima et splendidissima colonia,

Cic. Phil. 5, 9, 24:

tres potentissimi ac firmissimi populi,

id. ib. 1, 3 fin.; and:

evocatorum firma manus,

id. Fam. 15, 4, 3: Antonius ab equitatu firmus esse dicebatur, strong in cavalry, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 15, 2.— With ad and acc.: satis firmus ad castra facienda, Pomp. ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12, A, 1:

Chrysippi consolatio ad veritatem firmissima est,

Cic. Tusc. 3, 33, 79:

exercitus satis firmus ad tantum bellum,

Liv. 23, 25, 6; cf.:

cohortes minime firmae ad dimicandum,

Caes. B. G. 7, 60, 2; Sall. H. 4, 62, 16.— With contra: Jugurtha nihil satis firmum contra Metellum putat, Sall. J. 80, 1.—With adversus:

firmus adversus militarem largitionem,

Tac. H. 2, 82:

firmior adversus fortuita,

id. ib. 4, 51:

adversus convicia malosque rumores,

Suet. Tib. 28.— Absol.:

cum neque magnas copias neque firmas haberet,

Nep. Eum. 3, 3; Caes. B. G. 1, 3, 8; Sall. J. 56, 2:

concordi populo nihil esse immutabilius, nihil firmius,

Cic. Rep. 1, 32:

praesidia firmissima,

id. Fin. 1, 10, 35:

fundamenta defensionis firmissima,

id. Cael. 2, 7:

firmior fortuna,

id. Rep. 1, 17:

constitutio Romuli,

id. ib. 2, 31 (ap. Non. 526, 10):

illud ratum, firmum, fixum fuisse vis,

Cic. Ac. 2, 46, 141:

officii praecepta firma, stabilia,

id. Off. 1, 2, 6; cf.:

opinio, firma et stabilis,

id. Brut. 30, 114:

firma et constans assensio,

id. Ac. 1, 11, 42:

ne in maximis quidem rebus quicquam adhuc inveni firmius,

id. Or. 71, 237:

spem firmissimam habere,

id. Fam. 6, 5, 4; cf.

, transf.: firmior candidatus,

i. e. who has stronger, greater hopes of being elected, id. Att. 1, 1, 2:

litterae,

i. e. containing news that may be relied upon, id. ib. 7, 25; cf. id. ib. 16, 5:

senatum sua sponte bene firmum firmiorem vestra auctoritate fecistis,

id. Phil. 6, 7, 18; cf.:

vir in suscepta causa firmissimus,

id. Mil. 33, 91:

accusator firmus verusque,

id. Div. in Caecil. 9, 29;

with this cf.: vir pro veritate firmissimus,

Plin. Ep. 2, 11, 19:

sunt fortasse in sententia firmiores,

id. Balb. 27, 61:

firmus in hoc,

Tib. 3, 2, 5:

non firmus rectum defendis et haeres,

Hor. S. 2, 7, 26:

firmus proposito,

Vell. 2, 63 fin.; so,

firmissimus irā,

Ov. M. 7, 457: firmo id constantique animo facias licet, Cic. Fil. ap. Cic. Fam. 16, 21, 2:

nunc opus pectore firmo,

Verg. A. 6, 261:

firmi amici sunt (opp.: amici collabascunt),

Plaut. Stich. 4, 1, 16:

firmi et stabiles et constantes (amici),

Cic. Lael. 17, 62:

ex infidelissimis sociis firmissimos reddere,

id. Fam. 15, 4, 14:

non brevis et suffragatoria, sed firma et perpetua amicitia,

Q. Cic. Petit. Cons. 7, 26:

firmissimae amicitiae,

Quint. 1, 2, 20:

fides firma nobis,

Plaut. Capt. 5, 1, 6.—

Poet. with inf.:

fundus nec vendibilis nec pascere firmus,

able, capable, Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 47. —Hence, adv., firmly, steadily, lastingly, powerfully; in two (equally common) forms: firme and firmĭter.

