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1 Atlantes
Ā̆tlās, antis, m., = Atlas.I.Atlas, a high mountain in Mauretania, in the northwest part of Libya, on which, acc. to the fable, heaven rested, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11 sqq.; Ov. M. 2, 296; 15, 149; id. F. 5, 83; Verg. A. 4, 247; 6, 796; Vitr. 6, 10; 8, 12; Hyg. Fab. 150 (cf. Hom. Od. 1, 52; 4, 385; Hdt. 3, 2; 4, 148; Apollod. 2, 5, 11; Diod. Sic. 3, 5).—II.In mythology, a king of Mauretania, son of Iapetus and Clymene, a lover of astronomy, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; Ov. M. 4, 628 sq.; changed by Perseus, with the aid of Medusa's head, into Mount Atlas, because he refused him a hospitable reception as guest, Ov. M. 4, 657 sq. He was the father, by Pleione, of the seven Pleiades, and, by Æthra, of the seven (acc. to Hyg. five) Hyades. — Meton. for a man of colossal height, and iron. for a dwarf, Juv. 8, 32.—III.Derivv.A.Ā̆tlantĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas, as a designation for westAfrican, Libyan:B.mare,
the Atlantic Ocean, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:accola,
dwelling on Atlas, Sil. 10, 185:munera,
i. e. citrus-wood, Mart. 14, 89; cf. Atlantis, 1.—Ā̆tlantĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:C. (α).litus,
Sil. 13, 200:Olympus,
i. e. the heaven borne by Atlas, Calp. 4, 83:profundum,
Aus. Mos. 144.—Of Mount Atlas, as a designation for west-African, Libyan:(β). D.finis,
Hor. C. 1, 34, 11: Oceanus, the Atlantic Ocean, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 280; cf.id. Prob. et Olyb. Cons. 35: gurges,
Stat. Achill. 1, 223.—Ā̆tlantĭădes, ae, m. patr., a male descendant of King Atlas.(α).Mercury, the grandson of Atlas by Maia, Ov. M. 2, 704; 2, 834; 8, 627 (cf.:(β).nepos Atlantis,
Ov. F. 5, 663; Hor. C. 1, 10, 1).—Hermaphroditus, greatgrandson of Atlas and son of Mercury, Ov. M. 4, 368.—E.Ā̆tlantĭăs, ădis, f. patr., a female descendant of Atlas:F.sorores,
i. e. Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, Sil. 16, 136:Calypso,
Auct. Priap. 69 (cf. Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 685 P.: apud nympham Atlantis filiam Calypsonem).—Ā̆tlantis, ĭdis, f.1.Adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas:2.silva,
a citrus forest, Luc. 10, 144; cf. Atlanticus.—Also subst., the name of several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, of which the largest, acc. to Plato, was said to have sunk (some consider this as America), Plin. 2, 90, 92, § 205; 6, 31, 36, § 190.—Adj., of or pertaining to King Atlas; and subst., his female posterity; thus the Pleiades and Hyades, connected as constellations in the heavens, are called Atlantides, Hyg. Fab. 192; id. Astr. 2, 21: Eoae Atlantides, the Pleiades, called Vergiliae, Verg. G. 1, 221 Serv.; Col. 10, 54; cf. Vitr. 6, 10.—In sing., an epithet of Electra, one of the Pleiades, Ov F. 4, 31; and of Calypso, Tib. 4, 1, 77. —G.Ā̆tlantĭus, ii, m., a descendant of Atlas; Hermaphroditus, his great-grandson by Mercury (cf. Atlantiades), Hyg. Fab. 271.—IV.Ā̆tlantes, um, m., a Libyan people, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 5; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 44 sq.; Sol. 31.—V.Atlantes = Gigantes, Naev. Bell. Punic. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P. -
2 Atlanteus
