the castor

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castor, ŏris, m., = kastôr, the castor, beaver; pure Lat. fiber: Castor fiber, Linn.; Plin. 32, 3, 13, § 26; cf. id. 8, 30, 47, § 109; Cic. ap. Isid. Orig. 12, 2, 21; Ov. Nux. 166; acc. castorem, App. M. 1, p. 106, 10:

castora,

Juv. 12, 34.

Castor, ŏris (acc. to some gramm. Castōris, Quint. 1, 5, 60), m., = Kastôr.

The son of the Spartan king Tyndarus and Leda, brother of Helena and Pollux, with whom, as twin star (Gemini;

hence even Castores,

Plin. 10, 43, 60, § 121; 35, 4, 10, § 27; 7, 22, 22, § 86; and:

alter Castor,

Stat. S. 4, 6, 16), he served as a guide to mariners, Varr. L. L. 5, § 58; Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 6; 3, 18, 45; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 5; id. Epod. 17, 42; 17, 43; id. C. 4, 5, 35:

gaudet equis,

id. S. 2, 1, 26; cf. id. C. 1, 12, 25, and Ov. M. 12, 401:

ad Castoris (sc. aedem),

on the forum, Cic. Mil. 33, 91; where pecuniary affairs were transacted, id. Quint. 4, 17; cf. Juv. 14, 260.—

Derivv.

In oaths: ecastor and mecastor [the old interj. e or the pron. acc. me, prefixed; cf.: equidem, edepol; mehercle, medius fiduis, etc., v. Corss. Ausspr. II. p. 856 sq.], by Castor, an oath in very frequent use, especially by women, though not exclusively by them, as asserted by Gell. 11, 6, 1, and Charis. p. 183 P.; cf. Plaut. As. 5, 2, 46; 5, 2, 80; id. Cas. 5, 4, 13:

ecastor, re experior, quanti facias uxorem tuam,

id. Am. 1, 3, 10; 1, 3, 39; id. Cist. 4, 2, 61; id. Truc. 2, 5, 28; id. Poen. 1, 2, 71; id. Stich. 1, 3, 89; id. As. 1, 3, 36; id. Truc. 2, 2, 60; id. As. 3, 1, 30; id. Stich. 1, 3, 81:

ecastor vero,

id. Merc. 4, 1, 25:

per ecastor scitus (i. e. perscitus ecastor) puer est natus Pamphilo,

Ter. And. 3, 2, 6:

nec nunc mecastor quid hero ego dicam queo comminisci,

Plaut. Aul, 1, 1, 28; cf. id. Merc. 4, 1, 6; id. Cas. 2, 3, 30; id. Men. 4, 2, 50; id. Mil. 1, 1, 63; cf. also id. Stich. 1, 3, 86; id. Truc. 2, 2, 36; 2, 7, 30; 3, 2, 11; 4, 4, 9; 5, 1, 26: Sy. Salve, mecastor, Parmenio. Pa. Et tu, edepol, Syra, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 8 Don. —

Ad Castŏris or Lŏcus Ca-stŏrum, nom. propr., a place in Upper Italy, between Cremona and Bedriacum, where stood a shrine of Castor and Pollux, Suet. Oth. 9; Tac. H. 2, 24.—

Castŏrĕus, a, um, adj. of Castor:

manus,

Sen. Hippol. 810.—

A companion of Æneas, Verg. A. 10, 124.—

The grandson of king Deiotarus, Cic. Deiot. 1, 2, 10; 1, 2, 28 sq.—

Castor Tarcondarius, a chieftain of Gallogrœcia, ally of Pompey, Caes. B. C. 3, 4.—

Antonius Castor, an author on botany, Plin. 25, 17, 66, § 174; 25, 2, 5, § 9.

castor, ŏris, m., = kastôr, the castor, beaver; pure Lat. fiber: Castor fiber, Linn.; Plin. 32, 3, 13, § 26; cf. id. 8, 30, 47, § 109; Cic. ap. Isid. Orig. 12, 2, 21; Ov. Nux. 166; acc. castorem, App. M. 1, p. 106, 10:

castora,

Juv. 12, 34.

Castor, ŏris (acc. to some gramm. Castōris, Quint. 1, 5, 60), m., = Kastôr.

The son of the Spartan king Tyndarus and Leda, brother of Helena and Pollux, with whom, as twin star (Gemini;

hence even Castores,

Plin. 10, 43, 60, § 121; 35, 4, 10, § 27; 7, 22, 22, § 86; and:

alter Castor,

Stat. S. 4, 6, 16), he served as a guide to mariners, Varr. L. L. 5, § 58; Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 6; 3, 18, 45; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 5; id. Epod. 17, 42; 17, 43; id. C. 4, 5, 35:

gaudet equis,

id. S. 2, 1, 26; cf. id. C. 1, 12, 25, and Ov. M. 12, 401:

ad Castoris (sc. aedem),

on the forum, Cic. Mil. 33, 91; where pecuniary affairs were transacted, id. Quint. 4, 17; cf. Juv. 14, 260.—

Derivv.

In oaths: ecastor and mecastor [the old interj. e or the pron. acc. me, prefixed; cf.: equidem, edepol; mehercle, medius fiduis, etc., v. Corss. Ausspr. II. p. 856 sq.], by Castor, an oath in very frequent use, especially by women, though not exclusively by them, as asserted by Gell. 11, 6, 1, and Charis. p. 183 P.; cf. Plaut. As. 5, 2, 46; 5, 2, 80; id. Cas. 5, 4, 13:

ecastor, re experior, quanti facias uxorem tuam,

id. Am. 1, 3, 10; 1, 3, 39; id. Cist. 4, 2, 61; id. Truc. 2, 5, 28; id. Poen. 1, 2, 71; id. Stich. 1, 3, 89; id. As. 1, 3, 36; id. Truc. 2, 2, 60; id. As. 3, 1, 30; id. Stich. 1, 3, 81:

ecastor vero,

id. Merc. 4, 1, 25:

per ecastor scitus (i. e. perscitus ecastor) puer est natus Pamphilo,

Ter. And. 3, 2, 6:

nec nunc mecastor quid hero ego dicam queo comminisci,

Plaut. Aul, 1, 1, 28; cf. id. Merc. 4, 1, 6; id. Cas. 2, 3, 30; id. Men. 4, 2, 50; id. Mil. 1, 1, 63; cf. also id. Stich. 1, 3, 86; id. Truc. 2, 2, 36; 2, 7, 30; 3, 2, 11; 4, 4, 9; 5, 1, 26: Sy. Salve, mecastor, Parmenio. Pa. Et tu, edepol, Syra, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 8 Don. —

