and Asteria

astĕrĭa, ae, f., = asteria, a precious stone, perh. cat's-eye, Plin. 37, 9, 47, § 131.—Called in Isid. Orig. 16, 10, 3. astĕ-rītes; in Mart. Cap. 1, p. 19, astrītes.

Astĕrĭa, ae, or -ē, ēs, f., = Asteriê.

The daughter of Polus and Phœbe, mother of the fourth Hercules:

Asteria,

Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42: Asterie, Hyg. Fab. prooem.—

Daughter of the Titan Cœus, changed by Jupiter into a quail, and thrown into the sea:

Asterie,

Ov. M. 6, 108; Hyg. Fab. 53. —In the place where she was cast down— the island of Delos—arose Ortygia (quail island); hence called,

Astĕrĭa, Plin. 4, 12, 22, § 66.—

An ancient name of the island of Rhodes, Plin. 5, 31, 36, § 132.—

Astĕriē, a female proper name, Hor. C. 3, 7.

astĕrĭa, ae, f., = asteria, a precious stone, perh. cat's-eye, Plin. 37, 9, 47, § 131.—Called in Isid. Orig. 16, 10, 3. astĕ-rītes; in Mart. Cap. 1, p. 19, astrītes.

Astĕrĭa, ae, or -ē, ēs, f., = Asteriê.

The daughter of Polus and Phœbe, mother of the fourth Hercules:

Asteria,

Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42: Asterie, Hyg. Fab. prooem.—

Daughter of the Titan Cœus, changed by Jupiter into a quail, and thrown into the sea:

Asterie,

Ov. M. 6, 108; Hyg. Fab. 53. —In the place where she was cast down— the island of Delos—arose Ortygia (quail island); hence called,

Astĕrĭa, Plin. 4, 12, 22, § 66.—

An ancient name of the island of Rhodes, Plin. 5, 31, 36, § 132.—

Astĕriē, a female proper name, Hor. C. 3, 7.

Hĕcătē, ēs, f., = Hekatê, daughter of Perses, or Persœus, and Asteria, sister of Latona, the presider over enchantments, conjurations, etc.; she is often identified with Diana, Luna, and Proserpina, and is therefore represented with three heads, Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 46; Verg. A. 4, 511 Serv.; Ov. M. 7, 74; 94; 194; 14, 405; id. F. 1, 141; Hor. S. 1, 8, 33; Sen. Phaedr. 420 et saep. —

Derivv.

Hĕcătēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Hecate, Hecateian:

carmina,

i. e. magical incantations, Ov. M. 14, 44:

Aulis,

devoted to Diana, Stat. Ach. 1, 447:

Idus,

i. e. of August, sacred to Diana, id. Silv. 3, 1, 60.—

Hĕcătēïs, ĭdos, f. adj., Hecateian:

herba,

i. e. enchanter's nightshade, Ov. M. 6, 139.

Hĕcătē, ēs, f., = Hekatê, daughter of Perses, or Persœus, and Asteria, sister of Latona, the presider over enchantments, conjurations, etc.; she is often identified with Diana, Luna, and Proserpina, and is therefore represented with three heads, Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 46; Verg. A. 4, 511 Serv.; Ov. M. 7, 74; 94; 194; 14, 405; id. F. 1, 141; Hor. S. 1, 8, 33; Sen. Phaedr. 420 et saep. —

Derivv.

Hĕcătēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Hecate, Hecateian:

carmina,

i. e. magical incantations, Ov. M. 14, 44:

Aulis,

devoted to Diana, Stat. Ach. 1, 447:

Idus,

i. e. of August, sacred to Diana, id. Silv. 3, 1, 60.—

Hĕcătēïs, ĭdos, f. adj., Hecateian:

herba,

i. e. enchanter's nightshade, Ov. M. 6, 139.

Hĕcătē, ēs, f., = Hekatê, daughter of Perses, or Persœus, and Asteria, sister of Latona, the presider over enchantments, conjurations, etc.; she is often identified with Diana, Luna, and Proserpina, and is therefore represented with three heads, Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 46; Verg. A. 4, 511 Serv.; Ov. M. 7, 74; 94; 194; 14, 405; id. F. 1, 141; Hor. S. 1, 8, 33; Sen. Phaedr. 420 et saep. —

Derivv.

Hĕcătēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Hecate, Hecateian:

carmina,

i. e. magical incantations, Ov. M. 14, 44:

Aulis,

devoted to Diana, Stat. Ach. 1, 447:

Idus,

i. e. of August, sacred to Diana, id. Silv. 3, 1, 60.—

Hĕcătēïs, ĭdos, f. adj., Hecateian:

herba,

i. e. enchanter's nightshade, Ov. M. 6, 139.

astĕrĭa, ae, f., = asteria, a precious stone, perh. cat's-eye, Plin. 37, 9, 47, § 131.—Called in Isid. Orig. 16, 10, 3. astĕ-rītes; in Mart. Cap. 1, p. 19, astrītes.

Astĕrĭa, ae, or -ē, ēs, f., = Asteriê.

The daughter of Polus and Phœbe, mother of the fourth Hercules:

Asteria,

Cic. N. D. 3, 16, 42: Asterie, Hyg. Fab. prooem.—

Daughter of the Titan Cœus, changed by Jupiter into a quail, and thrown into the sea:

Asterie,

Ov. M. 6, 108; Hyg. Fab. 53. —In the place where she was cast down— the island of Delos—arose Ortygia (quail island); hence called,

Astĕrĭa, Plin. 4, 12, 22, § 66.—

An ancient name of the island of Rhodes, Plin. 5, 31, 36, § 132.—

Astĕriē, a female proper name, Hor. C. 3, 7.

māter, tris, f. [root ma-; Sanscr. and Zend, to make, measure, like Gr. mêtêr, the maker, akin with Dor. matêr; Germ. Mutter; Engl. mother; cf.: materies, manus], a mother ( dat. sing. matre, Corp. Inscr. Lat. 177; dat. plur. matris, Inscr. Grut. 90:

matrabus,

Inscr. Orell. 2089).

Lit.:

si quidem istius regis (sc. Anci Martii) matrem habemus, ignoramus patrem,

Cic. Rep. 2, 18, 33:

cur non sit heres matri suae?

id. ib. 3, 10, 17:

de pietate in matrem,

id. Lael. 3, 11:

Sassia mater hujus Aviti,

id. Clu. 5, 12:

Hecate, quae matre Asteria est,

who has Asteria for her mother, id. N. D. 3, 18, 46:

musa, matre nati,

id. ib. 3, 18, 45: mater esse de aliquo, to be a mother, i. e. to be pregnant by any one, Ov. H. 9, 48:

facere aliquam matrem,

id. M. 9, 491: mater familias or familiae, the mistress of a house, matron (v. familia).—

Transf., a nurse:

mater sua... quae mammam dabat, neque adeo mater ipsa, quae illos pepererat,

Plaut. Men. prol. 19:

puero opust cibo, opus est autem matri quae puerum lavit,

id. Truc. 5 10:

lambere matrem,

Verg. A. 8, 632.—As a title of honor, mother, applied to priestesses: jubemus te salvere, mater. Sa. Salvete puellae, Plaut. Rud. 1, 5, 5:

amice benigneque honorem, mater, nostrum habes,

id. ib. 1, 5, 30.—To goddesses:

Vesta mater,

Sen. Excerpt. Contr. 4, 2; Verg. G. 1, 498:

mater Matuta, v. h. v.: Flora mater,

Lucr. 5, 739;

the same: florum,

Ov. F. 5, 183: mater magna, or absol.: Mater, i. e. Cybele, the mother of all the gods:

matris magnae sacerdos,

Cic. Sest. 26; cf. absol.: matris quate cymbala circum, Verg. G. 4, 64; id. A. 9, 108:

secreta palatia Matris,

Juv. 9, 23:

matres... cives Romanae, ut jus liberorum consecutae videantur,

Paul. Sent. 4, 9, 1:

matris condicionem sequi,

Gai. Inst. 1, 81; cf. §§ 67, 86.—Also, in gen., a woman, a lady; usu. in plur., women, ladies:

pilentis matres in mollibus,

Verg. A. 8, 666:

matres atque viri,

id. ib. 6, 306; cf. Ov. F. 1, 619.—Of the earth, as the mother of all:

exercitum Dis Manibus matrique Terrae deberi,

Liv. 8, 6; cf. Cic. Leg. 2, 22, 56.—Of a country:

haec terra, quam matrem appellamus,

Liv. 5, 54, 2:

amorum,

i. e. Venus, Ov. H. 16, 201:

cupidinum,

i. e. Venus, Hor. C. 1, 19, 1.—Of animals:

porci cum matribus,

Varr. R. R. 2, 4:

excretos prohibent a matribus haedos,

Verg. G. 3, 398:

ova assunt ipsis cum matribus, i. e. cum gallinis,

Juv. 11, 70:

mater simia,

id. 10, 195:

pullus hirundinis ad quem volat mater,

id. 10, 232.—Of the trunks of trees, etc.:

plantas tenero abscindens de corpore matrum,

Verg. G. 2, 23; Plin. 12, 5, 11, § 23.—Of a fountain, as the source of waters:

ex grandi palude oritur (fluvius), quam matrem ejus accolae appellant,

Mel. 2, 1, 7.—Of a chief or capital city:

mater Italiae Roma,

Flor. 3, 18, 5:

ut Graeci dicere solent, urbium mater, Cydona,

id. 3, 7, 4:

(Cilicia) matrem urbium habet Tarsum,

Sol. 38; cf. Metropolis.—

Trop.

The mother, i. e. maternal love:

simul matrem labare sensit,

Ov. M. 6, 629: mater redit, Sen. ap. Med. 928.—

Motherhood, maternity, Sen. Herc. Oet. 389.—

A producing cause, origin, source, etc. (freq. and class.):

apes mellis matres,

Varr. R. R. 2, 5:

mater omnium bonarum artium sapientia est,

Cic. Leg. 1, 22, 58:

philosophia mater omnium bene factorum,

id. Brut. 93, 322:

avaritiae mater, luxuries,

id. de Or. 2, 40, 171:

voluptas, malorum mater omnium,

id. Leg. 1, 17, 47; 1, 22, 58; id. Tusc. 1, 26, 64; id. Planc. 33, 80; Auct. Her. 2, 22, 34; Plin. 37, 6, 21, § 80; Quint. 9, 3, 89:

juris et religionis,

Cic. Rep. 5, 2, 3:

justitiae imbecillitas mater est,

id. ib. 3, 14, 23:

intemperantia omnium perturbationum mater,

id. Ac. 1, 10, 39:

similitudo est satietatis mater,

id. Inv. 1, 41, 76:

utilitas justi prope mater et aequi,

Hor. S. 1, 3, 98; Lact. 3, 8, 32; Aug. in Psa. 83, 1.—Comically:

eam (sc. hirneam) ego vini ut matre fuerat natum, eduxi meri,

i. e. as it came from the cask, without the addition of water, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 274.—

The protector, shelter, home:

urbs Roma, virtutum omnium mater, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 5, 3, 1: illa Jerusalem quae est mater nostra,

Vulg. Gal. 4, 26.

multĭfārĭus, a, um, adj. [multus], manifold, various, multifarious (the adj. post-class.):

militares coronae multifariae sunt,

Gell. 5, 6, 1.—Hence, adv., in two forms.

multĭfārĭam (acc. form), on many sides, in many places (class.): multifariam dixerunt antiqui, quod videlicet in multis locis fari poterat, id est dici, Paul. ex Fest. p. 142 Müll.: sancius multifariam factus, in many places, Cato ap. Gell. 3, 7, 19: multifariam defossum aurum, Cic. de Or. 2, 41, 174:

hodie multifariam nulla (ju dicia) sunt,

id. Leg. 1, 14, 40:

in castris visae togae,

Liv. 3, 50, 3; 10, 31, 8; 21, 8, 4 Drak. and Fabri N. cr.; 33, 18, 7;

44, 41, 8: nasci,

Plin. 25, 8, 53, § 93.—

multĭfārĭē (post - Aug.), in many ways, variously:

eadem est Ortygia, quae multifarie traditur: nunc Asteria... nunc Lagia, vel Cynetho: Pyrpile etiam,

Sol. 11, § 19; Placid. Gloss. p. 482 Mai. (but in Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 54, where Sillig and others read multifarie in the sense of multifariam, Jan. and Detlefsen read multifariam).

dĕcus, ŏris, n. [Sanscr. daças, fame; Gr. doxa; cf. decet], any thing that ornaments, embellishes, adorns, honors, etc.; ornament, grace, embellishment, splendor, glory, honor, dignity (class. and freq.; a favorite word with Cicero, in oratorical lang.).