Ā̆tlās, antis, m., = Atlas.I.Atlas, a high mountain in Mauretania, in the northwest part of Libya, on which, acc. to the fable, heaven rested, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11 sqq.; Ov. M. 2, 296; 15, 149; id. F. 5, 83; Verg. A. 4, 247; 6, 796; Vitr. 6, 10; 8, 12; Hyg. Fab. 150 (cf. Hom. Od. 1, 52; 4, 385; Hdt. 3, 2; 4, 148; Apollod. 2, 5, 11; Diod. Sic. 3, 5).—II.In mythology, a king of Mauretania, son of Iapetus and Clymene, a lover of astronomy, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; Ov. M. 4, 628 sq.; changed by Perseus, with the aid of Medusa's head, into Mount Atlas, because he refused him a hospitable reception as guest, Ov. M. 4, 657 sq. He was the father, by Pleione, of the seven Pleiades, and, by Æthra, of the seven (acc. to Hyg. five) Hyades. — Meton. for a man of colossal height, and iron. for a dwarf, Juv. 8, 32.—III.Derivv.A.Ā̆tlantĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas, as a designation for westAfrican, Libyan:B.mare,
the Atlantic Ocean, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:accola,
dwelling on Atlas, Sil. 10, 185:munera,
i. e. citrus-wood, Mart. 14, 89; cf. Atlantis, 1.—Ā̆tlantĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:C. (α).litus,
Sil. 13, 200:Olympus,
i. e. the heaven borne by Atlas, Calp. 4, 83:profundum,
Aus. Mos. 144.—Of Mount Atlas, as a designation for west-African, Libyan:(β). D.finis,
Hor. C. 1, 34, 11: Oceanus, the Atlantic Ocean, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 280; cf.id. Prob. et Olyb. Cons. 35: gurges,
Stat. Achill. 1, 223.—Ā̆tlantĭădes, ae, m. patr., a male descendant of King Atlas.(α).Mercury, the grandson of Atlas by Maia, Ov. M. 2, 704; 2, 834; 8, 627 (cf.:(β).nepos Atlantis,
Ov. F. 5, 663; Hor. C. 1, 10, 1).—Hermaphroditus, greatgrandson of Atlas and son of Mercury, Ov. M. 4, 368.—E.Ā̆tlantĭăs, ădis, f. patr., a female descendant of Atlas:F.sorores,
i. e. Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, Sil. 16, 136:Calypso,
Auct. Priap. 69 (cf. Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 685 P.: apud nympham Atlantis filiam Calypsonem).—Ā̆tlantis, ĭdis, f.1.Adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas:2.silva,
a citrus forest, Luc. 10, 144; cf. Atlanticus.—Also subst., the name of several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, of which the largest, acc. to Plato, was said to have sunk (some consider this as America), Plin. 2, 90, 92, § 205; 6, 31, 36, § 190.—Adj., of or pertaining to King Atlas; and subst., his female posterity; thus the Pleiades and Hyades, connected as constellations in the heavens, are called Atlantides, Hyg. Fab. 192; id. Astr. 2, 21: Eoae Atlantides, the Pleiades, called Vergiliae, Verg. G. 1, 221 Serv.; Col. 10, 54; cf. Vitr. 6, 10.—In sing., an epithet of Electra, one of the Pleiades, Ov F. 4, 31; and of Calypso, Tib. 4, 1, 77. —G.Ā̆tlantĭus, ii, m., a descendant of Atlas; Hermaphroditus, his great-grandson by Mercury (cf. Atlantiades), Hyg. Fab. 271.—IV.Ā̆tlantes, um, m., a Libyan people, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 5; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 44 sq.; Sol. 31.—V.Atlantes = Gigantes, Naev. Bell. Punic. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P. -
3 Atlantiacus
Ā̆tlās, antis, m., = Atlas.I.Atlas, a high mountain in Mauretania, in the northwest part of Libya, on which, acc. to the fable, heaven rested, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11 sqq.; Ov. M. 2, 296; 15, 149; id. F. 5, 83; Verg. A. 4, 247; 6, 796; Vitr. 6, 10; 8, 12; Hyg. Fab. 150 (cf. Hom. Od. 1, 52; 4, 385; Hdt. 3, 2; 4, 148; Apollod. 2, 5, 11; Diod. Sic. 3, 5).—II.In mythology, a king of Mauretania, son of Iapetus and Clymene, a lover of astronomy, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; Ov. M. 4, 628 sq.; changed by Perseus, with the aid of Medusa's head, into Mount Atlas, because he refused him a hospitable reception as guest, Ov. M. 4, 657 sq. He was the father, by Pleione, of the seven Pleiades, and, by Æthra, of the seven (acc. to Hyg. five) Hyades. — Meton. for a man of colossal height, and iron. for a dwarf, Juv. 8, 32.—III.Derivv.A.Ā̆tlantĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas, as a designation for westAfrican, Libyan:B.mare,
