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1 Pēgasus (-os)
Pēgasus (-os) ī, m, Πήγασοσ, in fable, a winged horse of the Muses, afterwards a constellation, H., O.—Plur., of swift messengers, C. -
2 Pegasus
1.Pēgăsus ( - os), i, m., = Pêgasos, the winged horse of the Muses, who sprang from the blood of Medusa when she was slain, and with a blow of his hoof caused the fountain of the Muses ( Hippocrene) to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon afterwards caught him at the fountain of Pirene, near Corinth, and, with the aid of his hoofs, destroyed the Chimœra. But when Bellerophon wished to fly on the back of Pegasus to heaven, the latter threw him off and ascended to the skies alone, where he was changed into a constellation, Ov. M. 4, 785; 5, 262 sq.; id. F. 3, 458:1. 2.ales,
Hor. C. 4, 11, 27; Hyg. Fab. 151; id. Astr. 2, 18.—Applied in jest to a swift messenger, Cic. Quint. 25, 80. —Of winged horses in gen., Plin. 8, 21, 30, § 72; cf.:sunt mirae aves cornutae (in Africā) et equinis auribus Pegasi,
Mel. 3, 9.— Hence,Pēgăsĕus ( Pēgăsēus, Mart. Cap. 9 fin.), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pegasus, Pegasean:3.volatus,
Cat. 55, 24:habenae,
Claud. in Ruf. 3, 262:aquae,
Hippocrene, id. Epigr. 5, 4.—Pegaseum stagnum, a lake in lonia, Plin. 5, 27, 31, § 115:aetas Pegaseo corripiet gradu,
i. e. with rapid step, Sen. Troad. 385.—Pēgăsis, ĭdis, f. adj., of Pegasus:2.Pegasides undae,
the waters of Hippocrene, the fountain of the Muses, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 15:unda,
Mart. 9, 59, 6.— Subst.: Pēgăsĭdes, the Muses, Ov. H. 15, 27; Prop. 3 (4), 1, 19.— Pēgăsis, ĭdis, f., = Pêgê, a fountain-nymph:Pegasis Oenone Phrygiis celeberrima silvis,
Ov. H. 5, 3.Pēgăsus, i, m., a celebrated jurist in the reign of the emperor Vespasian, Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 47; Juv. 4, 77.—Hence,B. -
3 Pegasus
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4 Pegaseius
1.Pēgăsus ( - os), i, m., = Pêgasos, the winged horse of the Muses, who sprang from the blood of Medusa when she was slain, and with a blow of his hoof caused the fountain of the Muses ( Hippocrene) to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon afterwards caught him at the fountain of Pirene, near Corinth, and, with the aid of his hoofs, destroyed the Chimœra. But when Bellerophon wished to fly on the back of Pegasus to heaven, the latter threw him off and ascended to the skies alone, where he was changed into a constellation, Ov. M. 4, 785; 5, 262 sq.; id. F. 3, 458:1. 2.ales,
Hor. C. 4, 11, 27; Hyg. Fab. 151; id. Astr. 2, 18.—Applied in jest to a swift messenger, Cic. Quint. 25, 80. —Of winged horses in gen., Plin. 8, 21, 30, § 72; cf.:sunt mirae aves cornutae (in Africā) et equinis auribus Pegasi,
Mel. 3, 9.— Hence,Pēgăsĕus ( Pēgăsēus, Mart. Cap. 9 fin.), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pegasus, Pegasean:3.volatus,
Cat. 55, 24:habenae,
Claud. in Ruf. 3, 262:aquae,
Hippocrene, id. Epigr. 5, 4.—Pegaseum stagnum, a lake in lonia, Plin. 5, 27, 31, § 115:aetas Pegaseo corripiet gradu,
i. e. with rapid step, Sen. Troad. 385.—Pēgăsis, ĭdis, f. adj., of Pegasus:2.Pegasides undae,
the waters of Hippocrene, the fountain of the Muses, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 15:unda,
