A magician

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măgus, i, m., and măga, ae, f., = magos.

In the masc., a Magian, a learned man and magician among the Persians:

ei magos dixisse, quod genus sapientum et doctorum habebatur in Persis,

Cic. Div. 1, 23, 46; 1, 41, 90; id. Leg. 2, 10, 26; id. N. D. 1, 16, 43 al.:

Augur, schoenobates, medicus, magus, omnia novit,

Juv. 3, 77;

App. d. Dog. 1, 3, p. 186: nam si (quod ego apud plurimos lego), Persarum linguā magus est, qui nostrā sacerdos, etc.,

id. Mag. 25, p. 290, 20.—

In the fem., a female magician, enchantress: cantusque artesque magarum, v. l. Ov. M. 7, 195 (al. leg. magorum): Circe maga famosissima, Aug. Civ. Dei, 18, 17.

măgus, a, um, adj. [1. magus], magic, magical ( poet.):

artes,

Ov. Am. 1, 8, 5:

manus, id. Med. fac. 36: carmen,

Sen. Herc. Oet. 467.

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Dardănus, i, m., Dardanos.

The son of Jupiter and Electra of Arcadia, founder of the city Dardania, in Troas, and ancestor of the royal race of Troy, Att. ap. Schol. Bern. ad Verg. G. 1, 502 (v. 653 Ribb.); Verg. A. 8, 134 Serv.; 6, 650; 3, 167 al.; cf. Heyne Verg. A. 3 Excurs. 6; Lact. 1, 23, 3: acc. Dardanon, Ov. F. 4, 31. —

Hence,

Dardănus, a, um, adj., Dardanian, poet. for Trojan:

praeda,

Prop. 1, 19, 14:

puppis,

i. e. of Aeneas, id. 4, 1, 40 (5, 1, 40 M.):

arma,

Verg. A. 2, 618:

pubes,

id. ib. 5, 119:

gens,

Hor. Od. 1, 15, 10:

Troja,

Ov. Tr. 5, 10, 4; also for Roman, as the Romans were descendants of Aeneas:

ductor,

i. e. the Roman, Scipio Africanus, Sil. 1, 14.—

Dardănĭus, a, um, adj., Dardanian, poet. for Trojan:

gentes, Att. ap. Apul. de Deo Soc. 24 (v. 523 Ribbeck): gens,

Verg. A. 1, 602:

Aeneae,

id. ib. 1, 494; 6, 169; cf.

carinae,

i. e. of Aeneas, id. ib. 4, 658;

and pinus, the same,

Ov. F. 1, 519:

Anchisae,

Verg. A. 1, 617; 9, 647:

Iulus (son of Aeneas),

Ov. M. 15, 767:

Roma,

id. ib. 15, 431:

vates,

i. e. Helenus, id. ib. 13, 335:

advena,

i. e. Paris, id. H. 8, 42:

senex,

i. e. Priam, id. Tr. 3, 5, 38:

triumphus,

Prop. 2, 14, 1 (3, 6, 1 M):

minister,

i. e. Ganymedes, Mart. 11, 104, et saep.—

Subst.: Dardănia, ae, f.,

the city Dardania, founded by Dardanus on the Hellespont, S. W. of Abydos (whence its mod. name, the Dardanelles), Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 25. Oftener, esp. in Vergil,

poet. for Troja, Verg. A. 2, 281; 325; 3, 52; Ov. H. 16, 57.—

Dardănĭdes, ae, m., son or descendant of Dardanus:

Ilus,

Ov. F. 6, 419.— Absol. for Aeneas, Verg. A. 10, 545; 12, 775.—In plur. for Trojan:

pastores,

id. ib. 2, 59.— Absol. for Trojans, id. ib. 2, 72; 445 et saep.—

Dardănis, ĭdis, f., adj., Dardanian, poet. for Trojan:

matres,

Ov. M. 13, 412:

nurus,

id. H. 16, 194; 17, 212:

Caieta (founded by Trojans),

Mart. 10, 30.— Absol. for Creüsa, Verg. A. 2, 787.