the Atlantic Ocean, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:accola,
dwelling on Atlas, Sil. 10, 185:munera,
i. e. citrus-wood, Mart. 14, 89; cf. Atlantis, 1.—Ā̆tlantĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:C. (α).litus,
Sil. 13, 200:Olympus,
i. e. the heaven borne by Atlas, Calp. 4, 83:profundum,
Aus. Mos. 144.—Of Mount Atlas, as a designation for west-African, Libyan:(β). D.finis,
Hor. C. 1, 34, 11: Oceanus, the Atlantic Ocean, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 280; cf.id. Prob. et Olyb. Cons. 35: gurges,
Stat. Achill. 1, 223.—Ā̆tlantĭădes, ae, m. patr., a male descendant of King Atlas.(α).Mercury, the grandson of Atlas by Maia, Ov. M. 2, 704; 2, 834; 8, 627 (cf.:(β).nepos Atlantis,
Ov. F. 5, 663; Hor. C. 1, 10, 1).—Hermaphroditus, greatgrandson of Atlas and son of Mercury, Ov. M. 4, 368.—E.Ā̆tlantĭăs, ădis, f. patr., a female descendant of Atlas:F.sorores,
i. e. Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, Sil. 16, 136:Calypso,
Auct. Priap. 69 (cf. Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 685 P.: apud nympham Atlantis filiam Calypsonem).—Ā̆tlantis, ĭdis, f.1.Adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas:2.silva,
a citrus forest, Luc. 10, 144; cf. Atlanticus.—Also subst., the name of several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, of which the largest, acc. to Plato, was said to have sunk (some consider this as America), Plin. 2, 90, 92, § 205; 6, 31, 36, § 190.—Adj., of or pertaining to King Atlas; and subst., his female posterity; thus the Pleiades and Hyades, connected as constellations in the heavens, are called Atlantides, Hyg. Fab. 192; id. Astr. 2, 21: Eoae Atlantides, the Pleiades, called Vergiliae, Verg. G. 1, 221 Serv.; Col. 10, 54; cf. Vitr. 6, 10.—In sing., an epithet of Electra, one of the Pleiades, Ov F. 4, 31; and of Calypso, Tib. 4, 1, 77. —G.Ā̆tlantĭus, ii, m., a descendant of Atlas; Hermaphroditus, his great-grandson by Mercury (cf. Atlantiades), Hyg. Fab. 271.—IV.Ā̆tlantes, um, m., a Libyan people, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 5; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 44 sq.; Sol. 31.—V.Atlantes = Gigantes, Naev. Bell. Punic. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P. -
4 Atlantiades
Ā̆tlās, antis, m., = Atlas.I.Atlas, a high mountain in Mauretania, in the northwest part of Libya, on which, acc. to the fable, heaven rested, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11 sqq.; Ov. M. 2, 296; 15, 149; id. F. 5, 83; Verg. A. 4, 247; 6, 796; Vitr. 6, 10; 8, 12; Hyg. Fab. 150 (cf. Hom. Od. 1, 52; 4, 385; Hdt. 3, 2; 4, 148; Apollod. 2, 5, 11; Diod. Sic. 3, 5).—II.In mythology, a king of Mauretania, son of Iapetus and Clymene, a lover of astronomy, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; Ov. M. 4, 628 sq.; changed by Perseus, with the aid of Medusa's head, into Mount Atlas, because he refused him a hospitable reception as guest, Ov. M. 4, 657 sq. He was the father, by Pleione, of the seven Pleiades, and, by Æthra, of the seven (acc. to Hyg. five) Hyades. — Meton. for a man of colossal height, and iron. for a dwarf, Juv. 8, 32.—III.Derivv.A.Ā̆tlantĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas, as a designation for westAfrican, Libyan:B.mare,
the Atlantic Ocean, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:accola,
dwelling on Atlas, Sil. 10, 185:munera,
i. e. citrus-wood, Mart. 14, 89; cf. Atlantis, 1.—Ā̆tlantĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:C. (α).litus,
Sil. 13, 200:Olympus,
i. e. the heaven borne by Atlas, Calp. 4, 83:profundum,
Aus. Mos. 144.—Of Mount Atlas, as a designation for west-African, Libyan:(β). D.finis,
