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1 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. -
2 Abanteus
Ăbas, antis, m.=”Abas.I.The twelfth king of Argos, son of Lynceus and Hypermnestra, grandson of Danaūs, father of Acrisius, and grandfather of Perseus. His shield was gained by Æneas, Verg. A. 3, 286.—B.Hence derivv.1.Ăbantĕus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Abas, Ov. M. 15, 164.—2. a.His son Acrisius, Ov. M. 4, 607.—b.His great grandson Perseus (by Danaë, daughter of Acrisius), Ov. M. 4, 673; 5, 138 al.—II.A Centaur, son of Ixion, Ov. M. 12, 306.—III.An Ethiopian, Ov. M. 5, 126.—IV.A companion of Dionedes, Ov. M. 14, 505.—V.A companion of Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 121.—VI.A Tuscan chieftain, Verg. A. 10, 170 and 427. -
3 Abantiades
Ăbas, antis, m.=”Abas.I.The twelfth king of Argos, son of Lynceus and Hypermnestra, grandson of Danaūs, father of Acrisius, and grandfather of Perseus. His shield was gained by Æneas, Verg. A. 3, 286.—B.Hence derivv.1.Ăbantĕus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Abas, Ov. M. 15, 164.—2. a.His son Acrisius, Ov. M. 4, 607.—b.His great grandson Perseus (by Danaë, daughter of Acrisius), Ov. M. 4, 673; 5, 138 al.—II.A Centaur, son of Ixion, Ov. M. 12, 306.—III.An Ethiopian, Ov. M. 5, 126.—IV.A companion of Dionedes, Ov. M. 14, 505.—V.A companion of Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 121.—VI.A Tuscan chieftain, Verg. A. 10, 170 and 427. -
4 Abas
Ăbas, antis, m.=”Abas.I.The twelfth king of Argos, son of Lynceus and Hypermnestra, grandson of Danaūs, father of Acrisius, and grandfather of Perseus. His shield was gained by Æneas, Verg. A. 3, 286.—B.Hence derivv.1.Ăbantĕus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Abas, Ov. M. 15, 164.—2. a.His son Acrisius, Ov. M. 4, 607.—b.His great grandson Perseus (by Danaë, daughter of Acrisius), Ov. M. 4, 673; 5, 138 al.—II.A Centaur, son of Ixion, Ov. M. 12, 306.—III.An Ethiopian, Ov. M. 5, 126.—IV.A companion of Dionedes, Ov. M. 14, 505.—V.A companion of Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 121.—VI.A Tuscan chieftain, Verg. A. 10, 170 and 427. -
5 Astyages
Astyăges, is, m., = Astuagês.I.King of Media, father of Mandane, and grandfather of Cyrus, by whom he was deprived of his throne, Just. 1, 4 sq.—II.An enemy of Perseus, changed by him to stone by means of Medusa's head, Ov. M. 5, 203. -
6 Agenor
Ăgēnor, ŏris, m., = Agênôr, a son of Belus, king of Phœnicia, father of Cadmus and Europa, and ancestor of Dido; hence, poet., Agenoris urbs, i. e. Carthage, Verg. A. 1, 338.—Agenore natus, i. e. Cadmus, Ov. M. 3, 51; 97; 257.—Whence, derivv.1.Ăgēnŏrĕus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Agenor:2. I.bos,
i. e. Jupiter, who, in the form of a bull, carried off Europa, the daughter of Agenor, Ov. F. 6, 712:aëna,
Phœnician, Sil. 7, 642; cf. Mart. 10, 16.—Also for Carthaginian (cf. Agenor), Sil. 1, 14:nepotes,
i.e. the Carthaginians, id. 17, 404:ductor,
i.e. Hannibal, id. 17, 392.—His son Cadmus, Ov. M. 3, 8; so id. ib. 3, 81; 90; 4, 562; id. P. 1, 3, 77.—II. -
7 Agenoreus
Ăgēnor, ŏris, m., = Agênôr, a son of Belus, king of Phœnicia, father of Cadmus and Europa, and ancestor of Dido; hence, poet., Agenoris urbs, i. e. Carthage, Verg. A. 1, 338.—Agenore natus, i. e. Cadmus, Ov. M. 3, 51; 97; 257.—Whence, derivv.1.Ăgēnŏrĕus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Agenor:2. I.bos,
i. e. Jupiter, who, in the form of a bull, carried off Europa, the daughter of Agenor, Ov. F. 6, 712:aëna,
Phœnician, Sil. 7, 642; cf. Mart. 10, 16.—Also for Carthaginian (cf. Agenor), Sil. 1, 14:nepotes,
i.e. the Carthaginians, id. 17, 404:ductor,
i.e. Hannibal, id. 17, 392.—His son Cadmus, Ov. M. 3, 8; so id. ib. 3, 81; 90; 4, 562; id. P. 1, 3, 77.—II. -
8 Agenorides
Ăgēnor, ŏris, m., = Agênôr, a son of Belus, king of Phœnicia, father of Cadmus and Europa, and ancestor of Dido; hence, poet., Agenoris urbs, i. e. Carthage, Verg. A. 1, 338.—Agenore natus, i. e. Cadmus, Ov. M. 3, 51; 97; 257.—Whence, derivv.1.Ăgēnŏrĕus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Agenor:2. I.bos,
i. e. Jupiter, who, in the form of a bull, carried off Europa, the daughter of Agenor, Ov. F. 6, 712:aëna,
Phœnician, Sil. 7, 642; cf. Mart. 10, 16.—Also for Carthaginian (cf. Agenor), Sil. 1, 14:nepotes,
i.e. the Carthaginians, id. 17, 404:ductor,
i.e. Hannibal, id. 17, 392.—His son Cadmus, Ov. M. 3, 8; so id. ib. 3, 81; 90; 4, 562; id. P. 1, 3, 77.—II.
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