A magician of Phoenicia, Plin. 30, 1, 2, § 9; App. Mag. p. 331, 14.—Hence,

Dardănius, a, um, adj., of Dardanus: poet. for Magic, artes, Col. 10, 358.

A Stoic philosopher otherwise unknown, Cic. Ac. 2, 22, 69.

Dardănus, a, um; v. the preceding art. no. I. B. 1.

Dardănus, i, m., Dardanos.

The son of Jupiter and Electra of Arcadia, founder of the city Dardania, in Troas, and ancestor of the royal race of Troy, Att. ap. Schol. Bern. ad Verg. G. 1, 502 (v. 653 Ribb.); Verg. A. 8, 134 Serv.; 6, 650; 3, 167 al.; cf. Heyne Verg. A. 3 Excurs. 6; Lact. 1, 23, 3: acc. Dardanon, Ov. F. 4, 31. —

Hence,

Dardănus, a, um, adj., Dardanian, poet. for Trojan:

praeda,

Prop. 1, 19, 14:

puppis,

i. e. of Aeneas, id. 4, 1, 40 (5, 1, 40 M.):

arma,

Verg. A. 2, 618:

pubes,

id. ib. 5, 119:

gens,

Hor. Od. 1, 15, 10:

Troja,

Ov. Tr. 5, 10, 4; also for Roman, as the Romans were descendants of Aeneas:

ductor,

i. e. the Roman, Scipio Africanus, Sil. 1, 14.—

Dardănĭus, a, um, adj., Dardanian, poet. for Trojan:

gentes, Att. ap. Apul. de Deo Soc. 24 (v. 523 Ribbeck): gens,

Verg. A. 1, 602:

Aeneae,

id. ib. 1, 494; 6, 169; cf.

carinae,

i. e. of Aeneas, id. ib. 4, 658;

and pinus, the same,

Ov. F. 1, 519:

Anchisae,

Verg. A. 1, 617; 9, 647:

Iulus (son of Aeneas),

Ov. M. 15, 767:

Roma,

id. ib. 15, 431:

vates,

i. e. Helenus, id. ib. 13, 335:

advena,

i. e. Paris, id. H. 8, 42:

senex,

i. e. Priam, id. Tr. 3, 5, 38:

triumphus,

Prop. 2, 14, 1 (3, 6, 1 M):

minister,

i. e. Ganymedes, Mart. 11, 104, et saep.—

Subst.: Dardănia, ae, f.,

the city Dardania, founded by Dardanus on the Hellespont, S. W. of Abydos (whence its mod. name, the Dardanelles), Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 25. Oftener, esp. in Vergil,

poet. for Troja, Verg. A. 2, 281; 325; 3, 52; Ov. H. 16, 57.—

Dardănĭdes, ae, m., son or descendant of Dardanus:

Ilus,

Ov. F. 6, 419.— Absol. for Aeneas, Verg. A. 10, 545; 12, 775.—In plur. for Trojan:

pastores,

id. ib. 2, 59.— Absol. for Trojans, id. ib. 2, 72; 445 et saep.—

Dardănis, ĭdis, f., adj., Dardanian, poet. for Trojan:

matres,

Ov. M. 13, 412:

nurus,

id. H. 16, 194; 17, 212:

Caieta (founded by Trojans),

Mart. 10, 30.— Absol. for Creüsa, Verg. A. 2, 787.

A magician of Phoenicia, Plin. 30, 1, 2, § 9; App. Mag. p. 331, 14.—Hence,

Dardănius, a, um, adj., of Dardanus: poet. for Magic, artes, Col. 10, 358.

A Stoic philosopher otherwise unknown, Cic. Ac. 2, 22, 69.

Dardănus, a, um; v. the preceding art. no. I. B. 1.

Dardănus, i, m., Dardanos.