Ad Castŏris or Lŏcus Ca-stŏrum, nom. propr., a place in Upper Italy, between Cremona and Bedriacum, where stood a shrine of Castor and Pollux, Suet. Oth. 9; Tac. H. 2, 24.—

Castŏrĕus, a, um, adj. of Castor:

manus,

Sen. Hippol. 810.—

A companion of Æneas, Verg. A. 10, 124.—

The grandson of king Deiotarus, Cic. Deiot. 1, 2, 10; 1, 2, 28 sq.—

Castor Tarcondarius, a chieftain of Gallogrœcia, ally of Pompey, Caes. B. C. 3, 4.—

Antonius Castor, an author on botany, Plin. 25, 17, 66, § 174; 25, 2, 5, § 9.

castor, ŏris, m., = kastôr, the castor, beaver; pure Lat. fiber: Castor fiber, Linn.; Plin. 32, 3, 13, § 26; cf. id. 8, 30, 47, § 109; Cic. ap. Isid. Orig. 12, 2, 21; Ov. Nux. 166; acc. castorem, App. M. 1, p. 106, 10:

castora,

Juv. 12, 34.

Castor, ŏris (acc. to some gramm. Castōris, Quint. 1, 5, 60), m., = Kastôr.

The son of the Spartan king Tyndarus and Leda, brother of Helena and Pollux, with whom, as twin star (Gemini;

hence even Castores,

Plin. 10, 43, 60, § 121; 35, 4, 10, § 27; 7, 22, 22, § 86; and:

alter Castor,

Stat. S. 4, 6, 16), he served as a guide to mariners, Varr. L. L. 5, § 58; Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 6; 3, 18, 45; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 5; id. Epod. 17, 42; 17, 43; id. C. 4, 5, 35:

gaudet equis,

id. S. 2, 1, 26; cf. id. C. 1, 12, 25, and Ov. M. 12, 401:

ad Castoris (sc. aedem),

on the forum, Cic. Mil. 33, 91; where pecuniary affairs were transacted, id. Quint. 4, 17; cf. Juv. 14, 260.—

Derivv.

In oaths: ecastor and mecastor [the old interj. e or the pron. acc. me, prefixed; cf.: equidem, edepol; mehercle, medius fiduis, etc., v. Corss. Ausspr. II. p. 856 sq.], by Castor, an oath in very frequent use, especially by women, though not exclusively by them, as asserted by Gell. 11, 6, 1, and Charis. p. 183 P.; cf. Plaut. As. 5, 2, 46; 5, 2, 80; id. Cas. 5, 4, 13:

ecastor, re experior, quanti facias uxorem tuam,

id. Am. 1, 3, 10; 1, 3, 39; id. Cist. 4, 2, 61; id. Truc. 2, 5, 28; id. Poen. 1, 2, 71; id. Stich. 1, 3, 89; id. As. 1, 3, 36; id. Truc. 2, 2, 60; id. As. 3, 1, 30; id. Stich. 1, 3, 81:

ecastor vero,

id. Merc. 4, 1, 25:

per ecastor scitus (i. e. perscitus ecastor) puer est natus Pamphilo,

Ter. And. 3, 2, 6:

nec nunc mecastor quid hero ego dicam queo comminisci,

Plaut. Aul, 1, 1, 28; cf. id. Merc. 4, 1, 6; id. Cas. 2, 3, 30; id. Men. 4, 2, 50; id. Mil. 1, 1, 63; cf. also id. Stich. 1, 3, 86; id. Truc. 2, 2, 36; 2, 7, 30; 3, 2, 11; 4, 4, 9; 5, 1, 26: Sy. Salve, mecastor, Parmenio. Pa. Et tu, edepol, Syra, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 8 Don. —

Ad Castŏris or Lŏcus Ca-stŏrum, nom. propr., a place in Upper Italy, between Cremona and Bedriacum, where stood a shrine of Castor and Pollux, Suet. Oth. 9; Tac. H. 2, 24.—

Castŏrĕus, a, um, adj. of Castor:

manus,

Sen. Hippol. 810.—

A companion of Æneas, Verg. A. 10, 124.—

The grandson of king Deiotarus, Cic. Deiot. 1, 2, 10; 1, 2, 28 sq.—

Castor Tarcondarius, a chieftain of Gallogrœcia, ally of Pompey, Caes. B. C. 3, 4.—

Antonius Castor, an author on botany, Plin. 25, 17, 66, § 174; 25, 2, 5, § 9.

castor, ŏris, m., = kastôr, the castor, beaver; pure Lat. fiber: Castor fiber, Linn.; Plin. 32, 3, 13, § 26; cf. id. 8, 30, 47, § 109; Cic. ap. Isid. Orig. 12, 2, 21; Ov. Nux. 166; acc. castorem, App. M. 1, p. 106, 10:

castora,

Juv. 12, 34.

Castor, ŏris (acc. to some gramm. Castōris, Quint. 1, 5, 60), m., = Kastôr.

The son of the Spartan king Tyndarus and Leda, brother of Helena and Pollux, with whom, as twin star (Gemini;

hence even Castores,

Plin. 10, 43, 60, § 121; 35, 4, 10, § 27; 7, 22, 22, § 86; and:

alter Castor,

Stat. S. 4, 6, 16), he served as a guide to mariners, Varr. L. L. 5, § 58; Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 6; 3, 18, 45; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 5; id. Epod. 17, 42; 17, 43; id. C. 4, 5, 35:

gaudet equis,

id. S. 2, 1, 26; cf. id. C. 1, 12, 25, and Ov. M. 12, 401:

ad Castoris (sc. aedem),

on the forum, Cic. Mil. 33, 91; where pecuniary affairs were transacted, id. Quint. 4, 17; cf. Juv. 14, 260.—

Derivv.