Hor. C. 1, 34, 11: Oceanus, the Atlantic Ocean, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 280; cf.id. Prob. et Olyb. Cons. 35: gurges,
Stat. Achill. 1, 223.—Ā̆tlantĭădes, ae, m. patr., a male descendant of King Atlas.(α).Mercury, the grandson of Atlas by Maia, Ov. M. 2, 704; 2, 834; 8, 627 (cf.:(β).nepos Atlantis,
Ov. F. 5, 663; Hor. C. 1, 10, 1).—Hermaphroditus, greatgrandson of Atlas and son of Mercury, Ov. M. 4, 368.—E.Ā̆tlantĭăs, ădis, f. patr., a female descendant of Atlas:F.sorores,
i. e. Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, Sil. 16, 136:Calypso,
Auct. Priap. 69 (cf. Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 685 P.: apud nympham Atlantis filiam Calypsonem).—Ā̆tlantis, ĭdis, f.1.Adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas:2.silva,
a citrus forest, Luc. 10, 144; cf. Atlanticus.—Also subst., the name of several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, of which the largest, acc. to Plato, was said to have sunk (some consider this as America), Plin. 2, 90, 92, § 205; 6, 31, 36, § 190.—Adj., of or pertaining to King Atlas; and subst., his female posterity; thus the Pleiades and Hyades, connected as constellations in the heavens, are called Atlantides, Hyg. Fab. 192; id. Astr. 2, 21: Eoae Atlantides, the Pleiades, called Vergiliae, Verg. G. 1, 221 Serv.; Col. 10, 54; cf. Vitr. 6, 10.—In sing., an epithet of Electra, one of the Pleiades, Ov F. 4, 31; and of Calypso, Tib. 4, 1, 77. —G.Ā̆tlantĭus, ii, m., a descendant of Atlas; Hermaphroditus, his great-grandson by Mercury (cf. Atlantiades), Hyg. Fab. 271.—IV.Ā̆tlantes, um, m., a Libyan people, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 5; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 44 sq.; Sol. 31.—V.Atlantes = Gigantes, Naev. Bell. Punic. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P. -
5 Atlantias
Ā̆tlās, antis, m., = Atlas.I.Atlas, a high mountain in Mauretania, in the northwest part of Libya, on which, acc. to the fable, heaven rested, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11 sqq.; Ov. M. 2, 296; 15, 149; id. F. 5, 83; Verg. A. 4, 247; 6, 796; Vitr. 6, 10; 8, 12; Hyg. Fab. 150 (cf. Hom. Od. 1, 52; 4, 385; Hdt. 3, 2; 4, 148; Apollod. 2, 5, 11; Diod. Sic. 3, 5).—II.In mythology, a king of Mauretania, son of Iapetus and Clymene, a lover of astronomy, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; Ov. M. 4, 628 sq.; changed by Perseus, with the aid of Medusa's head, into Mount Atlas, because he refused him a hospitable reception as guest, Ov. M. 4, 657 sq. He was the father, by Pleione, of the seven Pleiades, and, by Æthra, of the seven (acc. to Hyg. five) Hyades. — Meton. for a man of colossal height, and iron. for a dwarf, Juv. 8, 32.—III.Derivv.A.Ā̆tlantĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas, as a designation for westAfrican, Libyan:B.mare,
the Atlantic Ocean, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:accola,
dwelling on Atlas, Sil. 10, 185:munera,
i. e. citrus-wood, Mart. 14, 89; cf. Atlantis, 1.—Ā̆tlantĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:C. (α).litus,
Sil. 13, 200:Olympus,
i. e. the heaven borne by Atlas, Calp. 4, 83:profundum,
Aus. Mos. 144.—Of Mount Atlas, as a designation for west-African, Libyan:(β). D.finis,
Hor. C. 1, 34, 11: Oceanus, the Atlantic Ocean, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 280; cf.id. Prob. et Olyb. Cons. 35: gurges,
Stat. Achill. 1, 223.—Ā̆tlantĭădes, ae, m. patr., a male descendant of King Atlas.(α).Mercury, the grandson of Atlas by Maia, Ov. M. 2, 704; 2, 834; 8, 627 (cf.:(β).nepos Atlantis,
Ov. F. 5, 663; Hor. C. 1, 10, 1).—Hermaphroditus, greatgrandson of Atlas and son of Mercury, Ov. M. 4, 368.—E.Ā̆tlantĭăs, ădis, f. patr., a female descendant of Atlas:F.sorores,
