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1 ariēs
ariēs (poet. ariēs, disyl.), ietis, m a ram, C., V. — Meton., the Ram (a constellation), O. — A battering-ram: ab ariete materia defendit. Cs.: arietibus aliquantum muri discussit, L.—A breakwater: (sublicae) pro ariete subiectae, Cs.* * *ram (sheep); battering ram; the Ram (zodiac); large unidentified marine animal -
2 Phrixeus
Phrixus ( - os, erroneously written Phryxus), i, m., = Phrixos, son of Athamas and Nephele, and brother of Helle, with whom he fled to Colchis on a ram with a golden fleece; he there sacrificed the ram, and hung up its golden fleece in the grove of Ares, whence it was afterwards brought back to Greece by Jason and the Argonauts, Hyg. Fab. 2; 3; 14; 21; Ov. H. 18, 143; id. A. A. 3, 175:II. A.Phrixi litora,
i. e. the shores of the Hellespont, Stat. Achill. 1, 28;called also, semita Phrixi,
id. ib. 1, 409:portitor Phrixi,
i. e. the constellation Aries, Col. 10, 155.— Com.:aliquem facere arietem Phrixi,
i. e. to strip of money, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 7. —Hence,Of or belonging to Phrixus, Phrixean:B. III.vellera,
the golden fleece, Ov. M. 7, 7; Col. 10, 368:Phrixeae stagna sororis,
i. e. the Hellespont, Ov. F. 4, 278;called also, pontus,
Luc. 6, 56;and, mare,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 776:aequor,
Stat. Th. 6, 542:Phrixei Colchi,
where Phrixus was hospitably received, Val. Fl. 1, 391:maritus,
i. e. a ram, Mart. 14, 211:agnus,
the constellation Aries, id. 10, 51, 1.—Phrixĭānus ( Phryx-), a, um, Phrixian, made of superior wool: toga, Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 195.— Subst. piur.: Phrixĭā-nae, ārum, f., clothing made of superior wool, Sen. Ben. 1, 3, 7. -
3 Phrixianae
Phrixus ( - os, erroneously written Phryxus), i, m., = Phrixos, son of Athamas and Nephele, and brother of Helle, with whom he fled to Colchis on a ram with a golden fleece; he there sacrificed the ram, and hung up its golden fleece in the grove of Ares, whence it was afterwards brought back to Greece by Jason and the Argonauts, Hyg. Fab. 2; 3; 14; 21; Ov. H. 18, 143; id. A. A. 3, 175:II. A.Phrixi litora,
i. e. the shores of the Hellespont, Stat. Achill. 1, 28;called also, semita Phrixi,
id. ib. 1, 409:portitor Phrixi,
i. e. the constellation Aries, Col. 10, 155.— Com.:aliquem facere arietem Phrixi,
i. e. to strip of money, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 7. —Hence,Of or belonging to Phrixus, Phrixean:B. III.vellera,
the golden fleece, Ov. M. 7, 7; Col. 10, 368:Phrixeae stagna sororis,
i. e. the Hellespont, Ov. F. 4, 278;called also, pontus,
Luc. 6, 56;and, mare,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 776:aequor,
Stat. Th. 6, 542:Phrixei Colchi,
where Phrixus was hospitably received, Val. Fl. 1, 391:maritus,
i. e. a ram, Mart. 14, 211:agnus,
the constellation Aries, id. 10, 51, 1.—Phrixĭānus ( Phryx-), a, um, Phrixian, made of superior wool: toga, Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 195.— Subst. piur.: Phrixĭā-nae, ārum, f., clothing made of superior wool, Sen. Ben. 1, 3, 7. -
4 Phrixianus
Phrixus ( - os, erroneously written Phryxus), i, m., = Phrixos, son of Athamas and Nephele, and brother of Helle, with whom he fled to Colchis on a ram with a golden fleece; he there sacrificed the ram, and hung up its golden fleece in the grove of Ares, whence it was afterwards brought back to Greece by Jason and the Argonauts, Hyg. Fab. 2; 3; 14; 21; Ov. H. 18, 143; id. A. A. 3, 175:II. A.Phrixi litora,
i. e. the shores of the Hellespont, Stat. Achill. 1, 28;called also, semita Phrixi,
id. ib. 1, 409:portitor Phrixi,
i. e. the constellation Aries, Col. 10, 155.— Com.:aliquem facere arietem Phrixi,
