the drones

Sīrēn, ēnis, f., = Seirên, a Siren.

Lit., usu. plur.: Sīrēnes, um, = Seirênes, the Sirens, who, according to the myth, were birds with the faces of virgins. They dwelt on the southern coast of Italy, where, with their sweet voices, they enticed ashore those who were sailing by, and then killed them, Ov. M. 5, 555; Hyg. Fab. 125; 141; Serv. Verg. A. 5, 864; Cic. Fin. 5, 18, 49; Prop. 3, 12 (4, 11), 34; Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 23; Mart. 3, 64, 1; Ov. R. Am. 789; Plin. 10, 49, 70, § 136 al.— Sing.:

Siren,

Sil. 14, 473; cf. infra, 2.: scopuli Sirenum, three small islands of rock on the south-west coast of Campania, between Surrentum and Capreœ; in Gr. Seirênousai, now Galli, Verg. A. 5, 864 Heyne; Ov. M. 14, 88;

also called Sirenum petrae,

Mel. 2, 4, 9.—Hence, strange birds: Sirenes in delubris voluptatum, owls or ostriches, Vulg. lsa. 13, 22.—

Transf.

Of the drones in a hive:

fuei (vocantur) sirenes aut cephenes,

Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48. —

Poet.: Cato Grammaticus, Latina Siren, the Latin Siren (as master of song), Poët. ap. Suet. Gram. 11:

qui gaudet acerbo Plagarum strepitu et nullam Sirena flagellis Comparat,

i. e. thinks no Siren's song equal to the sound of the whip, Juv. 14, 19:

vitanda est improba Siren Desidia,

allurer, seducer, Hor. S. 2, 3, 14.—Hence,

Sīrē-nĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Sirens, Siren-:

scopuli, i. q. Sirenum scopuli (v. supra, I.),

Gell. 16, 8, 17; Amm. 29, 2, 14. —

Sīrēnaeus, a, um, adj., Siren-:

cantus,

Siren-song, Hier. Ep. 82, 5.—

Sī-rēnis, ĭdis, adj. f., of the Sirens, Prisc. Perieg. 354.—

A kind of drones, Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48.

Sīrēn, ēnis, f., = Seirên, a Siren.

Lit., usu. plur.: Sīrēnes, um, = Seirênes, the Sirens, who, according to the myth, were birds with the faces of virgins. They dwelt on the southern coast of Italy, where, with their sweet voices, they enticed ashore those who were sailing by, and then killed them, Ov. M. 5, 555; Hyg. Fab. 125; 141; Serv. Verg. A. 5, 864; Cic. Fin. 5, 18, 49; Prop. 3, 12 (4, 11), 34; Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 23; Mart. 3, 64, 1; Ov. R. Am. 789; Plin. 10, 49, 70, § 136 al.— Sing.:

Siren,

Sil. 14, 473; cf. infra, 2.: scopuli Sirenum, three small islands of rock on the south-west coast of Campania, between Surrentum and Capreœ; in Gr. Seirênousai, now Galli, Verg. A. 5, 864 Heyne; Ov. M. 14, 88;

also called Sirenum petrae,

Mel. 2, 4, 9.—Hence, strange birds: Sirenes in delubris voluptatum, owls or ostriches, Vulg. lsa. 13, 22.—

Transf.

Of the drones in a hive:

fuei (vocantur) sirenes aut cephenes,

Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48. —

Poet.: Cato Grammaticus, Latina Siren, the Latin Siren (as master of song), Poët. ap. Suet. Gram. 11:

qui gaudet acerbo Plagarum strepitu et nullam Sirena flagellis Comparat,

i. e. thinks no Siren's song equal to the sound of the whip, Juv. 14, 19:

vitanda est improba Siren Desidia,

allurer, seducer, Hor. S. 2, 3, 14.—Hence,

Sīrē-nĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Sirens, Siren-:

scopuli, i. q. Sirenum scopuli (v. supra, I.),

Gell. 16, 8, 17; Amm. 29, 2, 14. —

Sīrēnaeus, a, um, adj., Siren-:

cantus,

Siren-song, Hier. Ep. 82, 5.—

Sī-rēnis, ĭdis, adj. f., of the Sirens, Prisc. Perieg. 354.—

A kind of drones, Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48.

