Marsus

Marsus, a, um, v. Marsi, I. B. 1.

Marsus, i, m., Domitius Marsus, an epigrammatic poet in the time of Augustus, Ov. P. 4, 16, 5; Mart. 2, 71, 3.

Ămāzon, ŏnis, f., = Amazôn, plur. Amazones [a Scythian word of dub. signif.; acc. to an etymological fancy, as if from a-mazos, without breast; Just. 2, 4, relates that their right breast was removed in childhood, to enable them to handle the bow more conveniently], an Amazon; and plur., Amazons, warlike women, who dwelt on the river Thermodon.

Lit.:

Threiciae Amazones,

Verg. A. 11, 659:

exsultat Amazon,

id. ib. 11, 648:

Amazon Mavortia,

Val. Fl. 5, 89:

peltata,

Sen. Agam. 218 al. —

Metaph., a heroine of love, Ov. A. A. 2, 743; 3, 1.—Hence,

Ămāzŏnĭ-cus, a, um, Amazonian, Mel.1, 19, 13; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 43; Suet. Ner. 44.—

Ămāzŏ-nis, ĭdis, f., = Amazon, an Amazon:

Amazonidum agmina,

Verg. A. 1, 490:

Amazonidum gens,

Val. Fl. 4, 602:

Amazonidum turba,

Prop. 4, 13, 13.—Also, title of a poem composed by a poet named Marsus, Mart. 4, 29, 8.—

Ămāzŏnĭus, a, um, poet. for Amazonicus, Amazonian:

securis,

Hor. C. 4, 4, 20, and Ov. P. 3, 1, 95:

genus,

Sen. Hippol. 237: vir Amazonius, i. e. Hippolytus, the son of an Amazon by Theseus, Ov. H. 4, 2.

Ămāzon, ŏnis, f., = Amazôn, plur. Amazones [a Scythian word of dub. signif.; acc. to an etymological fancy, as if from a-mazos, without breast; Just. 2, 4, relates that their right breast was removed in childhood, to enable them to handle the bow more conveniently], an Amazon; and plur., Amazons, warlike women, who dwelt on the river Thermodon.

Lit.:

Threiciae Amazones,

Verg. A. 11, 659:

exsultat Amazon,

id. ib. 11, 648:

Amazon Mavortia,

Val. Fl. 5, 89:

peltata,

Sen. Agam. 218 al. —

Metaph., a heroine of love, Ov. A. A. 2, 743; 3, 1.—Hence,

Ămāzŏnĭ-cus, a, um, Amazonian, Mel.1, 19, 13; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 43; Suet. Ner. 44.—

Ămāzŏ-nis, ĭdis, f., = Amazon, an Amazon:

Amazonidum agmina,

Verg. A. 1, 490:

Amazonidum gens,

Val. Fl. 4, 602:

Amazonidum turba,

Prop. 4, 13, 13.—Also, title of a poem composed by a poet named Marsus, Mart. 4, 29, 8.—

Ămāzŏnĭus, a, um, poet. for Amazonicus, Amazonian:

securis,

Hor. C. 4, 4, 20, and Ov. P. 3, 1, 95:

genus,

Sen. Hippol. 237: vir Amazonius, i. e. Hippolytus, the son of an Amazon by Theseus, Ov. H. 4, 2.

Ămāzon, ŏnis, f., = Amazôn, plur. Amazones [a Scythian word of dub. signif.; acc. to an etymological fancy, as if from a-mazos, without breast; Just. 2, 4, relates that their right breast was removed in childhood, to enable them to handle the bow more conveniently], an Amazon; and plur., Amazons, warlike women, who dwelt on the river Thermodon.

Lit.:

Threiciae Amazones,

Verg. A. 11, 659:

exsultat Amazon,

id. ib. 11, 648:

Amazon Mavortia,

Val. Fl. 5, 89:

peltata,

Sen. Agam. 218 al. —

Metaph., a heroine of love, Ov. A. A. 2, 743; 3, 1.—Hence,

Ămāzŏnĭ-cus, a, um, Amazonian, Mel.1, 19, 13; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 43; Suet. Ner. 44.—

Ămāzŏ-nis, ĭdis, f., = Amazon, an Amazon:

Amazonidum agmina,

Verg. A. 1, 490:

Amazonidum gens,

Val. Fl. 4, 602:

Amazonidum turba,

Prop. 4, 13, 13.—Also, title of a poem composed by a poet named Marsus, Mart. 4, 29, 8.—

Ămāzŏnĭus, a, um, poet. for Amazonicus, Amazonian:

securis,

Hor. C. 4, 4, 20, and Ov. P. 3, 1, 95:

genus,

Sen. Hippol. 237: vir Amazonius, i. e. Hippolytus, the son of an Amazon by Theseus, Ov. H. 4, 2.