i. e. to strip of money, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 7. —Hence,Of or belonging to Phrixus, Phrixean:B. III.vellera,
the golden fleece, Ov. M. 7, 7; Col. 10, 368:Phrixeae stagna sororis,
i. e. the Hellespont, Ov. F. 4, 278;called also, pontus,
Luc. 6, 56;and, mare,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 776:aequor,
Stat. Th. 6, 542:Phrixei Colchi,
where Phrixus was hospitably received, Val. Fl. 1, 391:maritus,
i. e. a ram, Mart. 14, 211:agnus,
the constellation Aries, id. 10, 51, 1.—Phrixĭānus ( Phryx-), a, um, Phrixian, made of superior wool: toga, Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 195.— Subst. piur.: Phrixĭā-nae, ārum, f., clothing made of superior wool, Sen. Ben. 1, 3, 7. -
5 Phrixos
Phrixus ( - os, erroneously written Phryxus), i, m., = Phrixos, son of Athamas and Nephele, and brother of Helle, with whom he fled to Colchis on a ram with a golden fleece; he there sacrificed the ram, and hung up its golden fleece in the grove of Ares, whence it was afterwards brought back to Greece by Jason and the Argonauts, Hyg. Fab. 2; 3; 14; 21; Ov. H. 18, 143; id. A. A. 3, 175:II. A.Phrixi litora,
i. e. the shores of the Hellespont, Stat. Achill. 1, 28;called also, semita Phrixi,
id. ib. 1, 409:portitor Phrixi,
i. e. the constellation Aries, Col. 10, 155.— Com.:aliquem facere arietem Phrixi,
i. e. to strip of money, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 7. —Hence,Of or belonging to Phrixus, Phrixean:B. III.vellera,
the golden fleece, Ov. M. 7, 7; Col. 10, 368:Phrixeae stagna sororis,
i. e. the Hellespont, Ov. F. 4, 278;called also, pontus,
Luc. 6, 56;and, mare,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 776:aequor,
Stat. Th. 6, 542:Phrixei Colchi,
where Phrixus was hospitably received, Val. Fl. 1, 391:maritus,
i. e. a ram, Mart. 14, 211:agnus,
the constellation Aries, id. 10, 51, 1.—Phrixĭānus ( Phryx-), a, um, Phrixian, made of superior wool: toga, Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 195.— Subst. piur.: Phrixĭā-nae, ārum, f., clothing made of superior wool, Sen. Ben. 1, 3, 7. -
6 Phrixus
Phrixus ( - os, erroneously written Phryxus), i, m., = Phrixos, son of Athamas and Nephele, and brother of Helle, with whom he fled to Colchis on a ram with a golden fleece; he there sacrificed the ram, and hung up its golden fleece in the grove of Ares, whence it was afterwards brought back to Greece by Jason and the Argonauts, Hyg. Fab. 2; 3; 14; 21; Ov. H. 18, 143; id. A. A. 3, 175:II. A.Phrixi litora,
i. e. the shores of the Hellespont, Stat. Achill. 1, 28;called also, semita Phrixi,
id. ib. 1, 409:portitor Phrixi,
i. e. the constellation Aries, Col. 10, 155.— Com.:aliquem facere arietem Phrixi,
i. e. to strip of money, Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 7. —Hence,Of or belonging to Phrixus, Phrixean:B. III.vellera,
the golden fleece, Ov. M. 7, 7; Col. 10, 368:Phrixeae stagna sororis,
i. e. the Hellespont, Ov. F. 4, 278;called also, pontus,
Luc. 6, 56;and, mare,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 776:aequor,
Stat. Th. 6, 542:Phrixei Colchi,
where Phrixus was hospitably received, Val. Fl. 1, 391:maritus,
i. e. a ram, Mart. 14, 211:agnus,
the constellation Aries, id. 10, 51, 1.—Phrixĭānus ( Phryx-), a, um, Phrixian, made of superior wool: toga, Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 195.— Subst. piur.: Phrixĭā-nae, ārum, f., clothing made of superior wool, Sen. Ben. 1, 3, 7. -
7 aries
ărĭēs, ĭētis, m. (for the kindr. forms arvix and harvix, in Varr. and Fest.; v. arvix; poet. aries sometimes dissyl., like abies; hence, a long, Carey, Lat. Pros. § 47: āriĕtis, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 20, 45: āriĕtes, trisyl., Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44; so,I.āriĕtĕ,