Sīrēn, ēnis, f., = Seirên, a Siren.

Lit., usu. plur.: Sīrēnes, um, = Seirênes, the Sirens, who, according to the myth, were birds with the faces of virgins. They dwelt on the southern coast of Italy, where, with their sweet voices, they enticed ashore those who were sailing by, and then killed them, Ov. M. 5, 555; Hyg. Fab. 125; 141; Serv. Verg. A. 5, 864; Cic. Fin. 5, 18, 49; Prop. 3, 12 (4, 11), 34; Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 23; Mart. 3, 64, 1; Ov. R. Am. 789; Plin. 10, 49, 70, § 136 al.— Sing.:

Siren,

Sil. 14, 473; cf. infra, 2.: scopuli Sirenum, three small islands of rock on the south-west coast of Campania, between Surrentum and Capreœ; in Gr. Seirênousai, now Galli, Verg. A. 5, 864 Heyne; Ov. M. 14, 88;

also called Sirenum petrae,

Mel. 2, 4, 9.—Hence, strange birds: Sirenes in delubris voluptatum, owls or ostriches, Vulg. lsa. 13, 22.—

Transf.

Of the drones in a hive:

fuei (vocantur) sirenes aut cephenes,

Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48. —

Poet.: Cato Grammaticus, Latina Siren, the Latin Siren (as master of song), Poët. ap. Suet. Gram. 11:

qui gaudet acerbo Plagarum strepitu et nullam Sirena flagellis Comparat,

i. e. thinks no Siren's song equal to the sound of the whip, Juv. 14, 19:

vitanda est improba Siren Desidia,

allurer, seducer, Hor. S. 2, 3, 14.—Hence,

Sīrē-nĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Sirens, Siren-:

scopuli, i. q. Sirenum scopuli (v. supra, I.),

Gell. 16, 8, 17; Amm. 29, 2, 14. —

Sīrēnaeus, a, um, adj., Siren-:

cantus,

Siren-song, Hier. Ep. 82, 5.—

Sī-rēnis, ĭdis, adj. f., of the Sirens, Prisc. Perieg. 354.—

A kind of drones, Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48.

Sīrēn, ēnis, f., = Seirên, a Siren.

Lit., usu. plur.: Sīrēnes, um, = Seirênes, the Sirens, who, according to the myth, were birds with the faces of virgins. They dwelt on the southern coast of Italy, where, with their sweet voices, they enticed ashore those who were sailing by, and then killed them, Ov. M. 5, 555; Hyg. Fab. 125; 141; Serv. Verg. A. 5, 864; Cic. Fin. 5, 18, 49; Prop. 3, 12 (4, 11), 34; Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 23; Mart. 3, 64, 1; Ov. R. Am. 789; Plin. 10, 49, 70, § 136 al.— Sing.:

Siren,

Sil. 14, 473; cf. infra, 2.: scopuli Sirenum, three small islands of rock on the south-west coast of Campania, between Surrentum and Capreœ; in Gr. Seirênousai, now Galli, Verg. A. 5, 864 Heyne; Ov. M. 14, 88;

also called Sirenum petrae,

Mel. 2, 4, 9.—Hence, strange birds: Sirenes in delubris voluptatum, owls or ostriches, Vulg. lsa. 13, 22.—

Transf.

