Echis

anguis (dissyl.), is (rare form an-guen, like sanguen for sanguis, Jul. Val. Rer. Gest. Alex. M. 1, 29 Mai.— Abl. angue; but angui, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28, or Trag. v. 51 Vahl.; Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 30; Ov. M. 4, 483 MS.; cf. Prisc. p. 766 P.; in Cic. Div. 2, 31, 66, suspected by Schneid. Gram. II. 227, on account of angue just before; angue also, Enn. ap. Acron. ad Hor. C. 3, 11, 18, or Trag. v. 441 Vahl.; Varr. Atac. ap. Charis. p. 70; Cic. Div. 2, 30, 65; Prop. 4, 4, 40; Ov. H. 9, 94; id. Am. 3, 6, 14; id. M. 10, 349; 15, 390; Sen. Herc. Fur. 793; Stat. Th. 4, 85; cf. Neue, Formenl. I. p. 218), m. and f.; cf. Charis. p. 70 P.; Rudd. I. p. 25; Neue, Formenl. I. p. 612 [cf. enchelus; Lith. angis; old Germ. unc = adder; echis; echidna = adder; Sanscr. ahis; Germ. Aal = Engl. eel. Curtius], a serpent, a snake (syn.: serpens, coluber, draco).

Lit.: angues jugati, Naev. ap. Non. p. 191, 18; Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 56:

emissio feminae anguis... maris anguis,

Cic. Div. 2, 29:

vertatur Cadmus in anguem,

Hor. A. P. 187 al. —As fem.: caerulea, Enn. ap. Cic. Ac. 2, 28:

angues volucres vento invectae,

Cic. N. D. 1, 36: torta, Varr. Atac. ap. Non. p. 191, 22; Tac. A. 11, 11 al.— Masc.:

domi vectem circumjectus,

Cic. Div. 2, 28:

ater,

Prop. 3, 5, 40:

tortus,

Ov. M. 4, 483, and id. Ib. 4, 79; Stat. Th. 4, 485.—Sometimes serpent, snake, as a hateful, odious object:

odisse aliquem aeque atque angues,

Plaut. Merc. 4, 4, 21:

cane pejus et angui,

Hor. Ep. 1, 17, 30.—

Transf.

In fable, an emblem.

Of terror;

hence the snaky head of Medusa,

Ov. M. 4, 803.—

Of rage;

hence the serpent-girdle of Tisiphone,

Ov. M. 4, 483 and 511;

her hair of snakes,

Tib. 1, 3, 69; Prop. 3, 5, 40.—

Of art and wisdom;

hence the serpent-team of Medea,

Ov. M. 7, 223, and of the inventive Ceres, id. ib. 5, 642; cf. Voss, Mythol. Br. 2, 55.—

As a constellation.

= draco, the Dragon, between the Great and the Little Bear, Hyg. Astr. 2, 3; 3, 2:

flexu sinuoso elabitur Anguis,

Verg. G. 1, 244:

neu te tortum declinet ad Anguem,

Ov. M. 2, 138.—

= hydra, the Hydra, water-serpent, which extends over the constellations Cancer, Leo, and Virgo, carries on its back the Crater, and on its tail the Corvus, Ov. F. 2, 243; Manil. 1, 422; cf. Hyg. Astr. 3, 39.—

The Serpent, which Anguitenens (Ophiouchos) carries in his hand, Ov. M. 8, 182.—

Prov.: Latet anguis in herbā, there's a snake in the grass, of some concealed danger, Verg. E. 3, 93.

Dōres, um, m. (Gr. gen. pl. Dorieon, Vitr. 4, 1, 5), Dôrieis, the Dorians, Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 8; id. Fl. 27, 64; their progenitor, Dōrus, i, m., son of Hellen, Vitr. 4, 1; or of Neptune, acc. to Serv. Verg. A. 2, 27—

Derivv.

Dōrĭcus, a, um, adj., Doric:

gens,

Plin. 6, 2, 2, § 7:

genus (architecturae),

Vitr. 4, 6:

aedes,

id. ib.:

symmetria,

id. ib.:

castra,

Prop. 4 (5), 6, 34:

dicta,

i. e. in the Doric dialect, Quint. 8, 3, 59 (al. adv. Dōrĭce dicta; so Suet. Tib. 56: Dorice Rhodii loquuntur); hence, also: Dorici, ōrum, m., those who speak Doric, Gell. 2, 26, 10.—

Meton. for Grecian, Greek:

castra,

Verg. A. 2, 27; 6, 88; Prop. 2, 8, 32 (2, 8, b. 16, M.):

nox,

Val. Fl. 2, 573:

ignes,

Sen. Agm. 611:

Ancon,

Juv. 4, 40.—

Dōrĭ-us, a, um, adj., Doric:

carmen,

Hor. Epod. 9, 6; cf.

moduli,

Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 204:

phthongus,

id. 2, 23, 20, § 84; and subst., Dōri-um, ii, n.:

tibicen Dorium canebat bellicosum,

App. M. 10, p. 254, 23.—

Dōrĭ-enses, ium, m., the Dorians, Just. 2, 6, 16. —

Dōris, ĭdis, adj. fem., Doric:

dialectos,

Suet. Tib. 56:

Malea,

Luc. 9, 36:

tellus,

i. e. Sicily, Sen. Herc. Fur. 81.—

Subst.

