Euryalus

Euryālus, i, m., = Euruêlos, a hill near Syracuse, Liv. 25, 25.

Euryălus, i, m., = Eurualos.

A friend of Nisus, Verg. A. 5, 294; 9, 179 sq.; Ov. Tr. 1, 5, 23.—

A king of Thessaly, Ov. Ib. 289.

Ăbăris, ĭdis, m.

A Rutulian, slain by Euryalus; acc. Abarim, Verg. A. 9, 344. —

A companion of Phineus, slain by Perseus; acc. Abarin, Ov. M. 5, 86.

jŭventa, ae, f. [id.], the age of youth, youth (mostly post-Aug. for the class. juventus).

Lit.:

membra decora juventā,

Verg. A. 4, 559:

prima a parte juventae, Cic. Att. poët. 2, 3, 3: Euryalus forma insignis, viridique juventa,

Verg. A. 5, 295; Ov. M. 4, 17; 6, 719; 10, 84:

non ita se a juventa eum gessisse,

Liv. 35, 42:

qua capta juventa Hippia,

Juv. 6, 103:

Livia, prima sua juventa ex Nerone gravida,

Plin. 10, 55, 76, § 154:

elephantorum juventa a sexagesimo anno incipit,

id. 8, 10, 10, § 28:

nitidus juventā (of the snake),

Verg. G. 3, 437.—Of plants, Plin. 16, 23, 35, § 86.— Poet., youth, young people:

moderator juventae,

Mart. 2, 90, 1.—

Personified, the goddess of youth, Ov. M. 7, 241; id. P. 1, 10, 12; cf. the foll. art.

nīsus, a, um, Part., from nitor.

nīsus, ūs, m. [nitor], a pressing or resting upon or against, a pressure; a striving, exertion, labor, effort (mostly poet.; nixus in good prose, v. h. v.): pedetentim et sedato nisu, a tread, step, Pac. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 48:

pinnarum nisus inanis,

a flight, Lucr. 6, 834; so,

insolitos docuere nisus,

Hor. C. 4, 4, 8:

hic dea se primum rapido pulcherrima nisu Sistit,

Verg. A. 11, 852:

stat gravis Entellus nisuque immotus eodem, etc.,

in the same posture, id. ib. 5, 437: hunc stirps Oceani maturis nisibus Aethra Edidit, pains, throes, labor of parturition (v. 2. nixus), Ov. F. 5, 171.—In prose:

tamquam nisus evomentis adjuvaret,

retchings, Tac. A. 12, 67:

uti prospectus nisusque per saxa facilius foret,

Sall. J. 94, 1 Dietsch:

quae dubia nisu videbantur,

id. ib. 94, 2 Dietsch:

non pervenit nisu sed impetu,

Quint. 8, 4, 9; 1, 12, 10.

Nīsus, i, m., = Nisos

A king of Megara, father of Scylla, who, in order to gain the love of Minos, cut off her father's purple hair, on which the safety of his kingdom depended, whereupon Nisus was changed into a sparrow-hawk, and Scylla into the bird ciris, Verg. G. 1, 404 sq.; Ov. M. 8, 8 sqq.; v. Scylla.—

Hence,

Nī-saeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan:

et vos Nisaei, naufraga monstra, canes,

i. e. Scylla, the daughter of Phorcus, Ov. F. 4, 500; cf. id. A. A. 1, 331.—

Nīsēis, ĭdis, f., the daughter of Nisus, Scylla (q. v.), confounded with the daughter of Phorcus:

praeterita cautus Niseide navita gaudet,

Ov. R. Am. 737.—

Nī-sēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan: per mare caeruleum trahitur Niseia virgo, Verg. Cir. 390; Ov. M. 8, 35.—

Nīsĭas, ădis, f., Nisæan, i. e. Megarian: Nisiades matres Nisiadesque nurus, of Megaris, in Sicily (a colony of Megara, in Greece), Ov. H. 15, 54.—