In gen.

With gen.:

hostium spolia, decora atque ornamenta fanorum,

Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 44; cf.:

senator populi Romani, splendor ordinis, decus atque ornamentum judiciorum,

id. Caecin. 10, 28; so,

too, decus ornamentumque senectutis,

id. de Or. 1, 45, 199; id. Prov. Cons. 11, 28:

ut hominis decus ingenium, sic ingenii ipsius lumen est eloquentia,

id. Brut. 15, 59; cf. id. Phil. 2, 22, 54:

ad decus et ad laudem civitatis,

id. N. D. 1, 4; cf. id. Brut. 97; cf. also id. Fin. 1, 10 fin.; id. Ac. 1, 9, 33:

dignitatem et decus sustinere,

id. Off. 1, 34, 124 et saep.:

O decus Phoebi et dapibus supremi Grata testudo Jovis,

Hor. Od. 1, 32, 13:

lucidum caeli,

id. Carm. Sec. 2:

equitum Maecenas,

id. Od. 3, 16, 20; cf. id. ib. 1, 1, 2 and id. ib. 2, 17, 4: electos juvenes simul et decus innuptarum, the ornaments, i. e. the most beautiful of the maidens, Catull. 64, 78 al.:

castique decus servare pudoris,

Ov. M. 13, 480:

oris,

i. e. beauty, id. ib. 3, 422:

decus Asteriae = Asteria decens or pulchra,

Verg. Cul. 15.—

Absol.: haec omnia, quae habent speciem gloriae contemne...;

verum decus in virtute positum est,

Cic. Fam. 10, 12 fin.:

divitiae, decus, gloria in oculis sita sunt!

Sall. C. 20, 14; cf. id. ib. 58, 8; id. J. 3 fin.:

regium,

id. ib. 72, 2; cf.

regale,

Ov. M. 9, 690:

decus enitet ore,

Verg. A. 4, 150:

superimpositum capiti,

Liv. 1, 34:

(columnas) scenis decora alta futuris,

Verg. A. 1, 429:

muliebre,

i. e. chastity, Liv. 1, 58:

immemores decoris liventia pectora tundunt,

i. e. of their bodily charms, Ov. M. 8, 536:

imperatori nobilitas, quae antea decori, invidiae esse,

Sall. J. 73, 4:

vitis ut arboribus decori est, ut vitibus uvae,

Verg. E. 5, 32:

Pilumno quos ipsa decus dedit,

id. A. 12, 83.—

Transf.

A deed of honor:

tanti decoris testis,

Tac. A. 15, 50.—Esp., plur., decora, honorable achievements, valiant deeds:

cum multa referret sua familiaeque decora,

Liv. 3, 12, 2:

militiae decora,

id. 2, 23, 4:

belli,

id. 6, 20, 7 (cf.:

dedecora militiae,

id. 3, 51, 12):

Lacedaemonii vetera, Macedones praesentia decora intuebantur,

Curt. 6, 1, 8.—

Renowned ancestors:

inter nobiles, et longa decora praeferentes, novitas mea enituit?

Tac. A. 14, 53; id. Hist. 1, 15.—

Esp., moral dignity, virtue, honor:

cum quod decus antiqui summum bonum esse dixerunt, hic solum bonum dicat, etc.,

Cic. Leg. 1, 21, 55 (for which, shortly before, solum bonum esse quod honestum esset):

quos (sc. Epicureos) nisi redarguimus, omnis virtus, omne decus, omnis vera laus deserenda est,

id. Fin. 2, 14, 44;

so with honestas,

id. Fin. 2, 17, 56; cf. ib. 2, 11, 35; id. Off. 1, 5 fin.:

sed ei (sc. Semproniae) cariora semper omnia quam decus atque pudicitia fuit,

Sall. C. 25, 3; 54, 5.

dĕcus, i, m., v. decussis, init.