In oaths: ecastor and mecastor [the old interj. e or the pron. acc. me, prefixed; cf.: equidem, edepol; mehercle, medius fiduis, etc., v. Corss. Ausspr. II. p. 856 sq.], by Castor, an oath in very frequent use, especially by women, though not exclusively by them, as asserted by Gell. 11, 6, 1, and Charis. p. 183 P.; cf. Plaut. As. 5, 2, 46; 5, 2, 80; id. Cas. 5, 4, 13:

ecastor, re experior, quanti facias uxorem tuam,

id. Am. 1, 3, 10; 1, 3, 39; id. Cist. 4, 2, 61; id. Truc. 2, 5, 28; id. Poen. 1, 2, 71; id. Stich. 1, 3, 89; id. As. 1, 3, 36; id. Truc. 2, 2, 60; id. As. 3, 1, 30; id. Stich. 1, 3, 81:

ecastor vero,

id. Merc. 4, 1, 25:

per ecastor scitus (i. e. perscitus ecastor) puer est natus Pamphilo,

Ter. And. 3, 2, 6:

nec nunc mecastor quid hero ego dicam queo comminisci,

Plaut. Aul, 1, 1, 28; cf. id. Merc. 4, 1, 6; id. Cas. 2, 3, 30; id. Men. 4, 2, 50; id. Mil. 1, 1, 63; cf. also id. Stich. 1, 3, 86; id. Truc. 2, 2, 36; 2, 7, 30; 3, 2, 11; 4, 4, 9; 5, 1, 26: Sy. Salve, mecastor, Parmenio. Pa. Et tu, edepol, Syra, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 8 Don. —

Ad Castŏris or Lŏcus Ca-stŏrum, nom. propr., a place in Upper Italy, between Cremona and Bedriacum, where stood a shrine of Castor and Pollux, Suet. Oth. 9; Tac. H. 2, 24.—

Castŏrĕus, a, um, adj. of Castor:

manus,

Sen. Hippol. 810.—

A companion of Æneas, Verg. A. 10, 124.—

The grandson of king Deiotarus, Cic. Deiot. 1, 2, 10; 1, 2, 28 sq.—

Castor Tarcondarius, a chieftain of Gallogrœcia, ally of Pompey, Caes. B. C. 3, 4.—

Antonius Castor, an author on botany, Plin. 25, 17, 66, § 174; 25, 2, 5, § 9.

Lēda, ae, and Lēdē, ēs, f., = Lêda, the daughter of Thestius, and wife of Tyndarus; she bore by Jupiter, who visited her in the form of a swan, two eggs, from one of which came Pollux and Helen, and from the other Castor and Clytemnestra, Ov. H. 17, 55; id. M. 6, 109; Hyg. Fab. 77:

pueri Ledae,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Hor. C. 1, 12, 25.—She was deified after her death, under the name of Nemesis, Lact. 1, 21:

Lede,

Ov. Am. 1, 10, 3: chironomon Ledam saltare, i. e. in the part of Leda in a pantomime, Juv. 6, 63.—Hence,

Lēdaeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Leda, Ledæan.

Lit.:

Ledaei dei,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Ov. F. 1, 706; also,

Lacones,

Mart. 1, 37, 2:

Helena,

Verg. A. 7, 364:

Hermione (as granddaughter of Leda),

id. ib. 3, 328:

ovum,

a swan's egg, Mart. 8, 33, 21; cf.

olores,

id. 1, 54, 8:

Timavus, because Castor, on the return of the Argonauts, let his horse Cyllarus drink of it,

id. 4, 25, 5; cf.

Cyllarus,

Stat. S. 1, 1, 54:

astrum,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Mart. 8, 21, 5.—

Poet., transf.

Spartan:

Phalantum,

Tarentum, founded by the Spartan Phalantus, Mart. 8, 28, 3:

gurges,

i. e. of the Eurotas, Stat. S. 2, 6, 45. —

Amyclæan (because Castor and Pollux were born at Amyclæ):

Xanthippus,

Sil. 4, 358.

lēda, ae, lēdon, i, and lēdănum, v. lada.

Lēda, ae, and Lēdē, ēs, f., = Lêda, the daughter of Thestius, and wife of Tyndarus; she bore by Jupiter, who visited her in the form of a swan, two eggs, from one of which came Pollux and Helen, and from the other Castor and Clytemnestra, Ov. H. 17, 55; id. M. 6, 109; Hyg. Fab. 77:

pueri Ledae,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Hor. C. 1, 12, 25.—She was deified after her death, under the name of Nemesis, Lact. 1, 21:

Lede,

Ov. Am. 1, 10, 3: chironomon Ledam saltare, i. e. in the part of Leda in a pantomime, Juv. 6, 63.—Hence,

Lēdaeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Leda, Ledæan.

Lit.:

Ledaei dei,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Ov. F. 1, 706; also,

Lacones,

Mart. 1, 37, 2:

Helena,

Verg. A. 7, 364:

Hermione (as granddaughter of Leda),

id. ib. 3, 328:

ovum,

a swan's egg, Mart. 8, 33, 21; cf.

olores,

id. 1, 54, 8:

Timavus, because Castor, on the return of the Argonauts, let his horse Cyllarus drink of it,

id. 4, 25, 5; cf.

Cyllarus,

Stat. S. 1, 1, 54:

astrum,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Mart. 8, 21, 5.—

Poet., transf.

Spartan:

Phalantum,

Tarentum, founded by the Spartan Phalantus, Mart. 8, 28, 3:

gurges,

i. e. of the Eurotas, Stat. S. 2, 6, 45. —

Amyclæan (because Castor and Pollux were born at Amyclæ):

Xanthippus,

Sil. 4, 358.

lēda, ae, lēdon, i, and lēdănum, v. lada.

Lēda, ae, and Lēdē, ēs, f., = Lêda, the daughter of Thestius, and wife of Tyndarus; she bore by Jupiter, who visited her in the form of a swan, two eggs, from one of which came Pollux and Helen, and from the other Castor and Clytemnestra, Ov. H. 17, 55; id. M. 6, 109; Hyg. Fab. 77:

pueri Ledae,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Hor. C. 1, 12, 25.—She was deified after her death, under the name of Nemesis, Lact. 1, 21:

Lede,

Ov. Am. 1, 10, 3: chironomon Ledam saltare, i. e. in the part of Leda in a pantomime, Juv. 6, 63.—Hence,

Lēdaeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Leda, Ledæan.

Lit.:

Ledaei dei,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Ov. F. 1, 706; also,

Lacones,

Mart. 1, 37, 2:

Helena,

Verg. A. 7, 364:

Hermione (as granddaughter of Leda),

id. ib. 3, 328:

ovum,

a swan's egg, Mart. 8, 33, 21; cf.

olores,

id. 1, 54, 8:

Timavus, because Castor, on the return of the Argonauts, let his horse Cyllarus drink of it,

id. 4, 25, 5; cf.

Cyllarus,

Stat. S. 1, 1, 54:

astrum,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Mart. 8, 21, 5.—

Poet., transf.