i. e. Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, Sil. 16, 136:Calypso,
Auct. Priap. 69 (cf. Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 685 P.: apud nympham Atlantis filiam Calypsonem).—Ā̆tlantis, ĭdis, f.1.Adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas:2.silva,
a citrus forest, Luc. 10, 144; cf. Atlanticus.—Also subst., the name of several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, of which the largest, acc. to Plato, was said to have sunk (some consider this as America), Plin. 2, 90, 92, § 205; 6, 31, 36, § 190.—Adj., of or pertaining to King Atlas; and subst., his female posterity; thus the Pleiades and Hyades, connected as constellations in the heavens, are called Atlantides, Hyg. Fab. 192; id. Astr. 2, 21: Eoae Atlantides, the Pleiades, called Vergiliae, Verg. G. 1, 221 Serv.; Col. 10, 54; cf. Vitr. 6, 10.—In sing., an epithet of Electra, one of the Pleiades, Ov F. 4, 31; and of Calypso, Tib. 4, 1, 77. —G.Ā̆tlantĭus, ii, m., a descendant of Atlas; Hermaphroditus, his great-grandson by Mercury (cf. Atlantiades), Hyg. Fab. 271.—IV.Ā̆tlantes, um, m., a Libyan people, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 5; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 44 sq.; Sol. 31.—V.Atlantes = Gigantes, Naev. Bell. Punic. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P. -
6 Atlanticus
Ā̆tlās, antis, m., = Atlas.I.Atlas, a high mountain in Mauretania, in the northwest part of Libya, on which, acc. to the fable, heaven rested, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11 sqq.; Ov. M. 2, 296; 15, 149; id. F. 5, 83; Verg. A. 4, 247; 6, 796; Vitr. 6, 10; 8, 12; Hyg. Fab. 150 (cf. Hom. Od. 1, 52; 4, 385; Hdt. 3, 2; 4, 148; Apollod. 2, 5, 11; Diod. Sic. 3, 5).—II.In mythology, a king of Mauretania, son of Iapetus and Clymene, a lover of astronomy, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; Ov. M. 4, 628 sq.; changed by Perseus, with the aid of Medusa's head, into Mount Atlas, because he refused him a hospitable reception as guest, Ov. M. 4, 657 sq. He was the father, by Pleione, of the seven Pleiades, and, by Æthra, of the seven (acc. to Hyg. five) Hyades. — Meton. for a man of colossal height, and iron. for a dwarf, Juv. 8, 32.—III.Derivv.A.Ā̆tlantĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas, as a designation for westAfrican, Libyan:B.mare,
the Atlantic Ocean, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:accola,
dwelling on Atlas, Sil. 10, 185:munera,
i. e. citrus-wood, Mart. 14, 89; cf. Atlantis, 1.—Ā̆tlantĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:C. (α).litus,
Sil. 13, 200:Olympus,
i. e. the heaven borne by Atlas, Calp. 4, 83:profundum,
Aus. Mos. 144.—Of Mount Atlas, as a designation for west-African, Libyan:(β). D.finis,
Hor. C. 1, 34, 11: Oceanus, the Atlantic Ocean, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 280; cf.id. Prob. et Olyb. Cons. 35: gurges,
Stat. Achill. 1, 223.—Ā̆tlantĭădes, ae, m. patr., a male descendant of King Atlas.(α).Mercury, the grandson of Atlas by Maia, Ov. M. 2, 704; 2, 834; 8, 627 (cf.:(β).nepos Atlantis,
Ov. F. 5, 663; Hor. C. 1, 10, 1).—Hermaphroditus, greatgrandson of Atlas and son of Mercury, Ov. M. 4, 368.—E.Ā̆tlantĭăs, ădis, f. patr., a female descendant of Atlas:F.sorores,
i. e. Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, Sil. 16, 136:Calypso,
Auct. Priap. 69 (cf. Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 685 P.: apud nympham Atlantis filiam Calypsonem).—Ā̆tlantis, ĭdis, f.1.Adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas:2.silva,