Verg. A. 2, 492) [some derive this from arên, arrên, qs. the male sheep; others compare ho eriphos, a he-goat, buck, and ho elaphos, a stag; and arna, q. v.], a ram.Lit., Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 24; 2, 2, 13; Col. 7, 2, 4; 7, 2, 5; 7, 3, 6; Vulg. Gen. 15, 9; ib. Lev. 4, 35 et persaepe.—Of the golden fleece: petebant (Argonautae) illam pellem inauratam arietis Colchis, Enn. ap. Auct. ad Her. 2, 22; Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 7; Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 6 al.—II.Transf.A.The Ram, a sign of the zodiac, Cic. Arat. 230; 244; Hyg. Fab. 133; id. Astr. 2, 20; Manil. 2, 246; Ov. M. 10, 165; Vitr. 9, 5; Plin. 18, 25, 59, § 221 al. —B.An engine for battering down walls, a battering-ram: v. Vitr. 10, 19; Veg. 4, 14, and Smith, Dict. Antiq.:C.quamvis murum aries percusserit,
Cic. Off. 1, 11, 35:ab ariete materia defendit,
Caes. B. G. 7, 23:arietibus aliquantum muri discussit,
Liv. 21, 12; so id. 31, 32; 31, 46; 32, 23; 38, 5; Vulg. Ezech. 26, 9; ib. 2 Macc. 12, 15 al.—A beam for support, a prop or buttress: quae (sublicae) pro ariete subjectae vim fluminis exciperent, as a shore or prop, * Caes. B. G. 4, 17 (dikên kriou, Paraphr.);D.corresp. to capreolus,
Caes. B. C. 2, 10 q. v.— Trop.:ex quo aries ille subicitur in vestris actionibus,
Cic. Top. 17, 64.—An unknown sea-monster, very dangerous to ships, Plin. 9, 44, 67, § 145; 32, 11, 53 (where two kinds of them are mentioned); cf. id. 9, 5, 4: trux aries, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 163; cf. Aelian. H. A. 15, 2, and Oppian. Hal. 1, 372. -
8 harvix
ărĭēs, ĭētis, m. (for the kindr. forms arvix and harvix, in Varr. and Fest.; v. arvix; poet. aries sometimes dissyl., like abies; hence, a long, Carey, Lat. Pros. § 47: āriĕtis, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 20, 45: āriĕtes, trisyl., Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44; so,I.āriĕtĕ,
Verg. A. 2, 492) [some derive this from arên, arrên, qs. the male sheep; others compare ho eriphos, a he-goat, buck, and ho elaphos, a stag; and arna, q. v.], a ram.Lit., Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 24; 2, 2, 13; Col. 7, 2, 4; 7, 2, 5; 7, 3, 6; Vulg. Gen. 15, 9; ib. Lev. 4, 35 et persaepe.—Of the golden fleece: petebant (Argonautae) illam pellem inauratam arietis Colchis, Enn. ap. Auct. ad Her. 2, 22; Plaut. Bacch. 2, 3, 7; Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 6 al.—II.Transf.A.The Ram, a sign of the zodiac, Cic. Arat. 230; 244; Hyg. Fab. 133; id. Astr. 2, 20; Manil. 2, 246; Ov. M. 10, 165; Vitr. 9, 5; Plin. 18, 25, 59, § 221 al. —B.An engine for battering down walls, a battering-ram: v. Vitr. 10, 19; Veg. 4, 14, and Smith, Dict. Antiq.:C.quamvis murum aries percusserit,
Cic. Off. 1, 11, 35:ab ariete materia defendit,
Caes. B. G. 7, 23:arietibus aliquantum muri discussit,
Liv. 21, 12; so id. 31, 32; 31, 46; 32, 23; 38, 5; Vulg. Ezech. 26, 9; ib. 2 Macc. 12, 15 al.—A beam for support, a prop or buttress: quae (sublicae) pro ariete subjectae vim fluminis exciperent, as a shore or prop, * Caes. B. G. 4, 17 (dikên kriou, Paraphr.);D.corresp. to capreolus,
Caes. B. C. 2, 10 q. v.— Trop.:ex quo aries ille subicitur in vestris actionibus,
Cic. Top. 17, 64.—An unknown sea-monster, very dangerous to ships, Plin. 9, 44, 67, § 145; 32, 11, 53 (where two kinds of them are mentioned); cf. id. 9, 5, 4: trux aries, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 163; cf. Aelian. H. A. 15, 2, and Oppian. Hal. 1, 372. -
9 laniger