Spartan:

Phalantum,

Tarentum, founded by the Spartan Phalantus, Mart. 8, 28, 3:

gurges,

i. e. of the Eurotas, Stat. S. 2, 6, 45. —

Amyclæan (because Castor and Pollux were born at Amyclæ):

Xanthippus,

Sil. 4, 358.

lēda, ae, lēdon, i, and lēdănum, v. lada.

gĕmĭnus, a, um, adj. [cf.: gener, genui (gigno)], born at the same time, twin-born, twin - (class.).

Lit.

Adj.:

tibi sunt gemini et trigemini filii,

Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 123:

filios parere,

id. Am. 5, 1, 36:

C. et L. Fabricii fratres gemini fuerunt ex municipio Aletrinati,

twin-brothers, Cic. Clu. 16, 46;

v. frater: sorores,

Ov. M. 4, 774; Hor. C. 4, 7, 5; cf.:

soror gemina germana,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 30:

pueri,

Verg. A. 8, 631:

proles,

id. ib. 1, 274: dei (i. e. Apollo and Diana), Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 16 Müll. (Trag. v. 425 Vahl.):

partus,

Liv. 1, 4, 2:

Castor,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Ov. A. A. 1, 746; cf.

Pollux,

Hor. C. 3, 29, 64:

nec gemino bellum Trojanum orditur ab ovo,

i. e. from Helen, the twin-daughter of Leda, id. A. P. 147:

fratres, Amphion atque Zethus,

id. Ep. 1, 18, 41:

Quirini,

i. e. Romulus and Remus, Juv. 11, 105.—Comically in the sup.: To. Hic ejus geminust frater. Do. Hicine'st? To. Ac geminissimus, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 49.—

Subst.: gĕmĭni, ōrum, m., twins:

Servilii, qui gemini fuerunt... ut mater geminos internoscit consuetudine oculorum, sic, etc.,

Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 56 sq.; cf.:

geminorum formas esse similes,

id. Div. 2, 43, 90; Liv. 1, 6, 4.—Of beasts:

(asina) raro geminos parit,

Plin. 8, 43, 68, § 168.—

In partic.

Gemini, as a constellation, The Twins (Castor and Pollux;

acc. to others, Apollo and Hercules),

Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 281; Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 7; called also geminum astrum, Col. poët. 10, 312.—

Acc. to the Gr. didumoi, the testicles, i. q. testiculi (late Lat.), Sol. 13; Amm. 16, 7.—

Transf.

In gen., paired, double, two-fold, both, two, = duplex, duo:

gemino lucernae lumine declarari, dissensionem et seditionem moveri,

Cic. Div. 2, 58, 120; cf.:

ex unis geminas mihi conficies nuptias,

Ter. And. 4, 1, 51:

et tripodes gemini,

Verg. A. 9, 265:

cum quaererent alii Numerium, alii Quintium, gemini nominis errore servatus est (Numerius Quintius),

Cic. Sest. 38, 82:

sunt geminae Somni portae, quarum altera, etc.,

Verg. A. 6, 894:

scopuli,

id. ib. 1, 162; cf.:

vos, geminae voragines rei publicae,

Cic. Pis. 18, 41:

huc geminas nunc flecte acies,

your pair of eyes, both eyes, Verg. A. 6, 788:

tempora,

id. ib. 5, 416:

nares,

id. G. 4, 300:

cornua (Eridani),

id. ib. 4, 371:

manus,

Mart. 10, 10, 10:

pedes,

Ov. F. 2, 154;

for which: pes,

id. A. A. 2, 644:

geminae (vites),

Col. 3, 2, 10 (for which:

gemellae vites,

Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 21):

aliae (percussiones numerorum) sunt geminae,

double, Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 182; cf.:

geminis vocalibus,

Quint. 1, 7, 14:

M gemina,

id. ib. 8: geminique tulit Chironis in antrum, double-formed (half man, half horse), Ov. M. 2, 630; 6, 126; cf.:

corpus Tritonis (half man and half fish),

Stat. S. 3, 2, 35: Cecrops (acc. to a myth, half man and half serpent, or half man and half woman;

or else as Egyptian and Greek),

Ov. M. 2, 555: GEMINA LEGIO, a double legion (formed out of two legions), epithet of the tenth legion in Hispania, Inscr. Orell. 72 sq.; 1214; 2090;

3376 al. (for which: gemella legio,

Caes. B. C. 3, 4, 1; cf. Tac. H. 2, 58): cum geminis exsurgit mensa lucernis, seen double by one in drink, Juv. 6, 305.—

Resembling, similar, like, as twins:

VOLO, MI FRATER, FRATERCULO TUO CREDAS: consorti quidem in lucris atque in furtis, gemino et simillimo nequitia, improbitate, audaciā,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 66, § 155; cf.:

Dolabella et Antonius... ecce tibi geminum in scelere par,

a twin-pair, id. Phil. 11, 1, 2; Varr. L. L. 9, § 92:

par est avaritia, similis improbitas, eadem impudentia, gemina audacia,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 118 fin.; cf. id. Rosc. Com. 18, 55:

quae (memoria) est gemina litteraturae quodammodo et in dissimili genere persimilis,

twin-sister, id. Part. 7, 26 (al. germana): illud vero geminum consiliis Catilinae et Lentuli, quod me domo mea expulistis, like, similar, id. Pis. 7, 16; cf.:

ambobus geminus cupido laudis,

Sil. 4, 99.

gĕmĭnus, a, um, adj. [cf.: gener, genui (gigno)], born at the same time, twin-born, twin - (class.).

Lit.

Adj.:

tibi sunt gemini et trigemini filii,

Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 123:

filios parere,

id. Am. 5, 1, 36:

C. et L. Fabricii fratres gemini fuerunt ex municipio Aletrinati,

twin-brothers, Cic. Clu. 16, 46;

v. frater: sorores,

Ov. M. 4, 774; Hor. C. 4, 7, 5; cf.:

soror gemina germana,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 30:

pueri,

Verg. A. 8, 631:

proles,

id. ib. 1, 274: dei (i. e. Apollo and Diana), Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 16 Müll. (Trag. v. 425 Vahl.):

partus,

Liv. 1, 4, 2:

Castor,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Ov. A. A. 1, 746; cf.