The son of Jupiter and Electra of Arcadia, founder of the city Dardania, in Troas, and ancestor of the royal race of Troy, Att. ap. Schol. Bern. ad Verg. G. 1, 502 (v. 653 Ribb.); Verg. A. 8, 134 Serv.; 6, 650; 3, 167 al.; cf. Heyne Verg. A. 3 Excurs. 6; Lact. 1, 23, 3: acc. Dardanon, Ov. F. 4, 31. —

Hence,

Dardănus, a, um, adj., Dardanian, poet. for Trojan:

praeda,

Prop. 1, 19, 14:

puppis,

i. e. of Aeneas, id. 4, 1, 40 (5, 1, 40 M.):

arma,

Verg. A. 2, 618:

pubes,

id. ib. 5, 119:

gens,

Hor. Od. 1, 15, 10:

Troja,

Ov. Tr. 5, 10, 4; also for Roman, as the Romans were descendants of Aeneas:

ductor,

i. e. the Roman, Scipio Africanus, Sil. 1, 14.—

Dardănĭus, a, um, adj., Dardanian, poet. for Trojan:

gentes, Att. ap. Apul. de Deo Soc. 24 (v. 523 Ribbeck): gens,

Verg. A. 1, 602:

Aeneae,

id. ib. 1, 494; 6, 169; cf.

carinae,

i. e. of Aeneas, id. ib. 4, 658;

and pinus, the same,

Ov. F. 1, 519:

Anchisae,

Verg. A. 1, 617; 9, 647:

Iulus (son of Aeneas),

Ov. M. 15, 767:

Roma,

id. ib. 15, 431:

vates,

i. e. Helenus, id. ib. 13, 335:

advena,

i. e. Paris, id. H. 8, 42:

senex,

i. e. Priam, id. Tr. 3, 5, 38:

triumphus,

Prop. 2, 14, 1 (3, 6, 1 M):

minister,

i. e. Ganymedes, Mart. 11, 104, et saep.—

Subst.: Dardănia, ae, f.,

the city Dardania, founded by Dardanus on the Hellespont, S. W. of Abydos (whence its mod. name, the Dardanelles), Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 25. Oftener, esp. in Vergil,

poet. for Troja, Verg. A. 2, 281; 325; 3, 52; Ov. H. 16, 57.—

Dardănĭdes, ae, m., son or descendant of Dardanus:

Ilus,

Ov. F. 6, 419.— Absol. for Aeneas, Verg. A. 10, 545; 12, 775.—In plur. for Trojan:

pastores,

id. ib. 2, 59.— Absol. for Trojans, id. ib. 2, 72; 445 et saep.—

Dardănis, ĭdis, f., adj., Dardanian, poet. for Trojan:

matres,

Ov. M. 13, 412:

nurus,

id. H. 16, 194; 17, 212:

Caieta (founded by Trojans),

Mart. 10, 30.— Absol. for Creüsa, Verg. A. 2, 787.

A magician of Phoenicia, Plin. 30, 1, 2, § 9; App. Mag. p. 331, 14.—Hence,

Dardănius, a, um, adj., of Dardanus: poet. for Magic, artes, Col. 10, 358.

A Stoic philosopher otherwise unknown, Cic. Ac. 2, 22, 69.

Dardănus, a, um; v. the preceding art. no. I. B. 1.

Dardănus, i, m., Dardanos.

The son of Jupiter and Electra of Arcadia, founder of the city Dardania, in Troas, and ancestor of the royal race of Troy, Att. ap. Schol. Bern. ad Verg. G. 1, 502 (v. 653 Ribb.); Verg. A. 8, 134 Serv.; 6, 650; 3, 167 al.; cf. Heyne Verg. A. 3 Excurs. 6; Lact. 1, 23, 3: acc. Dardanon, Ov. F. 4, 31. —

Hence,

Dardănus, a, um, adj., Dardanian, poet. for Trojan:

praeda,

Prop. 1, 19, 14:

puppis,

i. e. of Aeneas, id. 4, 1, 40 (5, 1, 40 M.):

arma,

Verg. A. 2, 618:

pubes,

id. ib. 5, 119:

gens,

Hor. Od. 1, 15, 10:

Troja,

Ov. Tr. 5, 10, 4; also for Roman, as the Romans were descendants of Aeneas:

ductor,

i. e. the Roman, Scipio Africanus, Sil. 1, 14.—

Dardănĭus, a, um, adj., Dardanian, poet. for Trojan:

gentes, Att. ap. Apul. de Deo Soc. 24 (v. 523 Ribbeck): gens,

Verg. A. 1, 602:

Aeneae,

id. ib. 1, 494; 6, 169; cf.

carinae,

i. e. of Aeneas, id. ib. 4, 658;

and pinus, the same,

Ov. F. 1, 519:

Anchisae,

Verg. A. 1, 617; 9, 647:

Iulus (son of Aeneas),

Ov. M. 15, 767:

Roma,

id. ib. 15, 431:

vates,

i. e. Helenus, id. ib. 13, 335:

advena,

i. e. Paris, id. H. 8, 42:

senex,

i. e. Priam, id. Tr. 3, 5, 38:

triumphus,

Prop. 2, 14, 1 (3, 6, 1 M):

minister,

i. e. Ganymedes, Mart. 11, 104, et saep.—

Subst.: Dardănia, ae, f.,

the city Dardania, founded by Dardanus on the Hellespont, S. W. of Abydos (whence its mod. name, the Dardanelles), Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 25. Oftener, esp. in Vergil,

poet. for Troja, Verg. A. 2, 281; 325; 3, 52; Ov. H. 16, 57.—

Dardănĭdes, ae, m., son or descendant of Dardanus:

Ilus,

Ov. F. 6, 419.— Absol. for Aeneas, Verg. A. 10, 545; 12, 775.—In plur. for Trojan:

pastores,

id. ib. 2, 59.— Absol. for Trojans, id. ib. 2, 72; 445 et saep.—

Dardănis, ĭdis, f., adj., Dardanian, poet. for Trojan:

matres,

Ov. M. 13, 412:

nurus,

id. H. 16, 194; 17, 212:

Caieta (founded by Trojans),

Mart. 10, 30.— Absol. for Creüsa, Verg. A. 2, 787.

A magician of Phoenicia, Plin. 30, 1, 2, § 9; App. Mag. p. 331, 14.—Hence,

Dardănius, a, um, adj., of Dardanus: poet. for Magic, artes, Col. 10, 358.

A Stoic philosopher otherwise unknown, Cic. Ac. 2, 22, 69.

Dardănus, a, um; v. the preceding art. no. I. B. 1.

mălĕfĭcus (in MSS. also mălĭfĭ-cus), a, um, adj. [malefacio], evil-doing, nefarious, vicious, wicked, criminal.

Lit.

In gen. (class.):

homo natura maleficus, et injustus,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 57:

malefici sceleratique homines,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 55, § 144:

maleficentissimus,

Suet. Galb. 15:

mores malefici,

Plaut. Cas. 4, 2, 4:

malefica vita,

Tac. A. 4, 21.—As subst.: mălĕ-fĭous, i, m., an evil-doer, criminal:

contra istoc detrudi maleficos Aequom videlur,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 150.—

In partic., magical:

artes,

Vulg. 2 Par. 33, 6.—As substt.

mălĕfĭcus, i, m., a magician, enchanter:

de maleficis et mathematicis,

Cod. Just. 9, 18, 5:

magi qui malefici vulgi consuetudine nuncupantur,

ib. 9, 18, 7; Schol. Juv. 6, 594.—

mălĕfĭcum, i, n., a charm, means of enchantment:

semusti cineres aliaque malefica, quis creditur anima numinibus inferis sacrari,

Tac. A. 2, 69 fin. —

Transf., hurtful, injurious, noxious, mischievous (only post-Aug.):

Christiani, genus hominum superstitionis novae atque maleficae,

Suet. Ner. 16:

sidera,

Plin. 7, 49, 50, § 160:

vis,

id. 33, 4, 25, § 84:

bestia piscibus malefica,

id. 9, 15, 20, § 50:

caprae, maleficum frondibus animal,

id. 12, 17, 37, § 73:

natura,

inimical, unpropitious, Nep. Ages. 8, 1:

bestia,

Amm. 28, 3, 4.— Hence, adv.: mălĕfĭcē, mischievously:

aliquid agere,

Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 113.

mălĕfĭcus (in MSS. also mălĭfĭ-cus), a, um, adj. [malefacio], evil-doing, nefarious, vicious, wicked, criminal.

Lit.