Of the drones in a hive:

fuei (vocantur) sirenes aut cephenes,

Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48. —

Poet.: Cato Grammaticus, Latina Siren, the Latin Siren (as master of song), Poët. ap. Suet. Gram. 11:

qui gaudet acerbo Plagarum strepitu et nullam Sirena flagellis Comparat,

i. e. thinks no Siren's song equal to the sound of the whip, Juv. 14, 19:

vitanda est improba Siren Desidia,

allurer, seducer, Hor. S. 2, 3, 14.—Hence,

Sīrē-nĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Sirens, Siren-:

scopuli, i. q. Sirenum scopuli (v. supra, I.),

Gell. 16, 8, 17; Amm. 29, 2, 14. —

Sīrēnaeus, a, um, adj., Siren-:

cantus,

Siren-song, Hier. Ep. 82, 5.—

Sī-rēnis, ĭdis, adj. f., of the Sirens, Prisc. Perieg. 354.—

A kind of drones, Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48.

pĕcus, pecŏris, n. [Zend, pacu, cattle; cf. Goth. faihu; Angl.-Sax. feó, cattle; Germ. Vieh; Engl. fee. Fick refers the word to root pag- of pango, etc.], cattle, as a collective, a herd (opp.: pecus, pecudis, a single head of cattle).

Lit.

In gen.:

bubulum pecus,

horned cattle, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 13; Col. 6, 13, 2:

ovile,

sheep, id. 1 prooem.:

caprile,

id. ib.:

pecus majus et minus... de pecore majore, in quo sunt ad tres species naturā discreti, boves, asini, equi,

Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 12:

equinum,

a stud, Verg. G. 3, 72: setigerum pecus, the bristly herd, i. e. the herd of swine, Ov. M. 14, 288:

flammatum pecus,

the thirsty steeds, Stat. Th. 4, 733:

volatile pecus,

fowls, hens, Col. 8, 4:

ignavum fucos pecus a praesepibus arcent,

i. e. the drones, Verg. G. 4, 168.—So of bees, Col. 9, 8, 6.—Of seals:

omne cum Proteus pecus egit altos Visere montes,

Hor. C. 1, 2, 7; cf.

of fish: aquatile,

Col. 8, 17, 7.—

In partic, of sheep, small cattle, a flock:

pecori et bubus diligenter substernatur. Scabiem pecori et jumentis caveto (shortly after: frondem substernito ovibus bubusque),

Cato, R. R. 5, 7: boni pastoris est pecus tondere non deglubere, Tiber. ap. Suet. Tib. 32:

balatus pecorum,

Verg. G. 3, 554; Plin. 8, 47, 72, § 187.—

Transf.

Of a single animal:

inque pecus magnae subito vertare parentis = pecudem,

the young lion, Ov. Ib. 459; Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 6, 7, 9.—In late and eccl. lat. the distinction [p. 1323] between pecus, f., and pecus, n., nearly disappears, and the latter is found in all senses of the words; cf. Vulg. Lev. 20, 15; id. 2 Par. 14, 15; id. Isa. 66, 3.—

Contemptuously, or as a term of abuse, of persons, cattle:

mutum et turpe pecus,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 100:

o imitatores, servum pecus,

id. Ep. 1, 19, 19:

simul ite, Dindymenae dominae vaga pecora,

Cat. 63, 13:

sed venale pecus Corythae posteritas,

Juv. 8, 62.

pĕcus, ŭdis ( masc.: pecudi marito, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 659 P. or Trag. v. 336 Vahl.— Nom. sing., Caesar ap. Prisc. p. 719; cf. Charis. p. 72.— Plur. collat. form, neutr., pecuda, Att., Sisenn., and Cic. ap. Non. 159, 11; v. infra), f. [same root with pecu and pecus, ŏris], a single head of cattle, a beast, brute, animal, one of a herd (opp.: pecus, pecŏris, cattle collectively; different from animal, which includes man).

Lit.