Pollux,

Hor. C. 3, 29, 64:

nec gemino bellum Trojanum orditur ab ovo,

i. e. from Helen, the twin-daughter of Leda, id. A. P. 147:

fratres, Amphion atque Zethus,

id. Ep. 1, 18, 41:

Quirini,

i. e. Romulus and Remus, Juv. 11, 105.—Comically in the sup.: To. Hic ejus geminust frater. Do. Hicine'st? To. Ac geminissimus, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 49.—

Subst.: gĕmĭni, ōrum, m., twins:

Servilii, qui gemini fuerunt... ut mater geminos internoscit consuetudine oculorum, sic, etc.,

Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 56 sq.; cf.:

geminorum formas esse similes,

id. Div. 2, 43, 90; Liv. 1, 6, 4.—Of beasts:

(asina) raro geminos parit,

Plin. 8, 43, 68, § 168.—

In partic.

Gemini, as a constellation, The Twins (Castor and Pollux;

acc. to others, Apollo and Hercules),

Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 281; Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 7; called also geminum astrum, Col. poët. 10, 312.—

Acc. to the Gr. didumoi, the testicles, i. q. testiculi (late Lat.), Sol. 13; Amm. 16, 7.—

Transf.

In gen., paired, double, two-fold, both, two, = duplex, duo:

gemino lucernae lumine declarari, dissensionem et seditionem moveri,

Cic. Div. 2, 58, 120; cf.:

ex unis geminas mihi conficies nuptias,

Ter. And. 4, 1, 51:

et tripodes gemini,

Verg. A. 9, 265:

cum quaererent alii Numerium, alii Quintium, gemini nominis errore servatus est (Numerius Quintius),

Cic. Sest. 38, 82:

sunt geminae Somni portae, quarum altera, etc.,

Verg. A. 6, 894:

scopuli,

id. ib. 1, 162; cf.:

vos, geminae voragines rei publicae,

Cic. Pis. 18, 41:

huc geminas nunc flecte acies,

your pair of eyes, both eyes, Verg. A. 6, 788:

tempora,

id. ib. 5, 416:

nares,

id. G. 4, 300:

cornua (Eridani),

id. ib. 4, 371:

manus,

Mart. 10, 10, 10:

pedes,

Ov. F. 2, 154;

for which: pes,

id. A. A. 2, 644:

geminae (vites),

Col. 3, 2, 10 (for which:

gemellae vites,

Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 21):

aliae (percussiones numerorum) sunt geminae,

double, Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 182; cf.:

geminis vocalibus,

Quint. 1, 7, 14:

M gemina,

id. ib. 8: geminique tulit Chironis in antrum, double-formed (half man, half horse), Ov. M. 2, 630; 6, 126; cf.:

corpus Tritonis (half man and half fish),

Stat. S. 3, 2, 35: Cecrops (acc. to a myth, half man and half serpent, or half man and half woman;

or else as Egyptian and Greek),

Ov. M. 2, 555: GEMINA LEGIO, a double legion (formed out of two legions), epithet of the tenth legion in Hispania, Inscr. Orell. 72 sq.; 1214; 2090;

3376 al. (for which: gemella legio,

Caes. B. C. 3, 4, 1; cf. Tac. H. 2, 58): cum geminis exsurgit mensa lucernis, seen double by one in drink, Juv. 6, 305.—

Resembling, similar, like, as twins:

VOLO, MI FRATER, FRATERCULO TUO CREDAS: consorti quidem in lucris atque in furtis, gemino et simillimo nequitia, improbitate, audaciā,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 66, § 155; cf.:

Dolabella et Antonius... ecce tibi geminum in scelere par,

a twin-pair, id. Phil. 11, 1, 2; Varr. L. L. 9, § 92:

par est avaritia, similis improbitas, eadem impudentia, gemina audacia,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 118 fin.; cf. id. Rosc. Com. 18, 55:

quae (memoria) est gemina litteraturae quodammodo et in dissimili genere persimilis,

twin-sister, id. Part. 7, 26 (al. germana): illud vero geminum consiliis Catilinae et Lentuli, quod me domo mea expulistis, like, similar, id. Pis. 7, 16; cf.:

ambobus geminus cupido laudis,

Sil. 4, 99.

gĕmĭnus, a, um, adj. [cf.: gener, genui (gigno)], born at the same time, twin-born, twin - (class.).

Lit.

Adj.:

tibi sunt gemini et trigemini filii,

Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 123:

filios parere,

id. Am. 5, 1, 36:

C. et L. Fabricii fratres gemini fuerunt ex municipio Aletrinati,

twin-brothers, Cic. Clu. 16, 46;

v. frater: sorores,

Ov. M. 4, 774; Hor. C. 4, 7, 5; cf.:

soror gemina germana,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 30:

pueri,

Verg. A. 8, 631:

proles,

id. ib. 1, 274: dei (i. e. Apollo and Diana), Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 16 Müll. (Trag. v. 425 Vahl.):

partus,

Liv. 1, 4, 2:

Castor,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Ov. A. A. 1, 746; cf.

Pollux,

Hor. C. 3, 29, 64:

nec gemino bellum Trojanum orditur ab ovo,

i. e. from Helen, the twin-daughter of Leda, id. A. P. 147:

fratres, Amphion atque Zethus,

id. Ep. 1, 18, 41:

Quirini,

i. e. Romulus and Remus, Juv. 11, 105.—Comically in the sup.: To. Hic ejus geminust frater. Do. Hicine'st? To. Ac geminissimus, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 49.—

Subst.: gĕmĭni, ōrum, m., twins:

Servilii, qui gemini fuerunt... ut mater geminos internoscit consuetudine oculorum, sic, etc.,

Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 56 sq.; cf.:

geminorum formas esse similes,

id. Div. 2, 43, 90; Liv. 1, 6, 4.—Of beasts:

(asina) raro geminos parit,

Plin. 8, 43, 68, § 168.—

In partic.

Gemini, as a constellation, The Twins (Castor and Pollux;

acc. to others, Apollo and Hercules),

Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 281; Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 7; called also geminum astrum, Col. poët. 10, 312.—

Acc. to the Gr. didumoi, the testicles, i. q. testiculi (late Lat.), Sol. 13; Amm. 16, 7.—

Transf.