In gen. (class.):

homo natura maleficus, et injustus,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 57:

malefici sceleratique homines,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 55, § 144:

maleficentissimus,

Suet. Galb. 15:

mores malefici,

Plaut. Cas. 4, 2, 4:

malefica vita,

Tac. A. 4, 21.—As subst.: mălĕ-fĭous, i, m., an evil-doer, criminal:

contra istoc detrudi maleficos Aequom videlur,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 150.—

In partic., magical:

artes,

Vulg. 2 Par. 33, 6.—As substt.

mălĕfĭcus, i, m., a magician, enchanter:

de maleficis et mathematicis,

Cod. Just. 9, 18, 5:

magi qui malefici vulgi consuetudine nuncupantur,

ib. 9, 18, 7; Schol. Juv. 6, 594.—

mălĕfĭcum, i, n., a charm, means of enchantment:

semusti cineres aliaque malefica, quis creditur anima numinibus inferis sacrari,

Tac. A. 2, 69 fin. —

Transf., hurtful, injurious, noxious, mischievous (only post-Aug.):

Christiani, genus hominum superstitionis novae atque maleficae,

Suet. Ner. 16:

sidera,

Plin. 7, 49, 50, § 160:

vis,

id. 33, 4, 25, § 84:

bestia piscibus malefica,

id. 9, 15, 20, § 50:

caprae, maleficum frondibus animal,

id. 12, 17, 37, § 73:

natura,

inimical, unpropitious, Nep. Ages. 8, 1:

bestia,

Amm. 28, 3, 4.— Hence, adv.: mălĕfĭcē, mischievously:

aliquid agere,

Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 113.

mălĕfĭcus (in MSS. also mălĭfĭ-cus), a, um, adj. [malefacio], evil-doing, nefarious, vicious, wicked, criminal.

Lit.

In gen. (class.):

homo natura maleficus, et injustus,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 57:

malefici sceleratique homines,

id. Verr. 2, 5, 55, § 144:

maleficentissimus,

Suet. Galb. 15:

mores malefici,

Plaut. Cas. 4, 2, 4:

malefica vita,

Tac. A. 4, 21.—As subst.: mălĕ-fĭous, i, m., an evil-doer, criminal:

contra istoc detrudi maleficos Aequom videlur,

Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 150.—

In partic., magical:

artes,

Vulg. 2 Par. 33, 6.—As substt.

mălĕfĭcus, i, m., a magician, enchanter:

de maleficis et mathematicis,

Cod. Just. 9, 18, 5:

magi qui malefici vulgi consuetudine nuncupantur,

ib. 9, 18, 7; Schol. Juv. 6, 594.—

mălĕfĭcum, i, n., a charm, means of enchantment:

semusti cineres aliaque malefica, quis creditur anima numinibus inferis sacrari,

Tac. A. 2, 69 fin. —

Transf., hurtful, injurious, noxious, mischievous (only post-Aug.):

Christiani, genus hominum superstitionis novae atque maleficae,

Suet. Ner. 16:

sidera,

Plin. 7, 49, 50, § 160:

vis,

id. 33, 4, 25, § 84:

bestia piscibus malefica,

id. 9, 15, 20, § 50:

caprae, maleficum frondibus animal,

id. 12, 17, 37, § 73:

natura,

inimical, unpropitious, Nep. Ages. 8, 1:

bestia,

Amm. 28, 3, 4.— Hence, adv.: mălĕfĭcē, mischievously:

aliquid agere,

Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 113.

rhombus, i, m., = rhombos.

A magician ' s circle, Prop. 2, 28, 35 (3, 25, 1); 3, 6, 26 (4, 5, 26); Ov. Am. 1, 8, 7; Mart. 9, 30, 9; 12, 57, 17.—

A kind of fish, flatfish, turbot, Plin. 9, 54, 79, § 169; Hor. S. 1, 2, 116; 2, 2, 42; 48; 49; 95; 2, 8, 30; id. Epod. 2, 50; Juv. 4, 39; 68; 119; 11, 121; Mart. 13, 81 al.—

A mathematical figure whose four sides and opposite angles are equal, a rhomb, Front. Expos. Form. p. 36 Goes.; Mart. Cap. 6, § 712.