lānĭger, gĕra, gĕrum, adj. [lana-gero], wool-bearing, fleecy ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose): pecus, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44:II.greges,
Verg. G. 3, 287:arbores,
i. e. cottontrees, Plin. 12, 10, 21, § 38: fertilitas, of insects. id. 11, 24, 28, § 80.—Subst.A.lānĭger, gĕri, m., a ram, Ov. M. 7, 312. [p. 1034] —Of a lamb:B.timens,
Phaedr. 1, 1, 6.—Of the constellation of the Ram, for Aries, Manil. 1, 672; 2, 200 al.—lānĭgĕra, ae, f., a lamb, sheep, Sil. 15, 703. -
10 lanigera
lānĭger, gĕra, gĕrum, adj. [lana-gero], wool-bearing, fleecy ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose): pecus, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44:II.greges,
Verg. G. 3, 287:arbores,
i. e. cottontrees, Plin. 12, 10, 21, § 38: fertilitas, of insects. id. 11, 24, 28, § 80.—Subst.A.lānĭger, gĕri, m., a ram, Ov. M. 7, 312. [p. 1034] —Of a lamb:B.timens,
Phaedr. 1, 1, 6.—Of the constellation of the Ram, for Aries, Manil. 1, 672; 2, 200 al.—lānĭgĕra, ae, f., a lamb, sheep, Sil. 15, 703. -
11 cornu
cornū, ūs (so Caes. B. C. 3, 68 Dint.; Luc. 7, 217; Plin. 28, 11, 46, § 163 et saep.; Curt. 4, 12, 11 al.; ū in the connection cornu bubuli and cornu cervini; also Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 5, 76; Veg. Art. Vet. 1, 20, 1 al.; cf. esp. Neue, Formenl. 1, p. 355), n. (access. form cornum, i, n., Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 14; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 5 Fleck.; Lucr. 2, 388; Ov. M. 2, 874; Scrib. Comp. 141; Gell. 14, 6, 2 al.; gen. plur. cornorum, Scrib. Comp. 60. —An access. form cornus, ūs, has been assumed on account of the rel. masc. in the passage:I.nares similes cornibus iis, qui, etc.,
Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149, if the reading is correct.—The dat. sing. apparently never used;for in the connection: laevo cornu Cotys rex praeerat... dextro cornu praepositus C. Licinius Crassus,
Liv. 42, 58, 6 and 7, the supposition of the abl. is more in acc. with the usage of Livy; cf.:Antipatrum in laevo praeposuit,
id. 37, 41, 1 et saep.) [kindred with keras, and Germ. and Engl. horn; cf. also carina, cervus], a horn.Lit., a hard and generally crooked growth upon the head of many mammiferous animals (very freq. in all periods and species of composition), Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 123 sq.; Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 121;B. 1.of a bullock,
Lucr. 5, 1033; 5, 1324; Cat. 64, 111; Ov. M. 9, 186; Hor. C. 3, 27, 72; id. S. 1, 5, 58 et saep.;also of the constellation Taurus,
Ov. M. 2, 80;of the ram,
id. ib. 5, 328; and the constellation Aries, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 43, 111;of the he-goat,
Verg. E. 9, 25;of kids,
id. G. 2, 526 al. —Of the antlers of a stag, Ov. M. 3, 194; 10, 111; Verg. A. 10, 725 al.: Cornu Copiae (less correctly, but freq. in late Lat., as one word, Cornūcōpĭae, and twice Cornūcōpĭa, ae, f., Amm. 22, 9, 1; 25, 2, 3), acc. to the fable, the horn of the goat Amalthea placed in heaven, Greek Keras Amaltheias (v. Amalthea), the emblem of fruitfulness and abundance, Plaut. Ps. 2, 3, 5; Gell. 14, 6, 2; cf. Hor. C. 1, 17, 16; id. C. S. 60; id. Ep. 1, 12, 29; Ov. M. 9, 88.—That which is similar to horn in substance.a.A hoof, Cato, R. R. 72; Verg. G. 3, 88; Sil. 13, 327.—b.Of the bills of birds, Ov. M. 14, 502.—c.The horny skin covering the eye, Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 148.—d.A horny excrescence on the head, a wart, Hor. S. 1, 5, 58.— Far more freq.,2.That which is similar to a horn in form, a projecting extremity, the point or end of any object.a.The tooth or tusk of an elephant, ivory, Varr. L. L. 7, § 39 Müll.; Plin. 8, 3, 4, § 7; 18, 1, 1, § 2:b.cornu Indicum,