Mart. 9, 59, 6.— Subst.: Pēgăsĭdes, the Muses, Ov. H. 15, 27; Prop. 3 (4), 1, 19.— Pēgăsis, ĭdis, f., = Pêgê, a fountain-nymph:Pegasis Oenone Phrygiis celeberrima silvis,
Ov. H. 5, 3.Pēgăsus, i, m., a celebrated jurist in the reign of the emperor Vespasian, Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 47; Juv. 4, 77.—Hence,B. -
5 Pegaseus
1.Pēgăsus ( - os), i, m., = Pêgasos, the winged horse of the Muses, who sprang from the blood of Medusa when she was slain, and with a blow of his hoof caused the fountain of the Muses ( Hippocrene) to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon afterwards caught him at the fountain of Pirene, near Corinth, and, with the aid of his hoofs, destroyed the Chimœra. But when Bellerophon wished to fly on the back of Pegasus to heaven, the latter threw him off and ascended to the skies alone, where he was changed into a constellation, Ov. M. 4, 785; 5, 262 sq.; id. F. 3, 458:1. 2.ales,
Hor. C. 4, 11, 27; Hyg. Fab. 151; id. Astr. 2, 18.—Applied in jest to a swift messenger, Cic. Quint. 25, 80. —Of winged horses in gen., Plin. 8, 21, 30, § 72; cf.:sunt mirae aves cornutae (in Africā) et equinis auribus Pegasi,
Mel. 3, 9.— Hence,Pēgăsĕus ( Pēgăsēus, Mart. Cap. 9 fin.), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pegasus, Pegasean:3.volatus,
Cat. 55, 24:habenae,
Claud. in Ruf. 3, 262:aquae,
Hippocrene, id. Epigr. 5, 4.—Pegaseum stagnum, a lake in lonia, Plin. 5, 27, 31, § 115:aetas Pegaseo corripiet gradu,
i. e. with rapid step, Sen. Troad. 385.—Pēgăsis, ĭdis, f. adj., of Pegasus:2.Pegasides undae,
the waters of Hippocrene, the fountain of the Muses, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 15:unda,
Mart. 9, 59, 6.— Subst.: Pēgăsĭdes, the Muses, Ov. H. 15, 27; Prop. 3 (4), 1, 19.— Pēgăsis, ĭdis, f., = Pêgê, a fountain-nymph:Pegasis Oenone Phrygiis celeberrima silvis,
Ov. H. 5, 3.Pēgăsus, i, m., a celebrated jurist in the reign of the emperor Vespasian, Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 47; Juv. 4, 77.—Hence,B. -
6 Pegasianus
1.Pēgăsus ( - os), i, m., = Pêgasos, the winged horse of the Muses, who sprang from the blood of Medusa when she was slain, and with a blow of his hoof caused the fountain of the Muses ( Hippocrene) to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon afterwards caught him at the fountain of Pirene, near Corinth, and, with the aid of his hoofs, destroyed the Chimœra. But when Bellerophon wished to fly on the back of Pegasus to heaven, the latter threw him off and ascended to the skies alone, where he was changed into a constellation, Ov. M. 4, 785; 5, 262 sq.; id. F. 3, 458:1. 2.ales,
Hor. C. 4, 11, 27; Hyg. Fab. 151; id. Astr. 2, 18.—Applied in jest to a swift messenger, Cic. Quint. 25, 80. —Of winged horses in gen., Plin. 8, 21, 30, § 72; cf.:sunt mirae aves cornutae (in Africā) et equinis auribus Pegasi,
Mel. 3, 9.— Hence,Pēgăsĕus ( Pēgăsēus, Mart. Cap. 9 fin.), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pegasus, Pegasean:3.volatus,
Cat. 55, 24:habenae,
Claud. in Ruf. 3, 262:aquae,
Hippocrene, id. Epigr. 5, 4.—Pegaseum stagnum, a lake in lonia, Plin. 5, 27, 31, § 115:aetas Pegaseo corripiet gradu,