In gen., paired, double, two-fold, both, two, = duplex, duo:

gemino lucernae lumine declarari, dissensionem et seditionem moveri,

Cic. Div. 2, 58, 120; cf.:

ex unis geminas mihi conficies nuptias,

Ter. And. 4, 1, 51:

et tripodes gemini,

Verg. A. 9, 265:

cum quaererent alii Numerium, alii Quintium, gemini nominis errore servatus est (Numerius Quintius),

Cic. Sest. 38, 82:

sunt geminae Somni portae, quarum altera, etc.,

Verg. A. 6, 894:

scopuli,

id. ib. 1, 162; cf.:

vos, geminae voragines rei publicae,

Cic. Pis. 18, 41:

huc geminas nunc flecte acies,

your pair of eyes, both eyes, Verg. A. 6, 788:

tempora,

id. ib. 5, 416:

nares,

id. G. 4, 300:

cornua (Eridani),

id. ib. 4, 371:

manus,

Mart. 10, 10, 10:

pedes,

Ov. F. 2, 154;

for which: pes,

id. A. A. 2, 644:

geminae (vites),

Col. 3, 2, 10 (for which:

gemellae vites,

Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 21):

aliae (percussiones numerorum) sunt geminae,

double, Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 182; cf.:

geminis vocalibus,

Quint. 1, 7, 14:

M gemina,

id. ib. 8: geminique tulit Chironis in antrum, double-formed (half man, half horse), Ov. M. 2, 630; 6, 126; cf.:

corpus Tritonis (half man and half fish),

Stat. S. 3, 2, 35: Cecrops (acc. to a myth, half man and half serpent, or half man and half woman;

or else as Egyptian and Greek),

Ov. M. 2, 555: GEMINA LEGIO, a double legion (formed out of two legions), epithet of the tenth legion in Hispania, Inscr. Orell. 72 sq.; 1214; 2090;

3376 al. (for which: gemella legio,

Caes. B. C. 3, 4, 1; cf. Tac. H. 2, 58): cum geminis exsurgit mensa lucernis, seen double by one in drink, Juv. 6, 305.—

Resembling, similar, like, as twins:

VOLO, MI FRATER, FRATERCULO TUO CREDAS: consorti quidem in lucris atque in furtis, gemino et simillimo nequitia, improbitate, audaciā,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 66, § 155; cf.:

Dolabella et Antonius... ecce tibi geminum in scelere par,

a twin-pair, id. Phil. 11, 1, 2; Varr. L. L. 9, § 92:

par est avaritia, similis improbitas, eadem impudentia, gemina audacia,

Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 118 fin.; cf. id. Rosc. Com. 18, 55:

quae (memoria) est gemina litteraturae quodammodo et in dissimili genere persimilis,

twin-sister, id. Part. 7, 26 (al. germana): illud vero geminum consiliis Catilinae et Lentuli, quod me domo mea expulistis, like, similar, id. Pis. 7, 16; cf.:

ambobus geminus cupido laudis,

Sil. 4, 99.

Tyndăreus (trisyl.; but quadrisyl. Ov. H. 8, 31; 17, 250), ĕï ( Tyndărus, i, Hyg. Fab. 77; 78; Lact. 1, 10, 11), m., = Tundareus, a king of Sparta, son of Œbalus, and husband of Leda; he was the father of Castor and Pollux, and of Helen and Clytemnestra, Pac. ap. Non. 496, 31; Att. ap. Prisc. p. 1325 P.; Cic. Fat. 15, 34; Ov. H. 8, 31; 17, 250; Hyg. Fab. 77; 78.—Hence,

Tyndărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tyndareus, Tyndarian:

fratres,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Val. Fl. 1, 570:

puer,

id. 1, 167 (al. Tyndareos as Gr. gen., v. Tyndareus).—In plur.: Tyndărĭi, ōrum, m., poet. for Spartans, Sil. 15, 320.—

Tyndărĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Tyn dareus, i. e. Castor or Pollux; most freq. in plur. for both, Tyndaridae, Cic. de Or. 2, 86, 352; id. Tusc. 1, 12, 28; id. N. D. 2, 2, 6; Ov F. 5, 700; id. M. 8, 301; Hor. C. 4, 8, 31. —Also for the children of Tyndareus, in gen.:

(Clytaemnestra) fortissima Tyndaridarum,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 100.—In sing., of Pollux, Val. Fl. 4, 247; 6, 212.—

Tyndăris, ĭdis, f.

A female descendant of Tyndareus; of Helen, Lucr. 1, 464; 1, 473; Verg. A. 2, 601; 2, 569; Prop. 2, 32 (3, 30), 31; 3, 8 (4, 7), 30; Ov. A. A. 1, 746; id. M. 15, 233. Of Clytemnestra, Ov. Tr. 2, 396; id. A. A. 2, 408.—

The name of a town on the north ern coast of Sicily, near the modern Capo Tindaro, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 90; 2, 92, 94, § 206; Cic. Verr 2, 5, 49, § 128.—Hence,

Tyndărĭtāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Tyndaris, Cic. Verr 2, 2, 65, § 156; id. Att 15, 2, 4.—

The name of a female friend of Horace, Hor C. 1, 17, 10.

Tyndăreus (trisyl.; but quadrisyl. Ov. H. 8, 31; 17, 250), ĕï ( Tyndărus, i, Hyg. Fab. 77; 78; Lact. 1, 10, 11), m., = Tundareus, a king of Sparta, son of Œbalus, and husband of Leda; he was the father of Castor and Pollux, and of Helen and Clytemnestra, Pac. ap. Non. 496, 31; Att. ap. Prisc. p. 1325 P.; Cic. Fat. 15, 34; Ov. H. 8, 31; 17, 250; Hyg. Fab. 77; 78.—Hence,

Tyndărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tyndareus, Tyndarian:

fratres,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Val. Fl. 1, 570:

puer,

id. 1, 167 (al. Tyndareos as Gr. gen., v. Tyndareus).—In plur.: Tyndărĭi, ōrum, m., poet. for Spartans, Sil. 15, 320.—

Tyndărĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Tyn dareus, i. e. Castor or Pollux; most freq. in plur. for both, Tyndaridae, Cic. de Or. 2, 86, 352; id. Tusc. 1, 12, 28; id. N. D. 2, 2, 6; Ov F. 5, 700; id. M. 8, 301; Hor. C. 4, 8, 31. —Also for the children of Tyndareus, in gen.:

(Clytaemnestra) fortissima Tyndaridarum,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 100.—In sing., of Pollux, Val. Fl. 4, 247; 6, 212.—

Tyndăris, ĭdis, f.

A female descendant of Tyndareus; of Helen, Lucr. 1, 464; 1, 473; Verg. A. 2, 601; 2, 569; Prop. 2, 32 (3, 30), 31; 3, 8 (4, 7), 30; Ov. A. A. 1, 746; id. M. 15, 233. Of Clytemnestra, Ov. Tr. 2, 396; id. A. A. 2, 408.—

The name of a town on the north ern coast of Sicily, near the modern Capo Tindaro, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 90; 2, 92, 94, § 206; Cic. Verr 2, 5, 49, § 128.—Hence,

Tyndărĭtāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Tyndaris, Cic. Verr 2, 2, 65, § 156; id. Att 15, 2, 4.—

The name of a female friend of Horace, Hor C. 1, 17, 10.