Ămāzon, ŏnis, f., = Amazôn, plur. Amazones [a Scythian word of dub. signif.; acc. to an etymological fancy, as if from a-mazos, without breast; Just. 2, 4, relates that their right breast was removed in childhood, to enable them to handle the bow more conveniently], an Amazon; and plur., Amazons, warlike women, who dwelt on the river Thermodon.

Lit.:

Threiciae Amazones,

Verg. A. 11, 659:

exsultat Amazon,

id. ib. 11, 648:

Amazon Mavortia,

Val. Fl. 5, 89:

peltata,

Sen. Agam. 218 al. —

Metaph., a heroine of love, Ov. A. A. 2, 743; 3, 1.—Hence,

Ămāzŏnĭ-cus, a, um, Amazonian, Mel.1, 19, 13; Plin. 3, 5, 6, § 43; Suet. Ner. 44.—

Ămāzŏ-nis, ĭdis, f., = Amazon, an Amazon:

Amazonidum agmina,

Verg. A. 1, 490:

Amazonidum gens,

Val. Fl. 4, 602:

Amazonidum turba,

Prop. 4, 13, 13.—Also, title of a poem composed by a poet named Marsus, Mart. 4, 29, 8.—

Ămāzŏnĭus, a, um, poet. for Amazonicus, Amazonian:

securis,

Hor. C. 4, 4, 20, and Ov. P. 3, 1, 95:

genus,

Sen. Hippol. 237: vir Amazonius, i. e. Hippolytus, the son of an Amazon by Theseus, Ov. H. 4, 2.

Marsi, ōrum, m.

A people in Latium, on the Lacus Fucinus, celebrated as wizards and snake-charmers; in the Social War the most zealous enemies of the Romans, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 15; 3, 12, 17, § 106; Caes. B. C. 1, 15; Liv. 8, 6; 9, 41 sq.; 26, 11; Flor. 3, 18, § 6; § 13 et saep.— Sing. collect., Cic. Div. 2, 33, 70.—

Hence,

Marsus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Marsi, Marsian: augur, Auct. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 58, 132; Cic. ib. 2, 33, 70: manus, Enn. ap. Charis. p. 251 P. (Ann. v. 280 Vahl.):

ager,

Luc. 9, 790:

montes,

Verg. A. 7, 758; Col. 6, 5, 3:

nives,

Stat. S. 1, 5, 26:

aper,

Hor. C. 1, 1, 28: cellae (for the wine;

v. Marsicus),

Mart. 14, 116:

centuriones,

Caes. B. C. 2, 27:

nenia,

incantations, Hor. Epod. 17, 29; Ov. A. A. 2, 102:

duellum,

Hor. C. 3, 14, 18:

senex,

Juv. 14, 180.—

Marsĭcus, a, um, adj., Marsian, Marsic:

bellum,

Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 90; id. Div. 1, 44, 99; 2, 27, 59:

pubes,

Sil. 8, 496:

vinum,

Mart. 13, 121.—

A people of Germany, between the Rhine, Lippe, and Ems, Tac. G. 2; id. A. 1, 50; 56; 2, 25; id. H. 3, 59.

Marsi, ōrum, m.

A people in Latium, on the Lacus Fucinus, celebrated as wizards and snake-charmers; in the Social War the most zealous enemies of the Romans, Plin. 7, 2, 2, § 15; 3, 12, 17, § 106; Caes. B. C. 1, 15; Liv. 8, 6; 9, 41 sq.; 26, 11; Flor. 3, 18, § 6; § 13 et saep.— Sing. collect., Cic. Div. 2, 33, 70.—

Hence,

Marsus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Marsi, Marsian: augur, Auct. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 58, 132; Cic. ib. 2, 33, 70: manus, Enn. ap. Charis. p. 251 P. (Ann. v. 280 Vahl.):

ager,

Luc. 9, 790:

montes,

Verg. A. 7, 758; Col. 6, 5, 3:

nives,

Stat. S. 1, 5, 26:

aper,

Hor. C. 1, 1, 28: cellae (for the wine;

v. Marsicus),

Mart. 14, 116:

centuriones,

Caes. B. C. 2, 27:

nenia,

incantations, Hor. Epod. 17, 29; Ov. A. A. 2, 102:

duellum,

Hor. C. 3, 14, 18:

senex,

Juv. 14, 180.—

Marsĭcus, a, um, adj., Marsian, Marsic:

bellum,

Cic. Agr. 2, 33, 90; id. Div. 1, 44, 99; 2, 27, 59:

pubes,

Sil. 8, 496:

vinum,

Mart. 13, 121.—

A people of Germany, between the Rhine, Lippe, and Ems, Tac. G. 2; id. A. 1, 50; 56; 2, 25; id. H. 3, 59.