i. e. with rapid step, Sen. Troad. 385.—Pēgăsis, ĭdis, f. adj., of Pegasus:2.Pegasides undae,
the waters of Hippocrene, the fountain of the Muses, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 15:unda,
Mart. 9, 59, 6.— Subst.: Pēgăsĭdes, the Muses, Ov. H. 15, 27; Prop. 3 (4), 1, 19.— Pēgăsis, ĭdis, f., = Pêgê, a fountain-nymph:Pegasis Oenone Phrygiis celeberrima silvis,
Ov. H. 5, 3.Pēgăsus, i, m., a celebrated jurist in the reign of the emperor Vespasian, Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 47; Juv. 4, 77.—Hence,B. -
7 Pegasides
1.Pēgăsus ( - os), i, m., = Pêgasos, the winged horse of the Muses, who sprang from the blood of Medusa when she was slain, and with a blow of his hoof caused the fountain of the Muses ( Hippocrene) to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon afterwards caught him at the fountain of Pirene, near Corinth, and, with the aid of his hoofs, destroyed the Chimœra. But when Bellerophon wished to fly on the back of Pegasus to heaven, the latter threw him off and ascended to the skies alone, where he was changed into a constellation, Ov. M. 4, 785; 5, 262 sq.; id. F. 3, 458:1. 2.ales,
Hor. C. 4, 11, 27; Hyg. Fab. 151; id. Astr. 2, 18.—Applied in jest to a swift messenger, Cic. Quint. 25, 80. —Of winged horses in gen., Plin. 8, 21, 30, § 72; cf.:sunt mirae aves cornutae (in Africā) et equinis auribus Pegasi,
Mel. 3, 9.— Hence,Pēgăsĕus ( Pēgăsēus, Mart. Cap. 9 fin.), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pegasus, Pegasean:3.volatus,
Cat. 55, 24:habenae,
Claud. in Ruf. 3, 262:aquae,
Hippocrene, id. Epigr. 5, 4.—Pegaseum stagnum, a lake in lonia, Plin. 5, 27, 31, § 115:aetas Pegaseo corripiet gradu,
i. e. with rapid step, Sen. Troad. 385.—Pēgăsis, ĭdis, f. adj., of Pegasus:2.Pegasides undae,
the waters of Hippocrene, the fountain of the Muses, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 15:unda,
Mart. 9, 59, 6.— Subst.: Pēgăsĭdes, the Muses, Ov. H. 15, 27; Prop. 3 (4), 1, 19.— Pēgăsis, ĭdis, f., = Pêgê, a fountain-nymph:Pegasis Oenone Phrygiis celeberrima silvis,
Ov. H. 5, 3.Pēgăsus, i, m., a celebrated jurist in the reign of the emperor Vespasian, Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 47; Juv. 4, 77.—Hence,B. -
8 Pegasis
1.Pēgăsus ( - os), i, m., = Pêgasos, the winged horse of the Muses, who sprang from the blood of Medusa when she was slain, and with a blow of his hoof caused the fountain of the Muses ( Hippocrene) to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon afterwards caught him at the fountain of Pirene, near Corinth, and, with the aid of his hoofs, destroyed the Chimœra. But when Bellerophon wished to fly on the back of Pegasus to heaven, the latter threw him off and ascended to the skies alone, where he was changed into a constellation, Ov. M. 4, 785; 5, 262 sq.; id. F. 3, 458:1. 2.ales,
Hor. C. 4, 11, 27; Hyg. Fab. 151; id. Astr. 2, 18.—Applied in jest to a swift messenger, Cic. Quint. 25, 80. —Of winged horses in gen., Plin. 8, 21, 30, § 72; cf.:sunt mirae aves cornutae (in Africā) et equinis auribus Pegasi,
Mel. 3, 9.— Hence,Pēgăsĕus ( Pēgăsēus, Mart. Cap. 9 fin.), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pegasus, Pegasean:3.volatus,
Cat. 55, 24:habenae,
Claud. in Ruf. 3, 262:aquae,