A country in Hellas, Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 7, 13, § 28; in Asia Minor, id. 5, 27, 29, § 103 sq.—

A daughter of Oceanus, wife of Nereus, and mother of fifty seanymphs, Ov. M. 2, 11; 269; Prop. 1, 17, 25;

Hyg. Fab. praef.—Also,

wife of Dionysius I., Tyrant of Syracuse, Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 59; Val. Max. 9, 13, ext. 1.—Also, the name of a Greek girl, Juv. 3, 94; Prop. 4, 7, 72.— Meton., the sea, Verg. E. 10, 5; Ov. F. 4, 678; Stat. Silv. 3, 2, 89.—

A plant, called also pseudoanchusa and echis, Plin. 22, 20, 24, § 50.

Dōres, um, m. (Gr. gen. pl. Dorieon, Vitr. 4, 1, 5), Dôrieis, the Dorians, Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 8; id. Fl. 27, 64; their progenitor, Dōrus, i, m., son of Hellen, Vitr. 4, 1; or of Neptune, acc. to Serv. Verg. A. 2, 27—

Derivv.

Dōrĭcus, a, um, adj., Doric:

gens,

Plin. 6, 2, 2, § 7:

genus (architecturae),

Vitr. 4, 6:

aedes,

id. ib.:

symmetria,

id. ib.:

castra,

Prop. 4 (5), 6, 34:

dicta,

i. e. in the Doric dialect, Quint. 8, 3, 59 (al. adv. Dōrĭce dicta; so Suet. Tib. 56: Dorice Rhodii loquuntur); hence, also: Dorici, ōrum, m., those who speak Doric, Gell. 2, 26, 10.—

Meton. for Grecian, Greek:

castra,

Verg. A. 2, 27; 6, 88; Prop. 2, 8, 32 (2, 8, b. 16, M.):

nox,

Val. Fl. 2, 573:

ignes,

Sen. Agm. 611:

Ancon,

Juv. 4, 40.—

Dōrĭ-us, a, um, adj., Doric:

carmen,

Hor. Epod. 9, 6; cf.

moduli,

Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 204:

phthongus,

id. 2, 23, 20, § 84; and subst., Dōri-um, ii, n.:

tibicen Dorium canebat bellicosum,

App. M. 10, p. 254, 23.—

Dōrĭ-enses, ium, m., the Dorians, Just. 2, 6, 16. —

Dōris, ĭdis, adj. fem., Doric:

dialectos,

Suet. Tib. 56:

Malea,

Luc. 9, 36:

tellus,

i. e. Sicily, Sen. Herc. Fur. 81.—

Subst.

A country in Hellas, Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 7, 13, § 28; in Asia Minor, id. 5, 27, 29, § 103 sq.—

A daughter of Oceanus, wife of Nereus, and mother of fifty seanymphs, Ov. M. 2, 11; 269; Prop. 1, 17, 25;

Hyg. Fab. praef.—Also,

wife of Dionysius I., Tyrant of Syracuse, Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 59; Val. Max. 9, 13, ext. 1.—Also, the name of a Greek girl, Juv. 3, 94; Prop. 4, 7, 72.— Meton., the sea, Verg. E. 10, 5; Ov. F. 4, 678; Stat. Silv. 3, 2, 89.—

A plant, called also pseudoanchusa and echis, Plin. 22, 20, 24, § 50.

Dōres, um, m. (Gr. gen. pl. Dorieon, Vitr. 4, 1, 5), Dôrieis, the Dorians, Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 8; id. Fl. 27, 64; their progenitor, Dōrus, i, m., son of Hellen, Vitr. 4, 1; or of Neptune, acc. to Serv. Verg. A. 2, 27—

Derivv.