Form firme, Plaut. Mil. 4, 2, 24; id. Trin. 2, 2, 54:

insistere,

Suet. Calig. 26:

firme graviterque aliquid comprehendere,

Cic. Fin. 1, 21, 71; cf.:

satis firme aliquid concipere animo,

id. ib. 2, 2, 6:

continere multa,

Quint. 11, 2, 2:

sustinere assensus suos,

Cic. Fin. 3, 9, 31:

graviter et firme respondere,

Plin. Ep. 6, 13, 3.—

Form firmiter: firmiter hoc tuo sit pectore fixum, Lucil. ap. Non. 512, 20:

nisi suffulcis firmiter,

Plaut. Ep. 1, 1, 77:

insistere,

Caes. B. G. 4, 26, 1:

in suo gradu collocari,

Cic. Rep. 1, 45 fin.: stabilita matrimonia, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 512, 23 (Rep. 6, 2 ed. Mos.):

promisisse,

Plaut. Ps. 3, 2 111:

meminisse,

Gell. 13, 8, 2.—

Comp.:

firmius durare,

Plin. 35, 12, 46, § 165:

firmius coire,

Ov. H. 19, 67.—

Sup.:

asseverare,

Cic. Att. 10, 14 fin.:

pulvinus quam firmissime statuatur,

Vitr. 5, 12.

forma, ae, f. [Sanscr. dhar-, dhar-āmi, bear; dhar-i-man, figure; Gr. thra- in thrênus, thronos; cf. Lat. frētus, frēnum, fortis, etc.], form, in the most comprehensive sense of the word, contour, figure, shape, appearance (syn.: species, frons, facies, vultus; figura).

Lit.

In gen.: Ha. Earum nutrix, qua sit facie, mihi expedi. Mi. Statura haud magna, corpore aquilo. Ha. Ipsa ea'st. Mi. Specie venusta, ore parvo, atque oculis pernigris. Ha. Formam quidem hercle verbis depinxti mihi, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 154; cf.:

quia semper eorum suppeditabatur facies et forma manebat,

Lucr. 5, 1175:

corporis nostri partes totaque figura et forma et statura, quam apta ad naturam sit, apparet,

Cic. Fin. 5, 12, 35; cf. Auct. Her. 4, 47, 60:

si omnium animantium formam vincit hominis figura, etc.,

Cic. N. D. 1, 18, 48:

forma ac species liberalis,

id. Cael. 3, 6; cf. id. N. D. 1, 14, 37; 1, 27, 76 sqq.; id. Verr. 2, 4, 58, § 129; id. N. D. 1, 10, 26: aspicite, o cives, senis Enni imagini' formam, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 15, 34 (Epigr. 1 ed. Vahl.):

hoc dico, non ab hominibus formae figuram venisse ad deos... Non ergo illorum humana forma, sed nostra divina dicenda est, etc.,

id. N. D. 1, 32, 90:

formaï servare figuram,

Lucr. 4, 69; cf.:

Homeri picturam, non poesin videmus. Quae regio, quae species formaque pugnae, qui motus hominum non ita expictus est, ut, etc.,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 39, 114 (v. Moser ad h. l.):

eximia forma pueri,

id. ib. 5, 21, 61:

virgines formā excellente,

Liv. 1, 9, 11:

formā praestante puellae,

Ov. H. 3, 35:

forma viros neglecta decet,

id. A. A. 1, 509; cf.:

ut excellentem muliebris formae pulchritudinem muta in sese imago contineret,

Cic. Inv. 2, 1, 1:

illa aetate venerabilis, haec formae pulchrituline,

Curt. 3, 11, 24:

virginem adultam, formā excellentem,

Liv. 3, 44, 4:

virginem maxime formā notam,

id. 4, 9, 4:

una et viginti formae litterarum,

Cic. N. D. 2, 37, 93:

solis,

Lucr. 5, 571:

muralium falcium,

Caes. B. G. 3, 14, 5:

lanceae novae formae,

Suet. Dom. 10:

nova aedificiorum Urbis,

id. Ner. 16:

porticus,

Plin. Ep. 9, 39, 5:

forma et situs agri,

Hor. Ep. 1, 16, 4:

eādem cerā aliae atque aliae formae duci solent,

Quint. 10, 5, 9:

geometricae formae,

Cic. Rep. 1, 17; cf. id. de Or. 1, 42, 187:

cum sit geometria divisa in numeros atque formas,

Quint. 1, 10, 35; cf.

also: Archimedes intentus formis, quas in pulvere descripserat,

Liv. 25, 31, 9:

dimidia circuli,

Plin. 2, 59, 60, § 150:

clarissimorum virorum formae,

figures, images, Cic. Mil. 32, 86:

ille artifex, cum faceret Jovis formam aut Minervae, etc.,

id. Or. 2, 9:

igneae formae,

i. e. fiery bodies, id. N. D. 2, 40, 101:

inque tori formam molles sternentur arenae,

in the shape, form, Ov. Am. 2, 11, 47:

(sacellum) crudis laterculis ad formam camini,

Plin. 30, 7, 20, § 63:

ut haec mulier praeter formam nihil ad similitudinem hominis reservarit,

Cic. Clu. 70, 199.—In poet. circumlocution with gen.: astra tenent caeleste solum formaeque deorum, the forms of gods, for gods, Ov. M. 1, 73:

formae ferarum,

id. ib. 2, 78:

ursi ac formae magnorum luporum,

Verg. A. 7, 18:

formae ingentis leo,

of great size, Just. 15, 4, 17; Tac. A. 4, 72.—

In partic.

Pregn., a fine form, beauty:

di tibi formam, di tibi divitias dederant,

Hor. Ep. 1, 4, 6; cf.:

et genus et formam regina pecunia donat,

id. ib. 1, 6, 37:

movit Ajacem forma captivae Tecmessae,

id. C. 2, 4, 6; Quint. 2, 5, 12:

neque, ut laudanda, quae pecuniam suam pluribus largitur, ita quae formam,

id. 5, 11, 26; 5, 12, 17.—Prov.:

forma bonum fragile est,

Ov. A. A. 2, 113.—

An outline, plan, design (of an architect, etc.):

cum formam videro, quale aedificium futurum sit, scire possum,

Cic. Fam. 2, 8, 1: domus erit egregia;

magis enim cerni jam poterat, quam quantum ex forma judicabamus,

id. Q. Fr. 2, 5, 3 (2, 6, 2):

qua ludum gladiatorium aedificaturus erat,

Suet. Caes. 31.—

A model after which any thing is made, a pattern, stamp, last (of a shoemaker), etc.:

utendum plane sermone, ut numo, cui publica forma est,

Quint. 1, 6, 3:

denarius formae publicae,

Sen. Ben. 5, 29; cf.: formas quasdam nostrae pecuniae agnoscunt, Tac. G. 5:

formas binarias, ternarias et quaternarias, et denarias etiam resolvi praecepit neque in usu cujusquam versari,

stamped money, coins, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 39; cf. Curt. 5, 2, 11:

si scalpra et formas non sutor (emat),

Hor. S. 2, 3, 106; cf.:

forma calcei,

Dig. 9, 2, 5, § 3.—

A mould which gives form to something:

(caseus) vel manu figuratur vel buxeis formis exprimitur,

Col. 7, 8 fin.:

formae in quibus aera funduntur,

Plin. 36, 22, 49, § 168; hence, a frame, case, enclosure:

opus tectorium propter excellentiam picturae ligneis formis inclusum,

id. 35, 14, 49, § 173:

formas rivorum perforare,

i. e. the conduits, pipes, Front. Aquaed. 75:

aquaeductus,

Dig. 7, 1, 27.—Hence,

Transf., the aqueduct itself, Front. Aquaed. 126.—

A rescript, formulary (post-class., whereas the dimin. formula is predominant in this signif.):

ex eorum (amicorum) sententia formas composuit,

Capitol. Anton. 6; so Cod. Just. 1, 2, 20.—

Item forma appellatur puls miliacea ex melle, Paul. ex Fest. p. 83 Müll.

Trop.

In gen., shape, form, nature, manner, kind:

ad me quasi formam communium temporum et totius rei publicae misisti expressam,

Cic. Fam. 3, 11, 4; cf.:

formam quidem ipsam et tamquam faciem honesti vides,

id. Off. 1, 5, 14:

innumerabiles quasi formae figuraeque dicendi,

id. Or. 3, 9, 34:

cum, quae forma et quasi naturalis nota cujusque sit, describitur, ut, si quaeratur avari species, seditiosi, gloriosi,

id. de Or. 3, 29, 115; cf.:

quae sit in ea species et forma et notio viri boni,

id. Off. 3, 20, 81:

forma ingenii,

id. Brut. 85, 294:

rei publicae,

id. Fam. 2, 8, 1; cf.:

exemplar formaque rei publicae,

id. Rep. 2, 11:

forma et species et origo tyranni,

id. ib. 2, 29:

forma rerum publicarum,

id. Tusc. 2, 15, 36; cf. id. Rep. 1, 34 fin.:

officii,

id. Off. 1, 29, 103:

propositi,

Vell. 1, 16:

sollicitudinum,

Tac. A. 4, 60:

formam vitae inire,

id. ib. 1, 74:

secundum vulgarem formam juris,

Dig. 30, 1, 111:

scelerum formae,

Verg. A. 6, 626:

poenae,

id. ib. 615.—

In partic.