Tyndăreus (trisyl.; but quadrisyl. Ov. H. 8, 31; 17, 250), ĕï ( Tyndărus, i, Hyg. Fab. 77; 78; Lact. 1, 10, 11), m., = Tundareus, a king of Sparta, son of Œbalus, and husband of Leda; he was the father of Castor and Pollux, and of Helen and Clytemnestra, Pac. ap. Non. 496, 31; Att. ap. Prisc. p. 1325 P.; Cic. Fat. 15, 34; Ov. H. 8, 31; 17, 250; Hyg. Fab. 77; 78.—Hence,

Tyndărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tyndareus, Tyndarian:

fratres,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Val. Fl. 1, 570:

puer,

id. 1, 167 (al. Tyndareos as Gr. gen., v. Tyndareus).—In plur.: Tyndărĭi, ōrum, m., poet. for Spartans, Sil. 15, 320.—

Tyndărĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Tyn dareus, i. e. Castor or Pollux; most freq. in plur. for both, Tyndaridae, Cic. de Or. 2, 86, 352; id. Tusc. 1, 12, 28; id. N. D. 2, 2, 6; Ov F. 5, 700; id. M. 8, 301; Hor. C. 4, 8, 31. —Also for the children of Tyndareus, in gen.:

(Clytaemnestra) fortissima Tyndaridarum,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 100.—In sing., of Pollux, Val. Fl. 4, 247; 6, 212.—

Tyndăris, ĭdis, f.

A female descendant of Tyndareus; of Helen, Lucr. 1, 464; 1, 473; Verg. A. 2, 601; 2, 569; Prop. 2, 32 (3, 30), 31; 3, 8 (4, 7), 30; Ov. A. A. 1, 746; id. M. 15, 233. Of Clytemnestra, Ov. Tr. 2, 396; id. A. A. 2, 408.—

The name of a town on the north ern coast of Sicily, near the modern Capo Tindaro, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 90; 2, 92, 94, § 206; Cic. Verr 2, 5, 49, § 128.—Hence,

Tyndărĭtāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Tyndaris, Cic. Verr 2, 2, 65, § 156; id. Att 15, 2, 4.—

The name of a female friend of Horace, Hor C. 1, 17, 10.

Tyndăreus (trisyl.; but quadrisyl. Ov. H. 8, 31; 17, 250), ĕï ( Tyndărus, i, Hyg. Fab. 77; 78; Lact. 1, 10, 11), m., = Tundareus, a king of Sparta, son of Œbalus, and husband of Leda; he was the father of Castor and Pollux, and of Helen and Clytemnestra, Pac. ap. Non. 496, 31; Att. ap. Prisc. p. 1325 P.; Cic. Fat. 15, 34; Ov. H. 8, 31; 17, 250; Hyg. Fab. 77; 78.—Hence,

Tyndărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tyndareus, Tyndarian:

fratres,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Val. Fl. 1, 570:

puer,

id. 1, 167 (al. Tyndareos as Gr. gen., v. Tyndareus).—In plur.: Tyndărĭi, ōrum, m., poet. for Spartans, Sil. 15, 320.—

Tyndărĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Tyn dareus, i. e. Castor or Pollux; most freq. in plur. for both, Tyndaridae, Cic. de Or. 2, 86, 352; id. Tusc. 1, 12, 28; id. N. D. 2, 2, 6; Ov F. 5, 700; id. M. 8, 301; Hor. C. 4, 8, 31. —Also for the children of Tyndareus, in gen.:

(Clytaemnestra) fortissima Tyndaridarum,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 100.—In sing., of Pollux, Val. Fl. 4, 247; 6, 212.—

Tyndăris, ĭdis, f.

A female descendant of Tyndareus; of Helen, Lucr. 1, 464; 1, 473; Verg. A. 2, 601; 2, 569; Prop. 2, 32 (3, 30), 31; 3, 8 (4, 7), 30; Ov. A. A. 1, 746; id. M. 15, 233. Of Clytemnestra, Ov. Tr. 2, 396; id. A. A. 2, 408.—

The name of a town on the north ern coast of Sicily, near the modern Capo Tindaro, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 90; 2, 92, 94, § 206; Cic. Verr 2, 5, 49, § 128.—Hence,

Tyndărĭtāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Tyndaris, Cic. Verr 2, 2, 65, § 156; id. Att 15, 2, 4.—

The name of a female friend of Horace, Hor C. 1, 17, 10.

Tyndăreus (trisyl.; but quadrisyl. Ov. H. 8, 31; 17, 250), ĕï ( Tyndărus, i, Hyg. Fab. 77; 78; Lact. 1, 10, 11), m., = Tundareus, a king of Sparta, son of Œbalus, and husband of Leda; he was the father of Castor and Pollux, and of Helen and Clytemnestra, Pac. ap. Non. 496, 31; Att. ap. Prisc. p. 1325 P.; Cic. Fat. 15, 34; Ov. H. 8, 31; 17, 250; Hyg. Fab. 77; 78.—Hence,

Tyndărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tyndareus, Tyndarian:

fratres,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Val. Fl. 1, 570:

puer,

id. 1, 167 (al. Tyndareos as Gr. gen., v. Tyndareus).—In plur.: Tyndărĭi, ōrum, m., poet. for Spartans, Sil. 15, 320.—

Tyndărĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Tyn dareus, i. e. Castor or Pollux; most freq. in plur. for both, Tyndaridae, Cic. de Or. 2, 86, 352; id. Tusc. 1, 12, 28; id. N. D. 2, 2, 6; Ov F. 5, 700; id. M. 8, 301; Hor. C. 4, 8, 31. —Also for the children of Tyndareus, in gen.:

(Clytaemnestra) fortissima Tyndaridarum,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 100.—In sing., of Pollux, Val. Fl. 4, 247; 6, 212.—

Tyndăris, ĭdis, f.

A female descendant of Tyndareus; of Helen, Lucr. 1, 464; 1, 473; Verg. A. 2, 601; 2, 569; Prop. 2, 32 (3, 30), 31; 3, 8 (4, 7), 30; Ov. A. A. 1, 746; id. M. 15, 233. Of Clytemnestra, Ov. Tr. 2, 396; id. A. A. 2, 408.—

The name of a town on the north ern coast of Sicily, near the modern Capo Tindaro, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 90; 2, 92, 94, § 206; Cic. Verr 2, 5, 49, § 128.—Hence,

Tyndărĭtāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Tyndaris, Cic. Verr 2, 2, 65, § 156; id. Att 15, 2, 4.—

The name of a female friend of Horace, Hor C. 1, 17, 10.