sērĭus, a, um, adj. [perh. for sevrius; root sev-, severus; Gr. sebas, semnos], grave, earnest, serious, opp. to sportive, jocular (class. only of things;

severus, both of persons and things): res (opp. jocosae),

Cic. Off. 1, 37, 134:

sermo (opp. jocus),

Auct. Her. 3, 14, 25:

non res potissimum seria, sed quasi ludus ac jocus,

Lact. 2, 18, 3: graves seriaeque res, Cic. Off. 1, 29, 103; so,

res serias omnis extollo in alium diem,

Plaut. Poen. 2, 51:

ait rem seriam Velle agere mecum,

Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 7; Liv. 23, 7 fin.:

dies religiosus ad agendum quicquam rei seriae,

id. 26, 17 al.:

verba,

Tib. 3, 6, 52; cf. Hor. A. P. 107:

quaestiones,

Suet. Calig. 32:

carmina,

Plin. Pan. 54, 2:

curae,

id. ib. 82 fin.:

partes dierum,

id. ib. 49 fin.:

tempus,

id. Ep. 4, 25, 3 et saep.:

opinor hercle hodie quod ego dixi per jocum, Id eventurum esse et severum et serium,

Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 51:

si aliquid serium, etc.,

Quint. 6, 3, 16:

nec quicquam grave ac serium,

Tac. A. 3, 50 fin. —With sup.:

verba seria dictu,

Hor. A. P. 107.—As subst.: sērĭum, i, and more freq. sērĭa, ōrum, n., earnestness, seriousness; serious matters or discourse (often opp. jocus); sing.:

si quid per jocum Dixi, nolito in serium convortere,

Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 42:

itaque res in serium versa est,

Curt. 5, 7, 10:

nihil ad serium,

Tac. A. 6, 14.— Plur.:

quīcum joca, seria, ut dicitur,

Cic. Fin. 2, 26, 85:

joca atque seria cum humillimis agere,

Sall. J. 96, 2:

cum his seria ac jocos celebrare,

Liv. 1, 4 fin.:

per seria per jocos,

Tac. A. 2, 13:

sed tamen amoto quaeramus seria ludo,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 27; 2, 2, 125; id. A. P. 226; Ov. F. 5, 341 al.:

mala,

Hor. A. P. 451:

mea (opp. lusus),

Ov. Tr. 1, 8, 31:

(Marsus) seria partitur in tria genera,

Quint. 6, 3, 108:

ille seria nostra, ille deliciae,

Plin. Ep. 8, 1, 2.—Of persons, for severus (ante- and post-class.): non ego te novi tristem servum, serium? Afran. ap. Non. 33, 33:

amicos serios aspernatur,

App. Mag. 98, p. 336, 9:

Solon,

id. ib. 9, p. 278 fin.; Amm. 26, 2, 2; 29, 6, 1; Treb. Claud. 12, 5; Mam. Grat. Act. 12, 2; Quint. Decl. 15, 3.—Hence, adv. in two forms.

sērĭō, in earnest, seriously (mostly anteclass.; a favorite word of Plaut.;

not in Cic. or Cæs.): nec joco nec serio,

Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 25:

si quid dictum est per jocum, Non aequom est id te serio praevortier,

id. ib. 3, 2, 40:

an id joco dixisti? equidem serio ac vero ratus,

id. ib. 3, 3, 9; so (opp. joco) id. Bacch. 1, 1, 42; Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 30; Liv. 7, 41, 3: vereor serio, Naev. ap. Charis. p. 195; Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 225; id. Cas. 4, 2, 11; id. Ep. 1, 1, 29; id. Merc. 4, 1, 19; id. Ps. 1, 3, 106; 4, 7, 94; id. Poen. 1, 1, 32; 1, 3, 26; 1, 3, 29; id. Rud. 2, 5, 11; 4, 4, 1; id. Truc. 2, 2, 47; 2, 5, 29; Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 3; 3, 3, 22; id. Ad. 5, 9, 18; Liv. 4, 25 fin.; Quint. 1, 2, 1; 9, 2, 14; Plin. Ep. 2, 20, 10.—

sērĭē, in earnest, seriously:

(post-class.) vultu serie pulcro,

Aur. Vict. Epit. 15.

sērĭus, comp. adv., v. 3. sero.

sērĭus, a, um, adj. [perh. for sevrius; root sev-, severus; Gr. sebas, semnos], grave, earnest, serious, opp. to sportive, jocular (class. only of things;

severus, both of persons and things): res (opp. jocosae),

Cic. Off. 1, 37, 134:

sermo (opp. jocus),

Auct. Her. 3, 14, 25:

non res potissimum seria, sed quasi ludus ac jocus,

Lact. 2, 18, 3: graves seriaeque res, Cic. Off. 1, 29, 103; so,

res serias omnis extollo in alium diem,

Plaut. Poen. 2, 51:

ait rem seriam Velle agere mecum,

Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 7; Liv. 23, 7 fin.:

dies religiosus ad agendum quicquam rei seriae,

id. 26, 17 al.:

verba,

Tib. 3, 6, 52; cf. Hor. A. P. 107:

quaestiones,

Suet. Calig. 32:

carmina,

Plin. Pan. 54, 2:

curae,

id. ib. 82 fin.:

partes dierum,

id. ib. 49 fin.:

tempus,

id. Ep. 4, 25, 3 et saep.:

opinor hercle hodie quod ego dixi per jocum, Id eventurum esse et severum et serium,

Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 51:

si aliquid serium, etc.,

Quint. 6, 3, 16:

nec quicquam grave ac serium,

Tac. A. 3, 50 fin. —With sup.:

verba seria dictu,

Hor. A. P. 107.—As subst.: sērĭum, i, and more freq. sērĭa, ōrum, n., earnestness, seriousness; serious matters or discourse (often opp. jocus); sing.:

si quid per jocum Dixi, nolito in serium convortere,

Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 42:

itaque res in serium versa est,

Curt. 5, 7, 10:

nihil ad serium,

Tac. A. 6, 14.— Plur.:

quīcum joca, seria, ut dicitur,

Cic. Fin. 2, 26, 85:

joca atque seria cum humillimis agere,

Sall. J. 96, 2:

cum his seria ac jocos celebrare,

Liv. 1, 4 fin.:

per seria per jocos,

Tac. A. 2, 13:

sed tamen amoto quaeramus seria ludo,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 27; 2, 2, 125; id. A. P. 226; Ov. F. 5, 341 al.:

mala,

Hor. A. P. 451:

mea (opp. lusus),

Ov. Tr. 1, 8, 31:

(Marsus) seria partitur in tria genera,

Quint. 6, 3, 108:

ille seria nostra, ille deliciae,

Plin. Ep. 8, 1, 2.—Of persons, for severus (ante- and post-class.): non ego te novi tristem servum, serium? Afran. ap. Non. 33, 33:

amicos serios aspernatur,

App. Mag. 98, p. 336, 9:

Solon,

id. ib. 9, p. 278 fin.; Amm. 26, 2, 2; 29, 6, 1; Treb. Claud. 12, 5; Mam. Grat. Act. 12, 2; Quint. Decl. 15, 3.—Hence, adv. in two forms.

sērĭō, in earnest, seriously (mostly anteclass.; a favorite word of Plaut.;

not in Cic. or Cæs.): nec joco nec serio,

Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 25:

si quid dictum est per jocum, Non aequom est id te serio praevortier,

id. ib. 3, 2, 40:

an id joco dixisti? equidem serio ac vero ratus,

id. ib. 3, 3, 9; so (opp. joco) id. Bacch. 1, 1, 42; Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 30; Liv. 7, 41, 3: vereor serio, Naev. ap. Charis. p. 195; Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 225; id. Cas. 4, 2, 11; id. Ep. 1, 1, 29; id. Merc. 4, 1, 19; id. Ps. 1, 3, 106; 4, 7, 94; id. Poen. 1, 1, 32; 1, 3, 26; 1, 3, 29; id. Rud. 2, 5, 11; 4, 4, 1; id. Truc. 2, 2, 47; 2, 5, 29; Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 3; 3, 3, 22; id. Ad. 5, 9, 18; Liv. 4, 25 fin.; Quint. 1, 2, 1; 9, 2, 14; Plin. Ep. 2, 20, 10.—

sērĭē, in earnest, seriously:

(post-class.) vultu serie pulcro,

Aur. Vict. Epit. 15.

sērĭus, comp. adv., v. 3. sero.