In philos. lang., like species, a sort, kind: nolim, ne si Latine quidem dici possit, specierum et speciebus dicere; et saepe his casibus utendum est: at formis et formarum velim... Genus et formam definiunt hoc modo: genus est notio ad plures differentias pertinens;

forma est notio, cujus differentia ad caput generis et quasi fontem referri potest. Formae igitur sunt hae, in quas genus sine ullius praetermissione dividitur, ut si quis jus in legem, morem, aequitatem dividat, etc.,

Cic. Top. 7, 31; cf.:

genus et species, quam eandem formam Cicero vocat,

Quint. 5, 10, 62: a forma generis, quam interdum, quo planius accipiatur, partem licet nominare, hoc modo, etc.... Genus enim est uxor;

ejus duae formae: una matrumfamilias, altera earum, quae tantummodo uxores habentur,

Cic. Top. 4, 14:

quod haec (partitio) sit totius in partes, illa (divisio) generis in formas,

Quint. 5, 10, 63:

duae formae matrimoniorum,

id. 5, 10, 62.—

In gram.

The grammatical quality, condition of a word:

in quo animadvertito, natura quadruplicem esse formam, ad quam in declinando accommodari debeant verba, etc.,

Varr. L. L. 9, § 37 sq.; 101 sq. Müll.; Quint. 10, 1, 10.—

The grammatical form of a word:

utrum in secunda forma verbum temporale habeat in extrema syllaba AS an IS, ad discernendas dissimilitudines interest,

Varr. L. L. 9, § 109 Müll.:

aeditimus ea forma dictum, qua finitimus,

Gell. 12, 10, 1.

frēnum or fraenum, i, n., and more freq. (cf. Neue, Formenl. 1, 567; and v. infra), plur. heterocl. frēni, ōrum, m., and mostly poet. frēna, ōrum, n. [root dhar-; Sanscr. dhar-ā-mi, hold, support; Gr. thra-, in thrênus, thronos; Lat. frētus], a bridle, curb, bit (syn.: lupi, lupata).

Lit.

Plur.:

aurei freni,

Curt. 4, 13 med.; so nom. freni, id. 7, 10 fin.; cf. under II.; acc. frena, Verg. A. 4, 135; 5, 818; Ov. M. 15, 519; id. Am. 3, 4, 16:

non domito frenos ore momordit equus,

Tib. 1, 3, 42; so,

frenos: equus, equa, quae frenos recipere solet,

Cic. Top. 8, 36; Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 12; Verg. G. 3, 184; Liv. 1, 48, 6; Sen. Tranq. 15 fin. al.:

moderarier hunc (equum) frenis,

Lucr. 5, 1298; so,

frenis,

id. 5, 1317; Verg. A. 11, 719; 889; 12, 372; Hor. S. 1, 1, 91; Ov. M. 5, 643; Liv. 1, 14 fin.:

equum cogere frenos pati,

Phaedr. 4, 3, 9:

frenos et strata equorum Pelethronium (invenisse),

Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 202 et saep.—

Sing.:

frenumque (equus) recepit, etc.,

Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 36:

non frenum depulit ore,

id. ib. 1, 10, 38.—

Prov.: frenum mordere, to take the bit in one's teeth, i. e. to offer opposition, to resist: si frenum momorderis peream, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 23, 2; cf.:

sed ut mones, frenum momordi,

Cic. ib. 11, 24, 1.—

Transf.

Like our terms bridle and curb, i. q. means of guiding or governing, restraint, check, limit.