In gen.:

Neptuni pecudes terrestres pecudes,

Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 45:

squammigerum pecudes,

the fishes, Lucr. 2, 343:

genus aequoreum, pecudes pictaeque volucres,

land animals, Verg. G. 3, 243:

genera pecudum ferarum,

Varr. R. R. 2, 1: anates buxeis rostris pecudes, Varr. ap. Non. 460, 9:

quā pecude (sc. sue) nihil genuit natura fecundius,

Cic. N. D. 2, 64, 160:

quantum natura hominis pecudibus reliquisque bestiis antecedat,

domestic animals, id. Off. 1, 30, 105:

ista non modo homines, sed ne pecudes quidem mihi passurae esse videntur,

id. Cat. 2, 9, 20; id. Att. 1, 16, 6.— Plur. neutr. pecuda: vagant, pavore pecuda in tumulis deserunt, Att. ap. Non. 159, 11; Sisenn. ap. Non. 159, 17: cum adhibent in pecuda pastores, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 159, 13.—

In partic.

A head of small cattle, one of a flock:

at variae crescunt pecudes armenta feraeque,

Lucr. 5, 228.—

A sheep:

haedi cornigeras norunt matres, agnique petulci balantum pecudes,

Lucr. 2, 369; Ov. F. 4, 903:

pecudem spondere sacello Balantem,

Juv. 13, 232:

pecus et caprae,

Plin. 24, 11, 53, § 90.—

Collectively, = 1. pecus, id genus pecudis, horses, Col. 6, 27, 13.—

Transf., as a term of reproach for an ignorant, stupid, or filthy person, a beast, brute:

istius, pecudis ac putidae carnis consilium,

Cic. Pis. 9, 19:

istius impurissimae atque intemperantissimae pecudis sordes,

id. ib. 29, 72; id. Phil. 8, 3, 9; cf.:

Gaius Caesar pecudem auream eum appellare solitus est,

Tac. A. 13, 1.

pĕcus, ūs, m., i. q. 1. pecus, Lucil. ap. Gell. 20, 8, 4.

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cēphēnes, um, m., = kêphênes.

The drones in a swarm of bees (pure Lat. fuci), Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48.—

Cēphē-nes, um, a people of Ethiopia (so called from their king, Cepheus), Ov. M. 5, 1 and 97.—Hence, Cēphēnus, a, um, adj., Ethiopian:

proceres,

the Ethiopian chiefs, Ov. M. 4, 764.

cēphēnes, um, m., = kêphênes.

The drones in a swarm of bees (pure Lat. fuci), Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48.—

Cēphē-nes, um, a people of Ethiopia (so called from their king, Cepheus), Ov. M. 5, 1 and 97.—Hence, Cēphēnus, a, um, adj., Ethiopian:

proceres,

the Ethiopian chiefs, Ov. M. 4, 764.

cēphēnes, um, m., = kêphênes.

The drones in a swarm of bees (pure Lat. fuci), Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 48.—

Cēphē-nes, um, a people of Ethiopia (so called from their king, Cepheus), Ov. M. 5, 1 and 97.—Hence, Cēphēnus, a, um, adj., Ethiopian:

proceres,

the Ethiopian chiefs, Ov. M. 4, 764.

praedo, āre, v. praedor fin.

praedo, ōnis, m. [praeda], one that makes booty, a plunderer, robber (syn.: latro, raptor).

Lit.:

ita in aedibus sunt fures, praedo in proximo'st,

Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 105:

hostes sunt, quibus bellum publice populus Romanus decrevit, vel ipsi populo Romano. Ceteri latrunculi vel praedones appellantur,

Dig. 49, 15, 24; Auct. Her. 2, 21, 33:

urbes piratis praedonibusque patefactae,

Cic. Verr. 1, 5, 13:

ut praedones solent,

id. ib. 2, 4, 9, §

21: nefarius,

id. de Or. 3, 1, 3:

praedones latronesque,

Caes. B. C. 3, 110:

maritimus,

a pirate, Nep. Them. 2, 3;

so alone: capiunt praedones navem illam,

Plaut. Mil. 2, 1, 40:

perfidus, alta petens, abductā virgine, praedo,

Verg. A. 7, 362:

praedo nuptiarum mearum, i. e. the murderer of my husband,

App. M. 8, p. 207, 17: at neque Persephone digna est praedone marito, i. e. of Pluto, who had stolen her, Ov. F. 4, 591:

alibi praedo, alibi praedae vindex, cadit,

Liv. 38, 40.—

Transf., of drones, Col. 9, 15;

of the hawk,

Mart. 14, 116;

of persons who turn to their own use the property of others,

Dig. 5, 3, 25; 9, 4, 13.

servĭtĭum, ii, n. [servus].