Dōrĭcus, a, um, adj., Doric:

gens,

Plin. 6, 2, 2, § 7:

genus (architecturae),

Vitr. 4, 6:

aedes,

id. ib.:

symmetria,

id. ib.:

castra,

Prop. 4 (5), 6, 34:

dicta,

i. e. in the Doric dialect, Quint. 8, 3, 59 (al. adv. Dōrĭce dicta; so Suet. Tib. 56: Dorice Rhodii loquuntur); hence, also: Dorici, ōrum, m., those who speak Doric, Gell. 2, 26, 10.—

Meton. for Grecian, Greek:

castra,

Verg. A. 2, 27; 6, 88; Prop. 2, 8, 32 (2, 8, b. 16, M.):

nox,

Val. Fl. 2, 573:

ignes,

Sen. Agm. 611:

Ancon,

Juv. 4, 40.—

Dōrĭ-us, a, um, adj., Doric:

carmen,

Hor. Epod. 9, 6; cf.

moduli,

Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 204:

phthongus,

id. 2, 23, 20, § 84; and subst., Dōri-um, ii, n.:

tibicen Dorium canebat bellicosum,

App. M. 10, p. 254, 23.—

Dōrĭ-enses, ium, m., the Dorians, Just. 2, 6, 16. —

Dōris, ĭdis, adj. fem., Doric:

dialectos,

Suet. Tib. 56:

Malea,

Luc. 9, 36:

tellus,

i. e. Sicily, Sen. Herc. Fur. 81.—

Subst.

A country in Hellas, Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 7, 13, § 28; in Asia Minor, id. 5, 27, 29, § 103 sq.—

A daughter of Oceanus, wife of Nereus, and mother of fifty seanymphs, Ov. M. 2, 11; 269; Prop. 1, 17, 25;

Hyg. Fab. praef.—Also,

wife of Dionysius I., Tyrant of Syracuse, Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 59; Val. Max. 9, 13, ext. 1.—Also, the name of a Greek girl, Juv. 3, 94; Prop. 4, 7, 72.— Meton., the sea, Verg. E. 10, 5; Ov. F. 4, 678; Stat. Silv. 3, 2, 89.—

A plant, called also pseudoanchusa and echis, Plin. 22, 20, 24, § 50.

Dōres, um, m. (Gr. gen. pl. Dorieon, Vitr. 4, 1, 5), Dôrieis, the Dorians, Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 8; id. Fl. 27, 64; their progenitor, Dōrus, i, m., son of Hellen, Vitr. 4, 1; or of Neptune, acc. to Serv. Verg. A. 2, 27—

Derivv.

Dōrĭcus, a, um, adj., Doric:

gens,

Plin. 6, 2, 2, § 7:

genus (architecturae),

Vitr. 4, 6:

aedes,

id. ib.:

symmetria,

id. ib.:

castra,

Prop. 4 (5), 6, 34:

dicta,

i. e. in the Doric dialect, Quint. 8, 3, 59 (al. adv. Dōrĭce dicta; so Suet. Tib. 56: Dorice Rhodii loquuntur); hence, also: Dorici, ōrum, m., those who speak Doric, Gell. 2, 26, 10.—

Meton. for Grecian, Greek:

castra,

Verg. A. 2, 27; 6, 88; Prop. 2, 8, 32 (2, 8, b. 16, M.):

nox,

Val. Fl. 2, 573:

ignes,

Sen. Agm. 611:

Ancon,

Juv. 4, 40.—

Dōrĭ-us, a, um, adj., Doric:

carmen,

Hor. Epod. 9, 6; cf.

moduli,

Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 204:

phthongus,

id. 2, 23, 20, § 84; and subst., Dōri-um, ii, n.:

tibicen Dorium canebat bellicosum,

App. M. 10, p. 254, 23.—

Dōrĭ-enses, ium, m., the Dorians, Just. 2, 6, 16. —

Dōris, ĭdis, adj. fem., Doric:

dialectos,

Suet. Tib. 56:

Malea,

Luc. 9, 36:

tellus,

i. e. Sicily, Sen. Herc. Fur. 81.—

Subst.

A country in Hellas, Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 7, 13, § 28; in Asia Minor, id. 5, 27, 29, § 103 sq.—

A daughter of Oceanus, wife of Nereus, and mother of fifty seanymphs, Ov. M. 2, 11; 269; Prop. 1, 17, 25;

Hyg. Fab. praef.—Also,

wife of Dionysius I., Tyrant of Syracuse, Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 59; Val. Max. 9, 13, ext. 1.—Also, the name of a Greek girl, Juv. 3, 94; Prop. 4, 7, 72.— Meton., the sea, Verg. E. 10, 5; Ov. F. 4, 678; Stat. Silv. 3, 2, 89.—

A plant, called also pseudoanchusa and echis, Plin. 22, 20, 24, § 50.

Dōres, um, m. (Gr. gen. pl. Dorieon, Vitr. 4, 1, 5), Dôrieis, the Dorians, Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 8; id. Fl. 27, 64; their progenitor, Dōrus, i, m., son of Hellen, Vitr. 4, 1; or of Neptune, acc. to Serv. Verg. A. 2, 27—

Derivv.