Plur.:

rerum freni,

the reins of dominion, Sil. 1, 240:

freni sunt injecti vobis, Quirites, nullo modo perpetiendi: alligati et constricti estis amaro vinculo servitutis,

Val. Max. 2, 9, 5; cf.:

freni domitarum gentium,

Curt. 7, 10 fin.:

ne Lycurgi quidem disciplina tenuit illos in hominibus Graecis frenos,

Cic. Rep. 2, 33:

ut Isocratem in acerrimo ingenio Theopompi et lenissimo Ephori dixisse traditum est, alteri se calcaria adhibere, alteri frenos,

id. Brut. 56, 204:

Mutinam illi exsultanti tamquam frenos furoris injecit,

id. Phil. 13, 9, 20:

date frenos impotenti naturae et indomito animali,

give the reins to, allow full scope to, Liv. 34, 2, 13; so,

frenos furentibus ira Laxat,

Luc. 7, 125:

impone felicitati tuae frenos,

put on, Curt. 7, 8 fin.:

imperii frena tenere sui,

Ov. Tr. 2, 42:

frena imperii moderari,

id. P. 2, 9, 33:

capere,

id. ib. 4, 13, 27:

frena licentiae inicere,

Hor. C. 4, 15, 10:

pone irae frena modumque, Pone et avaritiae,

Juv. 8, 88:

subiit leges et frena momordit Ille solutus amor,

i. e. submitted to, Stat. S. 1, 2, 28:

quod dicebat Isocrates, se calcaribus in Ephoro, contra autem in Theopompo frenis uti solere,

Cic. de Or. 3, 9, 36; Quint. 2, 8, 11; cf. above the passage Cic. Brut. 56, 204:

alter, uti dixit Isocrates in Ephoro et Theopompo, frenis eget, alter calcaribus,

id. Att. 6, 1, 12:

non solum frenis sed etiam jugo accepto,

Liv. 37, 36, 5:

animum rege: qui nisi paret, Imperat: hunc frenis, hunc tu compesce catenā,

Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 63:

jam vaga prosiliet frenis natura remotis,

id. S. 2, 7, 74.—

Sing.:

ni frenum accipere et victi parere fatentur,

Verg. A. 12, 568:

voluptates tenere sub freno,

Sen. Ep. 23 med. —

Poet., horse, steed, charger:

eques aptus frenis,

Prop. 4 (5), 10, 19:

portarumque moras frenis assultat et hastis,

Stat. Th. 11, 243.—

In gen.

That which holds things together, a band (post-Aug. and rare):

absiliunt pontes tectique trementis Saxea frena labant, etc.,

the stone bands, ties, Stat. Th. 10, 880.—

In anatomy:

frenum,

the ligament which attaches the inside of the foreskin to the glans, Cels. 7, 25, 2.

frēnum or fraenum, i, n., and more freq. (cf. Neue, Formenl. 1, 567; and v. infra), plur. heterocl. frēni, ōrum, m., and mostly poet. frēna, ōrum, n. [root dhar-; Sanscr. dhar-ā-mi, hold, support; Gr. thra-, in thrênus, thronos; Lat. frētus], a bridle, curb, bit (syn.: lupi, lupata).

Lit.

Plur.:

aurei freni,

Curt. 4, 13 med.; so nom. freni, id. 7, 10 fin.; cf. under II.; acc. frena, Verg. A. 4, 135; 5, 818; Ov. M. 15, 519; id. Am. 3, 4, 16:

non domito frenos ore momordit equus,

Tib. 1, 3, 42; so,

frenos: equus, equa, quae frenos recipere solet,

Cic. Top. 8, 36; Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 12; Verg. G. 3, 184; Liv. 1, 48, 6; Sen. Tranq. 15 fin. al.:

moderarier hunc (equum) frenis,

Lucr. 5, 1298; so,

frenis,

id. 5, 1317; Verg. A. 11, 719; 889; 12, 372; Hor. S. 1, 1, 91; Ov. M. 5, 643; Liv. 1, 14 fin.:

equum cogere frenos pati,

Phaedr. 4, 3, 9:

frenos et strata equorum Pelethronium (invenisse),

Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 202 et saep.—

Sing.:

frenumque (equus) recepit, etc.,

Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 36:

non frenum depulit ore,

id. ib. 1, 10, 38.—

Prov.: frenum mordere, to take the bit in one's teeth, i. e. to offer opposition, to resist: si frenum momorderis peream, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 23, 2; cf.:

sed ut mones, frenum momordi,

Cic. ib. 11, 24, 1.—

Transf.

Like our terms bridle and curb, i. q. means of guiding or governing, restraint, check, limit.