In abstr., the condition of a slave or servant, slavery, servitude (not so in Cic., who has servitus).

Lit.: hoc tibi pro servitio debeo, as your servant, * Ter. And. 4, 1, 52:

cum secum ipse reputaret, quam gravis casus in servitium ex regno foret,

Sall. J. 62, 9: neque desistam abstrahere a servitio civitatem nostram, Brut. ap. Cic. Ep. ad Brut. 1, 16, 9:

militibus nostris Jugurthae servitium minari,

Sall. J. 94, 4:

genus servitii insolitum,

id. H. 2, 81 Dietsch:

servitii pretium,

id. ib. 3, 61, 20; 3, 61, 1;

4, 61, 11: ductus ab creditore in servitium,

Liv. 2, 23, 6:

justum pati servitium (just before: regia servitus),

id. 41, 6, 9:

cum domus Assaraci Phthiam Servitio premet,

Verg. A. 1, 285:

aliquem servitio levare,

to free from slavery, Hor. S. 2, 5, 99:

servitio exire,

Verg. E. 1, 41:

servitium subire,

Ov. Tr. 4, 6, 8.—

Transf., in gen., servitude or subjection of any kind:

animi imperio, corporis servitio magis utimur,

Sall. C. 1, 2:

illi etiam tauros primi docuisse feruntur Servitium,

Tib. 2, 1, 41; 2, 4, 1; Ov. A. A. 3, 488; cf. Verg. G. 3, 168; Col. 8, 8, 4:

qui servitium (amoris) ferre fatentur,

Ov. Am. 1, 2, 18:

tanto infensius servitium,

Tac. A. 1, 81 fin. —

In concr., a body of servants, the class of slaves (collect.; class. in sing. and plur.).

Sing.:

ita nunc servitium'st,

such are servants nowadays, Plaut. Curc. 2, 3, 21:

Lycurgus agros locupletium plebi, ut servitio, colendos dedit,

Cic. Rep. 3, 9, 16:

ut a servitio caveremus (cf. just before: examina tanta servorum immissa in populum Romanum),

id. Har. Resp. 12, 25:

nulline motus in Siciliā servorum Verre praetore... facti esse dicuntur?... coeptum esse in Siciliā moveri aliquot locis servitium suspicor,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 4, § 9:

ex omni faece urbis ac servitio,

id. Pis. 4, 9:

calonum servitiique tertia (pars),

Vell. 2, 82, 3; cf.:

servitii decem milia offerebat,

Tac. A. 12, 17:

qui (gladiatores) e servitio Blaesi erant,

id. ib. 1, 23 et saep.—

Plur.:

servitia ad caedem et inflammandam urbem incitavit,

Cic. Cael. 32, 78:

vincula soluta sunt et servitia incitata,

id. Leg. 3, 11, 25:

opera facessant, servitia sileant,

id. Fl. 38, 97; Sall. C. 24, 4; 46, 3; 50, 1; 56, 5; id. J. 66, 1; Liv. 2, 10; 6, 12; 28, 11; Col. 11, 1, 3 et al.—

Transf., of drones among bees:

sunt autem fuci... quasi servitia verarum apium,

Plin. 11, 11, 11, § 27.—

= servi, servants as individuals:

servitia regum superborum,

Liv. 2, 10, 8:

inopia servitiorum,

id. 28, 11, 9:

dilapsis etiam infimis servitiorum,

Tac. H. 3, 84.