Mart. 1, 73, 4.—The horns of the moon, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 122, 2; Verg. G. 1, 433; Ov. M. 1, 11; 2, 117 et saep.—c.The branches of a river, Ov. M. 9, 774.—Hence, the river-gods were represented with horns, Verg. G. 4, 371; Mart. 10, 7 et saep.; cf.: corniger, tauriformis, etc., and v. Lidd. and Scott under keras, V.—d.The arm of the shore forming a harbor, a tongue of land, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 14, 1; Ov. M. 5, 410; Plin. 4, 21, 35, § 113.—e.The extremity or end of the sailyards, Verg. A. 3, 549; 5, 832; Ov. M. 11, 476; Hor. Epod. 16, 59; Sil. 14. 389.—f.The cone of a helmet in which the crest was placed:g.cornua cristae,
Verg. A. 12, 89:alterum cornu galeae,
Liv. 27, 33, 2.—The end of the stick around which books were rolled, usually ornamented with ivory, Tib. 3, 1, 13; Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 8; Mart. 11, 107. —h.The side of a bow in the form of a horn, Ov. M. 1, 455; 5, 56; 2, 603.—i.The horn-shaped side of the cithara (perh. the sounding-board), Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149 fin. —k. 1.The point, end, extremity, wing of a place, Liv. 25, 3, 17; Tac. A. 1, 75; Plin. 34, 6, 12, § 26 al.—m.The wing of an army (very freq.), Caes. B. G. 1, 52 (three times); 2, 23; 2, 25; 7, 62 (twice); Liv. 9, 40, 3 sq(seven times).—* (β).Transf.:n.cornua disputationis tuae commovere,
i. e. to drive back, Cic. Div. 2, 10, 26 (v. the passage in connection).—The feeler or claw of an insect, Plin. 9, 30, 50, § 95; 9, 31, 51, § 99 al. —o.The stiff hair of the Germans:3.quis stupuit Germani lumina, flavam Caesariem et madido torquentem cornua cirro?
Juv. 13, 165.—Of objects made of horn.a.A bow, Verg. E. 10, 59; Ov. M. 5, 383; Sil. 2, 109 al.—b.A bugle-horn, a horn, trumpet (cornua, quod ea, quae nunc sunt ex aere, tunc fiebant bubulo e cornu, Varr. L. L. 5, § 117 Müll.), Lucil. ap. Non. p. 265, 5; Lucr. 2, 620; Verg. A. 7, 615; Ov. M. 1, 98; 3, 533; Hor. C. 1, 18, 14; 2, 1, 17; Juv. 2, 90; 6, 315.—Connected with tubae, Cic. Sull. 5, 17; Tac. A. 1, 68; 2, 81, cf. Dict. of Antiq., s. v. cornu.—In a sarcastic double sense with a.: dum tendit citharam noster, dum cornua Parthus, Poët. ap. Suet. Ner. 39 (v. the passage in connection).—c.The sides of the lyre, originally consisting of two horns, giving resonance to the strings, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144; 2, 59, 149.—d.A lantern, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 185; cf. Lucr 2, 388; and Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 49.—e.An oil cruet, Hor S. 2, 2, 61.—f.A funnel, Verg. G. 3, 509; Col. 6, 2, 7 al.—II.Trop., as an emblem of power, courage, strength, might (the figure taken from bullocks. Also in Heb. a very freq. metaph.; cf. Gesen. Lex. s. v., p. 906, 6; poet.):ne in re secundā nunc mi obvortat cornua,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 3, 5:venerunt capiti cornua sera meo,
Ov. Am. 3, 11,:tunc pauper cornua sumit,
gains strength, courage, id. A. A. 1, 239; cf.. tu (sc. amphora) addis cornua pauperi, etc.,
Hor. C. 3, 21, 18.—Hence Bacchus, as a giver of courage, is represented with horns, Tib. 2, 1, 3; Hor. C. 2, 19, 30; v. Bacchus, I.; cf. of a river-god, I. B. 2. c. supra. -
12 Cornucopia
cornū, ūs (so Caes. B. C. 3, 68 Dint.; Luc. 7, 217; Plin. 28, 11, 46, § 163 et saep.; Curt. 4, 12, 11 al.; ū in the connection cornu bubuli and cornu cervini; also Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 5, 76; Veg. Art. Vet. 1, 20, 1 al.; cf. esp. Neue, Formenl. 1, p. 355), n. (access. form cornum, i, n., Varr. R. R. 3, 9, 14; Ter. Eun. 4, 7, 5 Fleck.; Lucr. 2, 388; Ov. M. 2, 874; Scrib. Comp. 141; Gell. 14, 6, 2 al.; gen. plur. cornorum, Scrib. Comp. 60. —An access. form cornus, ūs, has been assumed on account of the rel. masc. in the passage:I.nares similes cornibus iis, qui, etc.,
Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149, if the reading is correct.—The dat. sing. apparently never used;for in the connection: laevo cornu Cotys rex praeerat... dextro cornu praepositus C. Licinius Crassus,
Liv. 42, 58, 6 and 7, the supposition of the abl. is more in acc. with the usage of Livy; cf.:Antipatrum in laevo praeposuit,
id. 37, 41, 1 et saep.) [kindred with keras, and Germ. and Engl. horn; cf. also carina, cervus], a horn.Lit., a hard and generally crooked growth upon the head of many mammiferous animals (very freq. in all periods and species of composition), Plin. 11, 37, 45, § 123 sq.; Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 121;B. 1.of a bullock,
Lucr. 5, 1033; 5, 1324; Cat. 64, 111; Ov. M. 9, 186; Hor. C. 3, 27, 72; id. S. 1, 5, 58 et saep.;also of the constellation Taurus,
Ov. M. 2, 80;of the ram,
id. ib. 5, 328; and the constellation Aries, Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 43, 111;of the he-goat,
Verg. E. 9, 25;of kids,
id. G. 2, 526 al. —Of the antlers of a stag, Ov. M. 3, 194; 10, 111; Verg. A. 10, 725 al.: Cornu Copiae (less correctly, but freq. in late Lat., as one word, Cornūcōpĭae, and twice Cornūcōpĭa, ae, f., Amm. 22, 9, 1; 25, 2, 3), acc. to the fable, the horn of the goat Amalthea placed in heaven, Greek Keras Amaltheias (v. Amalthea), the emblem of fruitfulness and abundance, Plaut. Ps. 2, 3, 5; Gell. 14, 6, 2; cf. Hor. C. 1, 17, 16; id. C. S. 60; id. Ep. 1, 12, 29; Ov. M. 9, 88.—That which is similar to horn in substance.a.A hoof, Cato, R. R. 72; Verg. G. 3, 88; Sil. 13, 327.—b.Of the bills of birds, Ov. M. 14, 502.—c.The horny skin covering the eye, Plin. 11, 37, 55, § 148.—d.A horny excrescence on the head, a wart, Hor. S. 1, 5, 58.— Far more freq.,2.That which is similar to a horn in form, a projecting extremity, the point or end of any object.a.The tooth or tusk of an elephant, ivory, Varr. L. L. 7, § 39 Müll.; Plin. 8, 3, 4, § 7; 18, 1, 1, § 2:b.cornu Indicum,
Mart. 1, 73, 4.—The horns of the moon, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 122, 2; Verg. G. 1, 433; Ov. M. 1, 11; 2, 117 et saep.—c.The branches of a river, Ov. M. 9, 774.—Hence, the river-gods were represented with horns, Verg. G. 4, 371; Mart. 10, 7 et saep.; cf.: corniger, tauriformis, etc., and v. Lidd. and Scott under keras, V.—d.The arm of the shore forming a harbor, a tongue of land, Caes. ap. Cic. Att. 9, 14, 1; Ov. M. 5, 410; Plin. 4, 21, 35, § 113.—e.The extremity or end of the sailyards, Verg. A. 3, 549; 5, 832; Ov. M. 11, 476; Hor. Epod. 16, 59; Sil. 14. 389.—f.The cone of a helmet in which the crest was placed:g.cornua cristae,
Verg. A. 12, 89:alterum cornu galeae,
Liv. 27, 33, 2.—The end of the stick around which books were rolled, usually ornamented with ivory, Tib. 3, 1, 13; Ov. Tr. 1, 1, 8; Mart. 11, 107. —h.The side of a bow in the form of a horn, Ov. M. 1, 455; 5, 56; 2, 603.—i.The horn-shaped side of the cithara (perh. the sounding-board), Cic. N. D. 2, 59, 149 fin. —k. 1.The point, end, extremity, wing of a place, Liv. 25, 3, 17; Tac. A. 1, 75; Plin. 34, 6, 12, § 26 al.—m.The wing of an army (very freq.), Caes. B. G. 1, 52 (three times); 2, 23; 2, 25; 7, 62 (twice); Liv. 9, 40, 3 sq(seven times).—* (β).Transf.:n.cornua disputationis tuae commovere,
i. e. to drive back, Cic. Div. 2, 10, 26 (v. the passage in connection).—The feeler or claw of an insect, Plin. 9, 30, 50, § 95; 9, 31, 51, § 99 al. —o.The stiff hair of the Germans:3.quis stupuit Germani lumina, flavam Caesariem et madido torquentem cornua cirro?