sērĭus, a, um, adj. [perh. for sevrius; root sev-, severus; Gr. sebas, semnos], grave, earnest, serious, opp. to sportive, jocular (class. only of things;

severus, both of persons and things): res (opp. jocosae),

Cic. Off. 1, 37, 134:

sermo (opp. jocus),

Auct. Her. 3, 14, 25:

non res potissimum seria, sed quasi ludus ac jocus,

Lact. 2, 18, 3: graves seriaeque res, Cic. Off. 1, 29, 103; so,

res serias omnis extollo in alium diem,

Plaut. Poen. 2, 51:

ait rem seriam Velle agere mecum,

Ter. Eun. 3, 3, 7; Liv. 23, 7 fin.:

dies religiosus ad agendum quicquam rei seriae,

id. 26, 17 al.:

verba,

Tib. 3, 6, 52; cf. Hor. A. P. 107:

quaestiones,

Suet. Calig. 32:

carmina,

Plin. Pan. 54, 2:

curae,

id. ib. 82 fin.:

partes dierum,

id. ib. 49 fin.:

tempus,

id. Ep. 4, 25, 3 et saep.:

opinor hercle hodie quod ego dixi per jocum, Id eventurum esse et severum et serium,

Plaut. Poen. 5, 3, 51:

si aliquid serium, etc.,

Quint. 6, 3, 16:

nec quicquam grave ac serium,

Tac. A. 3, 50 fin. —With sup.:

verba seria dictu,

Hor. A. P. 107.—As subst.: sērĭum, i, and more freq. sērĭa, ōrum, n., earnestness, seriousness; serious matters or discourse (often opp. jocus); sing.:

si quid per jocum Dixi, nolito in serium convortere,

Plaut. Poen. 5, 5, 42:

itaque res in serium versa est,

Curt. 5, 7, 10:

nihil ad serium,

Tac. A. 6, 14.— Plur.:

quīcum joca, seria, ut dicitur,

Cic. Fin. 2, 26, 85:

joca atque seria cum humillimis agere,

Sall. J. 96, 2:

cum his seria ac jocos celebrare,

Liv. 1, 4 fin.:

per seria per jocos,

Tac. A. 2, 13:

sed tamen amoto quaeramus seria ludo,

Hor. S. 1, 1, 27; 2, 2, 125; id. A. P. 226; Ov. F. 5, 341 al.:

mala,

Hor. A. P. 451:

mea (opp. lusus),

Ov. Tr. 1, 8, 31:

(Marsus) seria partitur in tria genera,

Quint. 6, 3, 108:

ille seria nostra, ille deliciae,

Plin. Ep. 8, 1, 2.—Of persons, for severus (ante- and post-class.): non ego te novi tristem servum, serium? Afran. ap. Non. 33, 33:

amicos serios aspernatur,

App. Mag. 98, p. 336, 9:

Solon,

id. ib. 9, p. 278 fin.; Amm. 26, 2, 2; 29, 6, 1; Treb. Claud. 12, 5; Mam. Grat. Act. 12, 2; Quint. Decl. 15, 3.—Hence, adv. in two forms.

sērĭō, in earnest, seriously (mostly anteclass.; a favorite word of Plaut.;

not in Cic. or Cæs.): nec joco nec serio,

Plaut. Am. 3, 2, 25:

si quid dictum est per jocum, Non aequom est id te serio praevortier,

id. ib. 3, 2, 40:

an id joco dixisti? equidem serio ac vero ratus,

id. ib. 3, 3, 9; so (opp. joco) id. Bacch. 1, 1, 42; Ter. Heaut. 3, 2, 30; Liv. 7, 41, 3: vereor serio, Naev. ap. Charis. p. 195; Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 225; id. Cas. 4, 2, 11; id. Ep. 1, 1, 29; id. Merc. 4, 1, 19; id. Ps. 1, 3, 106; 4, 7, 94; id. Poen. 1, 1, 32; 1, 3, 26; 1, 3, 29; id. Rud. 2, 5, 11; 4, 4, 1; id. Truc. 2, 2, 47; 2, 5, 29; Ter. Eun. 3, 1, 3; 3, 3, 22; id. Ad. 5, 9, 18; Liv. 4, 25 fin.; Quint. 1, 2, 1; 9, 2, 14; Plin. Ep. 2, 20, 10.—

sērĭē, in earnest, seriously:

(post-class.) vultu serie pulcro,

Aur. Vict. Epit. 15.

sērĭus, comp. adv., v. 3. sero.