Hippocrene, id. Epigr. 5, 4.—Pegaseum stagnum, a lake in lonia, Plin. 5, 27, 31, § 115:aetas Pegaseo corripiet gradu,
i. e. with rapid step, Sen. Troad. 385.—Pēgăsis, ĭdis, f. adj., of Pegasus:2.Pegasides undae,
the waters of Hippocrene, the fountain of the Muses, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 15:unda,
Mart. 9, 59, 6.— Subst.: Pēgăsĭdes, the Muses, Ov. H. 15, 27; Prop. 3 (4), 1, 19.— Pēgăsis, ĭdis, f., = Pêgê, a fountain-nymph:Pegasis Oenone Phrygiis celeberrima silvis,
Ov. H. 5, 3.Pēgăsus, i, m., a celebrated jurist in the reign of the emperor Vespasian, Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 47; Juv. 4, 77.—Hence,B. -
9 Pegasos
1.Pēgăsus ( - os), i, m., = Pêgasos, the winged horse of the Muses, who sprang from the blood of Medusa when she was slain, and with a blow of his hoof caused the fountain of the Muses ( Hippocrene) to spring from Mount Helicon. Bellerophon afterwards caught him at the fountain of Pirene, near Corinth, and, with the aid of his hoofs, destroyed the Chimœra. But when Bellerophon wished to fly on the back of Pegasus to heaven, the latter threw him off and ascended to the skies alone, where he was changed into a constellation, Ov. M. 4, 785; 5, 262 sq.; id. F. 3, 458:1. 2.ales,
Hor. C. 4, 11, 27; Hyg. Fab. 151; id. Astr. 2, 18.—Applied in jest to a swift messenger, Cic. Quint. 25, 80. —Of winged horses in gen., Plin. 8, 21, 30, § 72; cf.:sunt mirae aves cornutae (in Africā) et equinis auribus Pegasi,
Mel. 3, 9.— Hence,Pēgăsĕus ( Pēgăsēus, Mart. Cap. 9 fin.), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Pegasus, Pegasean:3.volatus,
Cat. 55, 24:habenae,
Claud. in Ruf. 3, 262:aquae,
Hippocrene, id. Epigr. 5, 4.—Pegaseum stagnum, a lake in lonia, Plin. 5, 27, 31, § 115:aetas Pegaseo corripiet gradu,
i. e. with rapid step, Sen. Troad. 385.—Pēgăsis, ĭdis, f. adj., of Pegasus:2.Pegasides undae,
the waters of Hippocrene, the fountain of the Muses, Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 15:unda,
Mart. 9, 59, 6.— Subst.: Pēgăsĭdes, the Muses, Ov. H. 15, 27; Prop. 3 (4), 1, 19.— Pēgăsis, ĭdis, f., = Pêgê, a fountain-nymph:Pegasis Oenone Phrygiis celeberrima silvis,
Ov. H. 5, 3.Pēgăsus, i, m., a celebrated jurist in the reign of the emperor Vespasian, Dig. 1, 2, 2, § 47; Juv. 4, 77.—Hence,B. -
10 Medusa
Mĕdūsa, ae, f., = Medousa, daughter of Phorcus; she captivated Neptune with her golden hair, and became by him the mother of Pegasus. Minerva, as a punishment, turned her hair into serpents, and gave to her eyes an enchanted power of converting everything they looked upon to stone. Perseus, provided with the shield of Pallas, slew her, and carried off her head, while from the blood that dropped from it serpents sprung, Ov. M. 4, 654; 793; Luc. 9, 626.—Hence,II. -
11 Medusaeus
Mĕdūsa, ae, f., = Medousa, daughter of Phorcus; she captivated Neptune with her golden hair, and became by him the mother of Pegasus. Minerva, as a punishment, turned her hair into serpents, and gave to her eyes an enchanted power of converting everything they looked upon to stone. Perseus, provided with the shield of Pallas, slew her, and carried off her head, while from the blood that dropped from it serpents sprung, Ov. M. 4, 654; 793; Luc. 9, 626.—Hence,II. -
12 Gorgo