Juv. 13, 165.—Of objects made of horn.a.A bow, Verg. E. 10, 59; Ov. M. 5, 383; Sil. 2, 109 al.—b.A bugle-horn, a horn, trumpet (cornua, quod ea, quae nunc sunt ex aere, tunc fiebant bubulo e cornu, Varr. L. L. 5, § 117 Müll.), Lucil. ap. Non. p. 265, 5; Lucr. 2, 620; Verg. A. 7, 615; Ov. M. 1, 98; 3, 533; Hor. C. 1, 18, 14; 2, 1, 17; Juv. 2, 90; 6, 315.—Connected with tubae, Cic. Sull. 5, 17; Tac. A. 1, 68; 2, 81, cf. Dict. of Antiq., s. v. cornu.—In a sarcastic double sense with a.: dum tendit citharam noster, dum cornua Parthus, Poët. ap. Suet. Ner. 39 (v. the passage in connection).—c.The sides of the lyre, originally consisting of two horns, giving resonance to the strings, Cic. N. D. 2, 57, 144; 2, 59, 149.—d.A lantern, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 185; cf. Lucr 2, 388; and Plin. 11, 16, 16, § 49.—e.An oil cruet, Hor S. 2, 2, 61.—f.A funnel, Verg. G. 3, 509; Col. 6, 2, 7 al.—II.Trop., as an emblem of power, courage, strength, might (the figure taken from bullocks. Also in Heb. a very freq. metaph.; cf. Gesen. Lex. s. v., p. 906, 6; poet.):ne in re secundā nunc mi obvortat cornua,
Plaut. Ps. 4, 3, 5:venerunt capiti cornua sera meo,
Ov. Am. 3, 11,:tunc pauper cornua sumit,
gains strength, courage, id. A. A. 1, 239; cf.. tu (sc. amphora) addis cornua pauperi, etc.,
Hor. C. 3, 21, 18.—Hence Bacchus, as a giver of courage, is represented with horns, Tib. 2, 1, 3; Hor. C. 2, 19, 30; v. Bacchus, I.; cf. of a river-god, I. B. 2. c. supra. -
13 Aeolii
I.Pertaining to Æolus, the god of the winds, or to his posterity; Euri, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 29:II.venti,
Tib. 4, 1, 58: aurum, the golden fleece (of the ram) on which Phrixus and Helle, the grandchildren of Æolus, fled, Vai. Fl. 8, 79: virgo, i. e. Arne or Canace, Ov. M. 6, 116:postes, i. e. fores domūs Athamantis Aeoli filii,
id. ib. 4, 486. —Pertaining to Æolia or Æolis:III.insulae,
Plin. 36, 21, 42, § 154:pontus,
Sil. 14, 233.— Aeŏlii, ōrum, m., = Aeoles, the Æolians, the inhabitants of Æolia, in Asia Minor, Vell. 1, 4; Mela, 1, 18, 1.—Hence,Pertaining to the Æolians: puella, i. e. Sappho, as a Lesbian woman, Hor. C. 4, 9, 12: carmen, a Sapphic or Alcaic ode, id. ib. 4, 3, 12; cf.:Aeoliis fidibus querentem Sappho,
id. ib. 2, 13, 24;lyra,
Ov. H. 15, 200:plectrum,
Prop. 2, 3, 19. -
14 Aeolius
I.Pertaining to Æolus, the god of the winds, or to his posterity; Euri, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 29:II.venti,
Tib. 4, 1, 58: aurum, the golden fleece (of the ram) on which Phrixus and Helle, the grandchildren of Æolus, fled, Vai. Fl. 8, 79: virgo, i. e. Arne or Canace, Ov. M. 6, 116:postes, i. e. fores domūs Athamantis Aeoli filii,
id. ib. 4, 486. —Pertaining to Æolia or Æolis:III.insulae,
Plin. 36, 21, 42, § 154:pontus,
Sil. 14, 233.— Aeŏlii, ōrum, m., = Aeoles, the Æolians, the inhabitants of Æolia, in Asia Minor, Vell. 1, 4; Mela, 1, 18, 1.—Hence,Pertaining to the Æolians: puella, i. e. Sappho, as a Lesbian woman, Hor. C. 4, 9, 12: carmen, a Sapphic or Alcaic ode, id. ib. 4, 3, 12; cf.:Aeoliis fidibus querentem Sappho,
id. ib. 2, 13, 24;lyra,
Ov. H. 15, 200:plectrum,
Prop. 2, 3, 19. -
15 Nephelaeus
Nĕphĕlē, ēs, f, = Nephelê.I.The wife of Athamas, mother of Phrixus and Helle, Hyg. Fab. 1, sq.; cf. id. Astr. 2, 20.—B.Derivv.1.Nĕphĕlaeus, a, um, adj., Nephelæan:2.pecus,