Son of Hyrtacus and friend of Euryalus, Verg. A. 5, 294; 9, 176 sq.

nīsus, a, um, Part., from nitor.

nīsus, ūs, m. [nitor], a pressing or resting upon or against, a pressure; a striving, exertion, labor, effort (mostly poet.; nixus in good prose, v. h. v.): pedetentim et sedato nisu, a tread, step, Pac. ap. Cic. Tusc. 2, 21, 48:

pinnarum nisus inanis,

a flight, Lucr. 6, 834; so,

insolitos docuere nisus,

Hor. C. 4, 4, 8:

hic dea se primum rapido pulcherrima nisu Sistit,

Verg. A. 11, 852:

stat gravis Entellus nisuque immotus eodem, etc.,

in the same posture, id. ib. 5, 437: hunc stirps Oceani maturis nisibus Aethra Edidit, pains, throes, labor of parturition (v. 2. nixus), Ov. F. 5, 171.—In prose:

tamquam nisus evomentis adjuvaret,

retchings, Tac. A. 12, 67:

uti prospectus nisusque per saxa facilius foret,

Sall. J. 94, 1 Dietsch:

quae dubia nisu videbantur,

id. ib. 94, 2 Dietsch:

non pervenit nisu sed impetu,

Quint. 8, 4, 9; 1, 12, 10.

Nīsus, i, m., = Nisos

A king of Megara, father of Scylla, who, in order to gain the love of Minos, cut off her father's purple hair, on which the safety of his kingdom depended, whereupon Nisus was changed into a sparrow-hawk, and Scylla into the bird ciris, Verg. G. 1, 404 sq.; Ov. M. 8, 8 sqq.; v. Scylla.—

Hence,

Nī-saeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan:

et vos Nisaei, naufraga monstra, canes,

i. e. Scylla, the daughter of Phorcus, Ov. F. 4, 500; cf. id. A. A. 1, 331.—

Nīsēis, ĭdis, f., the daughter of Nisus, Scylla (q. v.), confounded with the daughter of Phorcus:

praeterita cautus Niseide navita gaudet,

Ov. R. Am. 737.—

Nī-sēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan: per mare caeruleum trahitur Niseia virgo, Verg. Cir. 390; Ov. M. 8, 35.—

Nīsĭas, ădis, f., Nisæan, i. e. Megarian: Nisiades matres Nisiadesque nurus, of Megaris, in Sicily (a colony of Megara, in Greece), Ov. H. 15, 54.—

Son of Hyrtacus and friend of Euryalus, Verg. A. 5, 294; 9, 176 sq.

Ŏpheltes, ae, m., = Opheltês, a proper name.

Son of Lycurgus, king of Thrace, Stat. Th. 5, 538.—

A Trojan warrior, father of Euryalus, Verg. A. 9, 201.—

One of the Etruscan seamen, Ov. M. 3, 605.—

A Cyzicene, Val. Fl. 3, 198.

vĭrĭdis, e ( gen. plur. viridum, Stat. Th. 2, 279), adj. [vireo], green.

Lit. (as the most general designation for every shade of that color).

Adj.:

color,

Ov. M. 10, 137; Plin. Ep. 8, 20, 4:

smaragdi,

Lucr. 2, 805:

collis,

id. 2, 322; cf.:

colles nitidissimi viridissimique,

Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 18, § 47:

viridis opacaque ripa,

id. Leg. 1, 5, 15:

gramen,

Verg. G. 2, 219:

viridiores herbae,

Plin. 6, 29, 35, § 185:

viridia atque umida ligna,

Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 17, § 45:

colubrae,

Hor. C. 1, 17, 8:

Nereidum comae,

id. ib. 3, 28, 10; cf.

dei,

Ov. Tr. 1, 2, 59: caelum, bluish green (when it is clear), Plin. 17, 10, 14, § 74.—

Subst.: vĭrĭde, is, n.