Gorgo, ŏnis, or -gūs (also Gorgŏ-na, ae, Prud. steph. 10, 278), f., = Gorgô, a daughter of Phorcus, called Medusa, whose hair consisted of snakes, and who turned all she looked upon to stone; she was killed by Perseus. Her head was fixed on the shield of Pallas, and from her blood sprang the winged horse Pegasus, Ov. M. 4, 699; 5, 180; 202; Verg. A. 2, 616; 8, 438; Val. Fl. 3, 54; Mart. 9, 26, 5; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 56, § 124.—In apposition:II.ora Medusae Gorgonis anguineis cincta fuisse comis,
Ov. Tr. 4, 7, 12.— Plur., the Gorgons, the three daughters of Phorcus, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, all of whom are described as above, Verg. A. 6, 289; Plin. 6, 31, 36, § 200; Mart. 10, 4, 9. —Derivv.A.Gorgŏnĕus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Gorgon, Gorgonian:B.crines,
Ov. M. 4, 801; 5, 196:domus,
the dwelling of Gorgon, id. ib. 4, 779:ignis,
id. A. A. 3, 504:venena,
i. e. snaky hair like that of Gorgon, Verg. A. 7, 341:equus,
i. e. Pegasus, Ov. F. 3, 450; Stat. Th. 4, 61:caballus, the same,
Juv. 3, 118.—Hence also:lacus,
the fountain Hippocrene, on Mount Helicon, which burst forth where Pegasus struck the ground with his hoof, Prop. 3, 3 (4, 2), 32.— -
13 Gorgona
Gorgo, ŏnis, or -gūs (also Gorgŏ-na, ae, Prud. steph. 10, 278), f., = Gorgô, a daughter of Phorcus, called Medusa, whose hair consisted of snakes, and who turned all she looked upon to stone; she was killed by Perseus. Her head was fixed on the shield of Pallas, and from her blood sprang the winged horse Pegasus, Ov. M. 4, 699; 5, 180; 202; Verg. A. 2, 616; 8, 438; Val. Fl. 3, 54; Mart. 9, 26, 5; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 56, § 124.—In apposition:II.ora Medusae Gorgonis anguineis cincta fuisse comis,
Ov. Tr. 4, 7, 12.— Plur., the Gorgons, the three daughters of Phorcus, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, all of whom are described as above, Verg. A. 6, 289; Plin. 6, 31, 36, § 200; Mart. 10, 4, 9. —Derivv.A.Gorgŏnĕus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Gorgon, Gorgonian:B.crines,
Ov. M. 4, 801; 5, 196:domus,
the dwelling of Gorgon, id. ib. 4, 779:ignis,
id. A. A. 3, 504:venena,
i. e. snaky hair like that of Gorgon, Verg. A. 7, 341:equus,
i. e. Pegasus, Ov. F. 3, 450; Stat. Th. 4, 61:caballus, the same,
Juv. 3, 118.—Hence also:lacus,
the fountain Hippocrene, on Mount Helicon, which burst forth where Pegasus struck the ground with his hoof, Prop. 3, 3 (4, 2), 32.— -
14 Gorgoneus
Gorgo, ŏnis, or -gūs (also Gorgŏ-na, ae, Prud. steph. 10, 278), f., = Gorgô, a daughter of Phorcus, called Medusa, whose hair consisted of snakes, and who turned all she looked upon to stone; she was killed by Perseus. Her head was fixed on the shield of Pallas, and from her blood sprang the winged horse Pegasus, Ov. M. 4, 699; 5, 180; 202; Verg. A. 2, 616; 8, 438; Val. Fl. 3, 54; Mart. 9, 26, 5; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 56, § 124.—In apposition:II.ora Medusae Gorgonis anguineis cincta fuisse comis,
Ov. Tr. 4, 7, 12.— Plur., the Gorgons, the three daughters of Phorcus, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, all of whom are described as above, Verg. A. 6, 289; Plin. 6, 31, 36, § 200; Mart. 10, 4, 9. —Derivv.A.Gorgŏnĕus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Gorgon, Gorgonian:B.crines,