Plur.:

rerum freni,

the reins of dominion, Sil. 1, 240:

freni sunt injecti vobis, Quirites, nullo modo perpetiendi: alligati et constricti estis amaro vinculo servitutis,

Val. Max. 2, 9, 5; cf.:

freni domitarum gentium,

Curt. 7, 10 fin.:

ne Lycurgi quidem disciplina tenuit illos in hominibus Graecis frenos,

Cic. Rep. 2, 33:

ut Isocratem in acerrimo ingenio Theopompi et lenissimo Ephori dixisse traditum est, alteri se calcaria adhibere, alteri frenos,

id. Brut. 56, 204:

Mutinam illi exsultanti tamquam frenos furoris injecit,

id. Phil. 13, 9, 20:

date frenos impotenti naturae et indomito animali,

give the reins to, allow full scope to, Liv. 34, 2, 13; so,

frenos furentibus ira Laxat,

Luc. 7, 125:

impone felicitati tuae frenos,

put on, Curt. 7, 8 fin.:

imperii frena tenere sui,

Ov. Tr. 2, 42:

frena imperii moderari,

id. P. 2, 9, 33:

capere,

id. ib. 4, 13, 27:

frena licentiae inicere,

Hor. C. 4, 15, 10:

pone irae frena modumque, Pone et avaritiae,

Juv. 8, 88:

subiit leges et frena momordit Ille solutus amor,

i. e. submitted to, Stat. S. 1, 2, 28:

quod dicebat Isocrates, se calcaribus in Ephoro, contra autem in Theopompo frenis uti solere,

Cic. de Or. 3, 9, 36; Quint. 2, 8, 11; cf. above the passage Cic. Brut. 56, 204:

alter, uti dixit Isocrates in Ephoro et Theopompo, frenis eget, alter calcaribus,

id. Att. 6, 1, 12:

non solum frenis sed etiam jugo accepto,

Liv. 37, 36, 5:

animum rege: qui nisi paret, Imperat: hunc frenis, hunc tu compesce catenā,

Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 63:

jam vaga prosiliet frenis natura remotis,

id. S. 2, 7, 74.—

Sing.:

ni frenum accipere et victi parere fatentur,

Verg. A. 12, 568:

voluptates tenere sub freno,

Sen. Ep. 23 med. —

Poet., horse, steed, charger:

eques aptus frenis,

Prop. 4 (5), 10, 19:

portarumque moras frenis assultat et hastis,

Stat. Th. 11, 243.—

In gen.

That which holds things together, a band (post-Aug. and rare):

absiliunt pontes tectique trementis Saxea frena labant, etc.,

the stone bands, ties, Stat. Th. 10, 880.—

In anatomy:

frenum,

the ligament which attaches the inside of the foreskin to the glans, Cels. 7, 25, 2.

Thēseus (dissyl.), - ĕï;, and - ĕos, m., = Thêseus, a king of Athens, son of Ægeus (acc. to others, of Neptune) and Æthra; husband of Ariadne, and afterwards of Phædra; father of Hippolytus, by the Amazon Hippolyte; friend of Pirithoüs; conqueror of the highway-robbers Periphetes, Sinnis, etc., and of the Minotaur, Ov. M. 7, 433 sq.; id. H. 10, 3; Stat. Th. 12, 576; Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 45; 3, 31, 76; id. Fin. 1, 20, 65; Prop. 2, 14 (3, 6), 7; Ov. F. 6, 737; Verg. A. 6, 618; Hor. C. 4, 7, 27 al.—Hence,

Thēsēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Theseus, Thesean:

carina,

Prop. 1, 3, 1:

laus,

Ov. M. 8, 263:

fides,

id. Tr. 1, 3, 66:

crimen,

i. e. the desertion of Ariadne, id. F. 3, 460; id. A. A. 3, 459.— Transf., poet., for Athenian:

via,

Prop. 3 (4), 21, 24:

Hymettus,

Mart. 13, 104, 1:

favi,

id. 4, 13, 4.—

Thēsēïus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Theseus:

heros,

i. e. Hippolytus, Ov. M. 15, 492:

dicta,

Stat. Th. 12, 681:

Troezen,

ruled by the ancestors of Theseus, id. ib. 4, 81.—

Thēsīdes, ae, m., the offspring of Theseus, i. e. Hippolytus, Ov. H. 4, 65; Aus. Epigr. 20. — Transf., poet., for an Athenian, Verg. G. 2, 383.—

Thēsēis, ĭdis, f., the title of a poem concerning Theseus, Juv. 1, 2.