Green color, greenness, verdure (post-Aug.):

bacis e viridi rubentibus,

reddish green, Plin. 15, 30, 39, § 127; so,

e viridi pallens (gemma),

id. 37, 8, 33, § 110.—

A green thing, of plants, trees, etc. (late Lat.), Vulg. Ecclus. 43, 23; id. Apoc. 9, 4:

omne viride agri,

Ambros. in Luc. 7, 16.—More freq. plur.: vĭrĭdĭa, ĭum, n., green plants, herbs, or trees (postAug.), Col. 8, 15, 4; Sen. Ep. 86, 3; Plin. Ep. 5, 6, 17; Vitr. 5, 9, 5; Phaedr. 2, 5, 14. —

Transf., green, young, youthful, fresh, blooming, lively, vigorous:

viridiora praemiorum genera (opp. arescentes laureae),

Cic. Rep. 6, 8, 8:

caseus,

Col. 7, 8, 1:

limus,

Pers. 3, 22:

viridis et adhuc dulcis fructus studiorum,

Quint. 12 6, 3:

indignantium, tam viridem et in flore aetatis ereptum esse rebus humanis,

Curt. 10, 5, 10:

sonus earum (litterarum) viridior vegetiorque,

livelier and stronger, Gell. 2, 3, 1: firmior et viridior sonus, id. 13, 20, 13:

Euryalus formā insignis viridique juventā,

Verg. A. 5, 295:

aevum,

Ov. Tr. 4, 10, 17:

senectus,

Verg. A. 6, 304; cf. Sil. 1, 187;

Col. praef. § 12: usque ad novissimam valetudinem viridis,

Plin. Ep. 7, 24, 1:

leo,

Stat. Th. 11, 742:

senex, sed mehercule viridis animo ac vigens,

Sen. Ep. 66, 1:

consilio viridis, sed belli serus,

Sil. 3, 255.— With gen.:

viridissimus irae,

Sil. 5, 569.— Adv.: vĭrĭdĕ, greenly, verdantly:

nihil omnino viridius comparatum illis (smaragdis) viret,

Plin. 37, 5, 16, § 62.

volvo, volvi, vŏlūtum, 3 ( inf. pass. volvier, Lucr. 5, 714), v. a. [Sanscr. varas, circumference; Gr. eluô, to wrap; root Wel-], to roll, turn about, turn round, tumble any thing.

Lit.

In gen.:

(amnis) volvit sub undis Grandia saxa,

Lucr. 1, 288; Verg. A. 11, 529; Ov. Ib. 173:

flumen lapides volvens,

Hor. C. 3, 29, 38:

beluas cum fluctibus (procellae),

Plin. 9, 3, 2, § 5:

vortices (flumen),

Hor. C. 2, 9, 22:

fumum caligine (ventus),

Lucr. 6, 691:

oculos huc illuc,

Verg. A. 4, 363:

oculos per singula,

id. ib. 8, 618:

filum,

Varr. L. L. 5, § 114 Müll. volvendi sunt libri, to unroll, i. e. open, Cic. Brut. 87, 298:

Tyrrhena carmina retro,

Lucr. 6, 381 (hence, volumen, in the signif. of roll, book, volume, v. h. v. I.):

semineces volvit multos,

rolls in the dust, fells to the ground, Verg. A. 12, 329 et saep.—

In partic.

To roll up or together, form by rolling:

pilas,

Plin. 30, 11, 30, § 99; cf.:

qui terga dederant, conversi in hostem volventesque orbem, etc.,

forming a circle, Liv. 22, 29, 5:

jam orbem volventes suos increpans,

id. 4, 28, 3.—

To breathe, exhale, etc. ( poet.):

vitalis aëris auras Volvere in ore,

Lucr. 6, 1225:

(equus) Collectumque fremens volvit sub naribus ignem,

Verg. G. 3, 85.—

Mid., to turn or roll itself round about, to turn or roll along:

nobis caenum teterrima quom sit Spurcities, eadem subus haec jucunda videtur, Insatiabiliter toti ut volvantur ibidem,