Ov. M. 4, 801; 5, 196:domus,
the dwelling of Gorgon, id. ib. 4, 779:ignis,
id. A. A. 3, 504:venena,
i. e. snaky hair like that of Gorgon, Verg. A. 7, 341:equus,
i. e. Pegasus, Ov. F. 3, 450; Stat. Th. 4, 61:caballus, the same,
Juv. 3, 118.—Hence also:lacus,
the fountain Hippocrene, on Mount Helicon, which burst forth where Pegasus struck the ground with his hoof, Prop. 3, 3 (4, 2), 32.— -
15 Gorgonia
Gorgo, ŏnis, or -gūs (also Gorgŏ-na, ae, Prud. steph. 10, 278), f., = Gorgô, a daughter of Phorcus, called Medusa, whose hair consisted of snakes, and who turned all she looked upon to stone; she was killed by Perseus. Her head was fixed on the shield of Pallas, and from her blood sprang the winged horse Pegasus, Ov. M. 4, 699; 5, 180; 202; Verg. A. 2, 616; 8, 438; Val. Fl. 3, 54; Mart. 9, 26, 5; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 56, § 124.—In apposition:II.ora Medusae Gorgonis anguineis cincta fuisse comis,
Ov. Tr. 4, 7, 12.— Plur., the Gorgons, the three daughters of Phorcus, Stheno, Euryale, and Medusa, all of whom are described as above, Verg. A. 6, 289; Plin. 6, 31, 36, § 200; Mart. 10, 4, 9. —Derivv.A.Gorgŏnĕus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Gorgon, Gorgonian:B.crines,
Ov. M. 4, 801; 5, 196:domus,
the dwelling of Gorgon, id. ib. 4, 779:ignis,
id. A. A. 3, 504:venena,
i. e. snaky hair like that of Gorgon, Verg. A. 7, 341:equus,
i. e. Pegasus, Ov. F. 3, 450; Stat. Th. 4, 61:caballus, the same,
Juv. 3, 118.—Hence also:lacus,
the fountain Hippocrene, on Mount Helicon, which burst forth where Pegasus struck the ground with his hoof, Prop. 3, 3 (4, 2), 32.— -
16 Bellerophon
Bellĕrŏphōn, ontis ( Bellĕrŏ-phontes, ae, Aus. Ep. 25 fin.; Serv. ad Verg. A. 5, 118; 6, 288), m., = Bellerophôn, Theocr. (regularly formed Bellerophontês), son of Glaucus and grandson of Sisyphus; he was sent by Prœtus, at the calumnious instigation of his wife Sthenebœa, with a letter to Iobates, in which the latter was requested to put him to death;II.he received from him the commission to slay the Chimæra, which he executed, riding upon the flying Pegasus,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 26, 63; Hor. C. 3, 7, 15; 3, 12, 7; 4, 11, 28; Manil. 5. 97; Juv. 10, 325; Hyg. Fab. 2; 57; id. Astr. 2, 18; Serv. l. l.; Fulg. Myth. 3, 1.—Prov. for any one who carries a message unfavorable to himself (cf. Uriah's letter), Plaut. [p. 226] Bacch. 4, 7, 12.—Hence,Bellĕrŏ-phontēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Bellerophon:equus,
i. e. Pegasus, Prop. 3 (4), 3, 2:habenae,
Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 560:sollicitudines,
Rutil. Itin. 1, 449. -
17 Bellerophontes
Bellĕrŏphōn, ontis ( Bellĕrŏ-phontes, ae, Aus. Ep. 25 fin.; Serv. ad Verg. A. 5, 118; 6, 288), m., = Bellerophôn, Theocr. (regularly formed Bellerophontês), son of Glaucus and grandson of Sisyphus; he was sent by Prœtus, at the calumnious instigation of his wife Sthenebœa, with a letter to Iobates, in which the latter was requested to put him to death;II.he received from him the commission to slay the Chimæra, which he executed, riding upon the flying Pegasus,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 26, 63; Hor. C. 3, 7, 15; 3, 12, 7; 4, 11, 28; Manil. 5. 97; Juv. 10, 325; Hyg. Fab. 2; 57; id. Astr. 2, 18; Serv. l. l.; Fulg. Myth. 3, 1.—Prov. for any one who carries a message unfavorable to himself (cf. Uriah's letter), Plaut. [p. 226] Bacch. 4, 7, 12.—Hence,Bellĕrŏ-phontēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Bellerophon:equus,