Dōrĭcus, a, um, adj., Doric:

gens,

Plin. 6, 2, 2, § 7:

genus (architecturae),

Vitr. 4, 6:

aedes,

id. ib.:

symmetria,

id. ib.:

castra,

Prop. 4 (5), 6, 34:

dicta,

i. e. in the Doric dialect, Quint. 8, 3, 59 (al. adv. Dōrĭce dicta; so Suet. Tib. 56: Dorice Rhodii loquuntur); hence, also: Dorici, ōrum, m., those who speak Doric, Gell. 2, 26, 10.—

Meton. for Grecian, Greek:

castra,

Verg. A. 2, 27; 6, 88; Prop. 2, 8, 32 (2, 8, b. 16, M.):

nox,

Val. Fl. 2, 573:

ignes,

Sen. Agm. 611:

Ancon,

Juv. 4, 40.—

Dōrĭ-us, a, um, adj., Doric:

carmen,

Hor. Epod. 9, 6; cf.

moduli,

Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 204:

phthongus,

id. 2, 23, 20, § 84; and subst., Dōri-um, ii, n.:

tibicen Dorium canebat bellicosum,

App. M. 10, p. 254, 23.—

Dōrĭ-enses, ium, m., the Dorians, Just. 2, 6, 16. —

Dōris, ĭdis, adj. fem., Doric:

dialectos,

Suet. Tib. 56:

Malea,

Luc. 9, 36:

tellus,

i. e. Sicily, Sen. Herc. Fur. 81.—

Subst.

A country in Hellas, Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 7, 13, § 28; in Asia Minor, id. 5, 27, 29, § 103 sq.—

A daughter of Oceanus, wife of Nereus, and mother of fifty seanymphs, Ov. M. 2, 11; 269; Prop. 1, 17, 25;

Hyg. Fab. praef.—Also,

wife of Dionysius I., Tyrant of Syracuse, Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 59; Val. Max. 9, 13, ext. 1.—Also, the name of a Greek girl, Juv. 3, 94; Prop. 4, 7, 72.— Meton., the sea, Verg. E. 10, 5; Ov. F. 4, 678; Stat. Silv. 3, 2, 89.—

A plant, called also pseudoanchusa and echis, Plin. 22, 20, 24, § 50.

Dōres, um, m. (Gr. gen. pl. Dorieon, Vitr. 4, 1, 5), Dôrieis, the Dorians, Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 8; id. Fl. 27, 64; their progenitor, Dōrus, i, m., son of Hellen, Vitr. 4, 1; or of Neptune, acc. to Serv. Verg. A. 2, 27—

Derivv.

Dōrĭcus, a, um, adj., Doric:

gens,

Plin. 6, 2, 2, § 7:

genus (architecturae),

Vitr. 4, 6:

aedes,

id. ib.:

symmetria,

id. ib.:

castra,

Prop. 4 (5), 6, 34:

dicta,

i. e. in the Doric dialect, Quint. 8, 3, 59 (al. adv. Dōrĭce dicta; so Suet. Tib. 56: Dorice Rhodii loquuntur); hence, also: Dorici, ōrum, m., those who speak Doric, Gell. 2, 26, 10.—

Meton. for Grecian, Greek:

castra,

Verg. A. 2, 27; 6, 88; Prop. 2, 8, 32 (2, 8, b. 16, M.):

nox,

Val. Fl. 2, 573:

ignes,

Sen. Agm. 611:

Ancon,

Juv. 4, 40.—

Dōrĭ-us, a, um, adj., Doric:

carmen,

Hor. Epod. 9, 6; cf.

moduli,

Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 204:

phthongus,

id. 2, 23, 20, § 84; and subst., Dōri-um, ii, n.:

tibicen Dorium canebat bellicosum,

App. M. 10, p. 254, 23.—

Dōrĭ-enses, ium, m., the Dorians, Just. 2, 6, 16. —

Dōris, ĭdis, adj. fem., Doric:

dialectos,

Suet. Tib. 56:

Malea,

Luc. 9, 36:

tellus,

i. e. Sicily, Sen. Herc. Fur. 81.—

Subst.

A country in Hellas, Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 7, 13, § 28; in Asia Minor, id. 5, 27, 29, § 103 sq.—

A daughter of Oceanus, wife of Nereus, and mother of fifty seanymphs, Ov. M. 2, 11; 269; Prop. 1, 17, 25;

Hyg. Fab. praef.—Also,

wife of Dionysius I., Tyrant of Syracuse, Cic. Tusc. 5, 20, 59; Val. Max. 9, 13, ext. 1.—Also, the name of a Greek girl, Juv. 3, 94; Prop. 4, 7, 72.— Meton., the sea, Verg. E. 10, 5; Ov. F. 4, 678; Stat. Silv. 3, 2, 89.—

A plant, called also pseudoanchusa and echis, Plin. 22, 20, 24, § 50.