Lucr. 6, 978:

ille (anguis) inter vestes et levia pectora lapsus Volvitur,

Verg. A. 7, 349:

cylindrum volvi et versari turbinem putant,

Cic. Fat. 18, 42:

illi qui volvuntur stellarum cursus sempiterni,

id. Rep. 6, 17, 17:

excussus curru moribundus volvitur arvis,

rolls, Verg. A. 10, 590:

volvi humi,

id. ib. 11, 640:

volvitur Euryalus leto,

id. ib. 9, 433:

lacrimae volvuntur inanes,

roll, flow, id. ib. 4, 449.— Part.:

volventia plaustra,

Verg. G. 1, 163.—

Trop., to roll, roll along, roll off or onwards, etc.

In gen.:

volvere curarum tristes in pectore fluctus,

Lucr. 6, 34:

magnos fluctus irarum,

id. 6, 74:

ingentes iras in pectore,

Liv. 35, 18, 6:

tot volvere casus Insignem pietate virum,

i. e. to undergo so many misfortunes, Verg. A. 1, 9; cf.:

satis diu saxum hoc volvo,

Ter. Eun. 5, 9 (8), 55:

(lunam) celerem pronos Volvere menses,

in rolling on, Hor. C. 4, 6, 40; cf.:

volvendis mensibus,

Verg. A. 1, 269:

has omnis (animas) ubi mille rotam volvere per annos,

i. e. completed the cycle, id. ib. 6, 748; and neutr.:

volventibus annis,

with revolving years, after the lapse of years, id. ib. 1, 234; cf.:

volventia lustra,

Lucr. 5, 928:

volvens annus,

Ov. M. 5, 565:

sic fata deum rex Sortitur volvitque vices,

fixes the series of revolving events, Verg. A. 3, 376; cf.:

sic volvere Parcas,

id. ib. 1, 22:

M. Pontidius celeriter sane verba volvens,

rolling off, Cic. Brut. 70, 246:

sententias facile verbis,

id. ib. 81, 280 longissima est complexio verborum, quae volvi uno spiritu potest, id. de Or. 3, 47, 182:

ne verba traic amus aperte, quo melius aut cadat aut volvatur oratio,

be rounded, form periods, id. Or. 69, 229.—

In partic., to turn over or revolve in the mind; to ponder, meditate, or reflect upon, consider (cf. verso):

multa cum animo suo volvebat,

Sall. J. 6, 2; 108, 3:

multa secum,

id. C. 32, 1; id. J. 113, 1; Liv. 26, 7, 3:

immensa omnia animo,

id. 2, 49, 5; Tac. H. 1, 30; Suet. Vesp. 5:

bellum in animo,

Liv. 42, 5, 1:

in pectore,

id. 35, 18, 6:

has inanium rerum inanes ipsas volventes cogitationes,

id. 6, 28, 7; 34, 60, 2; 32, 20, 2; Curt. 10, 5, 15:

incerta consilia,

id. 10, 8, 7; 5, 9, 3:

bellum adversus nos,

Tac. A. 3, 38:

Fauni sub pectore sortem,

Verg. A. 7, 254: haec illis volventibus tandem vicit fortuna [p. 2014] reipublicae, Sall. C. 41, 3:

subinde hoc in animo volve,

Sen. Ep. 13, 13:

secretas cogitationes intra se,

Curt. 10, 8, 9:

adeo ut plerumque intra me ipsum volvam,

Tac. A. 14, 53:

regna tecum volvis,

Val. Max. 7, 2, ext. 1:

mente aliquid,

Lact. Epit. 60, 13.

ἐπι[πολ]-ή, ἡ, ἐπιτέλλω (B)) pl. Ἐπιπολαί, αἱ, the Rise, a triangular plateau near Syracuse which rises from its base (the wall of Achradina) to its apex ([place name] Euryalus), Th.6.96, etc.

1. LAT Platysamia euryalus Boisduval

2. RUS —

3. ENG ceanothus silk moth

4. DEU —

5. FRA —