i. e. Pegasus, Prop. 3 (4), 3, 2:habenae,
Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 560:sollicitudines,
Rutil. Itin. 1, 449. -
18 Bellerophonteus
Bellĕrŏphōn, ontis ( Bellĕrŏ-phontes, ae, Aus. Ep. 25 fin.; Serv. ad Verg. A. 5, 118; 6, 288), m., = Bellerophôn, Theocr. (regularly formed Bellerophontês), son of Glaucus and grandson of Sisyphus; he was sent by Prœtus, at the calumnious instigation of his wife Sthenebœa, with a letter to Iobates, in which the latter was requested to put him to death;II.he received from him the commission to slay the Chimæra, which he executed, riding upon the flying Pegasus,
Cic. Tusc. 3, 26, 63; Hor. C. 3, 7, 15; 3, 12, 7; 4, 11, 28; Manil. 5. 97; Juv. 10, 325; Hyg. Fab. 2; 57; id. Astr. 2, 18; Serv. l. l.; Fulg. Myth. 3, 1.—Prov. for any one who carries a message unfavorable to himself (cf. Uriah's letter), Plaut. [p. 226] Bacch. 4, 7, 12.—Hence,Bellĕrŏ-phontēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Bellerophon:equus,
i. e. Pegasus, Prop. 3 (4), 3, 2:habenae,
Claud. IV. Cons. Hon. 560:sollicitudines,
Rutil. Itin. 1, 449. -
19 Perseus
1.Perseus, ĕi and ĕos (acc., Persea, Ov. M. 4, 610), m., = Perseus.I.Son of Jupiter and Danăē, abandoned by his grandfather Acrisius, but rescued and brought up by Polydectes, king of Seriphus. When grown up, he undertook, at the instigation of Polydectes, an expedition against the islands of the Gorgons, and received from Vulcan a sickle-shaped sword, from Mercury winged shoes, and from Minerva a shield and the flying horse Pegasus. Thus armed, he killed and cut off the head of Medusa, whose look turned every thing into stone. On his way back, he, by means of it, turned into stone a sea-monster to which Andromeda, the daughter of Cepheus, was exposed, and married her. Their son Perses became the progenitor of the Persians. After his death, Perseus was placed among [p. 1355] the constellations, Ov. M. 4, 609 sq.; Hyg. Fab. 64; 244; id. Astron. 12; Cic. N. D. 2, 44, 112; Prop. 2, 30 (3, 28), 4; 2, 28 (3, 24), 22; Serv. Verg. A. 4, 246.—B.Hence,1.Persēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Perseus, Persean, Prop. 3 (4), 22, 8:2. II.Perseos alter in Argos scinditur,
i. e. where Perseus's grandfather, Acrisius, reigned, Stat. Th. 1, 255:Persei culmina montis,
the mountain where Perseus first mounted Pegasus, id. ib. 3, 633:Persea Tarsos,
founded by Perseus, Luc. 3, 225:Babylon,
id. 6, 449.—The last king of Macedonia, v. Perses, IV.2.Persēus, a, um, v. the preced. art., I. B. 1. -
20 buxus
buxus ī, f, πύξοσ, the box-tree: densa foliis, O.: perpetuo virens, O.—A pipe, flute: tympana vox buxusque vocant, V.: longo foramine, O. caballus ī, m a nag, pack-horse, hack, jade: vectari caballo, H.: Gorgoneus, i. e. Pegasus, Iu. —Prov.: optat arare caballus, i. e. wants a change, H.* * *boxwood; a box tree; instrument, pipe, flute (usually made of boxwood)
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