Tyndăreus (trisyl.; but quadrisyl. Ov. H. 8, 31; 17, 250), ĕï ( Tyndărus, i, Hyg. Fab. 77; 78; Lact. 1, 10, 11), m., = Tundareus, a king of Sparta, son of Œbalus, and husband of Leda; he was the father of Castor and Pollux, and of Helen and Clytemnestra, Pac. ap. Non. 496, 31; Att. ap. Prisc. p. 1325 P.; Cic. Fat. 15, 34; Ov. H. 8, 31; 17, 250; Hyg. Fab. 77; 78.—Hence,

Tyndărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tyndareus, Tyndarian:

fratres,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Val. Fl. 1, 570:

puer,

id. 1, 167 (al. Tyndareos as Gr. gen., v. Tyndareus).—In plur.: Tyndărĭi, ōrum, m., poet. for Spartans, Sil. 15, 320.—

Tyndărĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Tyn dareus, i. e. Castor or Pollux; most freq. in plur. for both, Tyndaridae, Cic. de Or. 2, 86, 352; id. Tusc. 1, 12, 28; id. N. D. 2, 2, 6; Ov F. 5, 700; id. M. 8, 301; Hor. C. 4, 8, 31. —Also for the children of Tyndareus, in gen.:

(Clytaemnestra) fortissima Tyndaridarum,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 100.—In sing., of Pollux, Val. Fl. 4, 247; 6, 212.—

Tyndăris, ĭdis, f.

A female descendant of Tyndareus; of Helen, Lucr. 1, 464; 1, 473; Verg. A. 2, 601; 2, 569; Prop. 2, 32 (3, 30), 31; 3, 8 (4, 7), 30; Ov. A. A. 1, 746; id. M. 15, 233. Of Clytemnestra, Ov. Tr. 2, 396; id. A. A. 2, 408.—

The name of a town on the north ern coast of Sicily, near the modern Capo Tindaro, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 90; 2, 92, 94, § 206; Cic. Verr 2, 5, 49, § 128.—Hence,

Tyndărĭtāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Tyndaris, Cic. Verr 2, 2, 65, § 156; id. Att 15, 2, 4.—

The name of a female friend of Horace, Hor C. 1, 17, 10.

Tyndăreus (trisyl.; but quadrisyl. Ov. H. 8, 31; 17, 250), ĕï ( Tyndărus, i, Hyg. Fab. 77; 78; Lact. 1, 10, 11), m., = Tundareus, a king of Sparta, son of Œbalus, and husband of Leda; he was the father of Castor and Pollux, and of Helen and Clytemnestra, Pac. ap. Non. 496, 31; Att. ap. Prisc. p. 1325 P.; Cic. Fat. 15, 34; Ov. H. 8, 31; 17, 250; Hyg. Fab. 77; 78.—Hence,

Tyndărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tyndareus, Tyndarian:

fratres,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Val. Fl. 1, 570:

puer,

id. 1, 167 (al. Tyndareos as Gr. gen., v. Tyndareus).—In plur.: Tyndărĭi, ōrum, m., poet. for Spartans, Sil. 15, 320.—

Tyndărĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Tyn dareus, i. e. Castor or Pollux; most freq. in plur. for both, Tyndaridae, Cic. de Or. 2, 86, 352; id. Tusc. 1, 12, 28; id. N. D. 2, 2, 6; Ov F. 5, 700; id. M. 8, 301; Hor. C. 4, 8, 31. —Also for the children of Tyndareus, in gen.:

(Clytaemnestra) fortissima Tyndaridarum,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 100.—In sing., of Pollux, Val. Fl. 4, 247; 6, 212.—

Tyndăris, ĭdis, f.

A female descendant of Tyndareus; of Helen, Lucr. 1, 464; 1, 473; Verg. A. 2, 601; 2, 569; Prop. 2, 32 (3, 30), 31; 3, 8 (4, 7), 30; Ov. A. A. 1, 746; id. M. 15, 233. Of Clytemnestra, Ov. Tr. 2, 396; id. A. A. 2, 408.—

The name of a town on the north ern coast of Sicily, near the modern Capo Tindaro, Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 90; 2, 92, 94, § 206; Cic. Verr 2, 5, 49, § 128.—Hence,

Tyndărĭtāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Tyndaris, Cic. Verr 2, 2, 65, § 156; id. Att 15, 2, 4.—

The name of a female friend of Horace, Hor C. 1, 17, 10.

Oebălus, i, m., = Oibalos, a king of Sparta, the father of Tyndarus and grandfather of Helen, under whose guidance the Parthenians went to Lower Italy and founded Tarentum, Hyg. Fab. 78.—

A king of Caprea, son of Telon, Verg. A. 7, 734.—Hence,

Oebălĭdes, ae, m., = Oibalidês, a male descendant of Œbalus, an Œbalide, Spartan:

Oebalides puer,

i. e. Hyacinthus, Ov. Ib. 590:

Laberis, Oebalide, i. e. Hyacinthe,

id. M. 10, 196:

Oebalides,

i. e. Pollux, Val. Fl. 4, 293.—In plur.: Oebă-lĭdae, ārum, m., Castor and Pollux, Ov. F. 5, 705.—

Oebălis, ĭdis, f. adj.

Of or belonging to Œbalus, Œbalian, Spartan:

applicor in terras, Oebali nympha, tuas,

i. e. Helen, Ov. H. 16, 126 —

Italian, Roman:

Oebalides matres,

Ov. F. 3, 230.—

Oebălĭus, a, um, adj., = Oibalios.

Of or belonging to Œbalus, Œbalian, Spartan:

Oebalii fratres,

i. e. Castor and Pollux, Stat. S. 3, 2, 9:

alumnus,

i. e. Pollux, Val. Fl. 1, 422: manus. of Castor, id. ib. 6, 220;

puer,

i. e. Hyacinthus, Mart. 14, 173, 2:

vulnus,

of Hyacinthus, Ov. M. 13, 396:

paelex,

Helen, id. R. Am. 458:

amores,

of Helen, Stat. S. 2, 6, 27:

magister,

Pollux, Stat. Th. 6, 822.—

Sabine, Ov. F. 1, 260.