i. e. the ram that bore away Helle and Phrixus, Val. Fl. 1, 56. —Nĕphĕlēĭas, ădis, f., the daughter of Nephele, Helle, Luc. 9, 956.—3.Nĕphĕ-lēis, ĭdos, f., the daughter of Nephele, Helle, Ov. M. 11, 195.—II.One of the companions of Diana, Ov. M. 3, 171. -
16 Nephele
Nĕphĕlē, ēs, f, = Nephelê.I.The wife of Athamas, mother of Phrixus and Helle, Hyg. Fab. 1, sq.; cf. id. Astr. 2, 20.—B.Derivv.1.Nĕphĕlaeus, a, um, adj., Nephelæan:2.pecus,
i. e. the ram that bore away Helle and Phrixus, Val. Fl. 1, 56. —Nĕphĕlēĭas, ădis, f., the daughter of Nephele, Helle, Luc. 9, 956.—3.Nĕphĕ-lēis, ĭdos, f., the daughter of Nephele, Helle, Ov. M. 11, 195.—II.One of the companions of Diana, Ov. M. 3, 171. -
17 Nepheleias
Nĕphĕlē, ēs, f, = Nephelê.I.The wife of Athamas, mother of Phrixus and Helle, Hyg. Fab. 1, sq.; cf. id. Astr. 2, 20.—B.Derivv.1.Nĕphĕlaeus, a, um, adj., Nephelæan:2.pecus,
i. e. the ram that bore away Helle and Phrixus, Val. Fl. 1, 56. —Nĕphĕlēĭas, ădis, f., the daughter of Nephele, Helle, Luc. 9, 956.—3.Nĕphĕ-lēis, ĭdos, f., the daughter of Nephele, Helle, Ov. M. 11, 195.—II.One of the companions of Diana, Ov. M. 3, 171. -
18 Nepheleis
Nĕphĕlē, ēs, f, = Nephelê.I.The wife of Athamas, mother of Phrixus and Helle, Hyg. Fab. 1, sq.; cf. id. Astr. 2, 20.—B.Derivv.1.Nĕphĕlaeus, a, um, adj., Nephelæan:2.pecus,
i. e. the ram that bore away Helle and Phrixus, Val. Fl. 1, 56. —Nĕphĕlēĭas, ădis, f., the daughter of Nephele, Helle, Luc. 9, 956.—3.Nĕphĕ-lēis, ĭdos, f., the daughter of Nephele, Helle, Ov. M. 11, 195.—II.One of the companions of Diana, Ov. M. 3, 171. -
19 portitor
1.portĭtor, ōris, m. [portus], a tollgatherer (at a seaport), a receiver or collector of customs, a custom-house officer (syn. telonarius), Plaut. Trin. 4, 4, 15; id. As. 1, 3, 7; Cic. Off. 1, 42, 150; id. Agr. 2, 23, 61; id. Rep. 4, 7, 20 (Non. 24, 22);2.they forwarded letters: epistulam... ad portitores esse delatam,
Ter. Phorm. 1, 2, 100; cf.: portitorum simillimae sunt januae lenoniae;Si adfers, tum patent,
Plaut. As. 1, 3, 88.—On account of their strict examinations, transf., a woman who pries into every thing, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 8.portĭtor, ōris, m. [from the root por, whence porto, a bearer, carrier].I.A carrier, conveyer.A.Usually one who conveys people in a boat or ship.1.In gen., a ferryman, boatman, sailor, mariner ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):2.Plato cum flumen nave transisset, non ab illo quicquam portitor exegisset, etc.,
Sen. Ben. 6, 18, 1.—In partic., the ferryman, i. e. Charon ( poet.):B.ubi portitor aera recepit, etc.,
Prop. 4 (5), 11, 7:Orci,
Verg. G. 4, 502; id. A. 6, 298:Lethaei amnis,
Stat. Th. 12, 559; Val. Fl. 1, 784 et saep.—By land, a carrier, carter, wagoner: Portitor Ursae, i. e. the constellation Bootes, who, as it were, drives the wain, Stat. Th. 1, 693.—II. -
20 pecus
pecus udis ( plur acc. once pecuda, C.), f [PAC-], a head of cattle, beast, brute, animal, one of a herd: pecudes pictaeque volucres, land animals, V.: quantum natura hominis pecudibus antecedat, domestic animals.—A sheep: balans, Iu.: pecus Athamantidos Helles, i. e. the Ram, O. —Of a person, a beast, brute: stuporem hominis vel dicam pecudis attendite: aurea, Ta.* * *Icattle, herd, flockIIsheep; animal
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