a citrus forest, Luc. 10, 144; cf. Atlanticus.—Also subst., the name of several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, of which the largest, acc. to Plato, was said to have sunk (some consider this as America), Plin. 2, 90, 92, § 205; 6, 31, 36, § 190.—Adj., of or pertaining to King Atlas; and subst., his female posterity; thus the Pleiades and Hyades, connected as constellations in the heavens, are called Atlantides, Hyg. Fab. 192; id. Astr. 2, 21: Eoae Atlantides, the Pleiades, called Vergiliae, Verg. G. 1, 221 Serv.; Col. 10, 54; cf. Vitr. 6, 10.—In sing., an epithet of Electra, one of the Pleiades, Ov F. 4, 31; and of Calypso, Tib. 4, 1, 77. —G.Ā̆tlantĭus, ii, m., a descendant of Atlas; Hermaphroditus, his great-grandson by Mercury (cf. Atlantiades), Hyg. Fab. 271.—IV.Ā̆tlantes, um, m., a Libyan people, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 5; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 44 sq.; Sol. 31.—V.Atlantes = Gigantes, Naev. Bell. Punic. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P. -
7 Atlantis
Ā̆tlās, antis, m., = Atlas.I.Atlas, a high mountain in Mauretania, in the northwest part of Libya, on which, acc. to the fable, heaven rested, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11 sqq.; Ov. M. 2, 296; 15, 149; id. F. 5, 83; Verg. A. 4, 247; 6, 796; Vitr. 6, 10; 8, 12; Hyg. Fab. 150 (cf. Hom. Od. 1, 52; 4, 385; Hdt. 3, 2; 4, 148; Apollod. 2, 5, 11; Diod. Sic. 3, 5).—II.In mythology, a king of Mauretania, son of Iapetus and Clymene, a lover of astronomy, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; Ov. M. 4, 628 sq.; changed by Perseus, with the aid of Medusa's head, into Mount Atlas, because he refused him a hospitable reception as guest, Ov. M. 4, 657 sq. He was the father, by Pleione, of the seven Pleiades, and, by Æthra, of the seven (acc. to Hyg. five) Hyades. — Meton. for a man of colossal height, and iron. for a dwarf, Juv. 8, 32.—III.Derivv.A.Ā̆tlantĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas, as a designation for westAfrican, Libyan:B.mare,
the Atlantic Ocean, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:accola,
dwelling on Atlas, Sil. 10, 185:munera,
i. e. citrus-wood, Mart. 14, 89; cf. Atlantis, 1.—Ā̆tlantĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:C. (α).litus,
Sil. 13, 200:Olympus,
i. e. the heaven borne by Atlas, Calp. 4, 83:profundum,
Aus. Mos. 144.—Of Mount Atlas, as a designation for west-African, Libyan:(β). D.finis,
Hor. C. 1, 34, 11: Oceanus, the Atlantic Ocean, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 280; cf.id. Prob. et Olyb. Cons. 35: gurges,
Stat. Achill. 1, 223.—Ā̆tlantĭădes, ae, m. patr., a male descendant of King Atlas.(α).Mercury, the grandson of Atlas by Maia, Ov. M. 2, 704; 2, 834; 8, 627 (cf.:(β).nepos Atlantis,
Ov. F. 5, 663; Hor. C. 1, 10, 1).—Hermaphroditus, greatgrandson of Atlas and son of Mercury, Ov. M. 4, 368.—E.Ā̆tlantĭăs, ădis, f. patr., a female descendant of Atlas:F.sorores,
i. e. Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, Sil. 16, 136:Calypso,
Auct. Priap. 69 (cf. Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 685 P.: apud nympham Atlantis filiam Calypsonem).—Ā̆tlantis, ĭdis, f.1.Adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas:2.silva,
a citrus forest, Luc. 10, 144; cf. Atlanticus.—Also subst., the name of several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, of which the largest, acc. to Plato, was said to have sunk (some consider this as America), Plin. 2, 90, 92, § 205; 6, 31, 36, § 190.—Adj., of or pertaining to King Atlas; and subst., his female posterity; thus the Pleiades and Hyades, connected as constellations in the heavens, are called Atlantides, Hyg. Fab. 192; id. Astr. 2, 21: Eoae Atlantides, the Pleiades, called Vergiliae, Verg. G. 1, 221 Serv.; Col. 10, 54; cf. Vitr. 6, 10.—In sing., an epithet of Electra, one of the Pleiades, Ov F. 4, 31; and of Calypso, Tib. 4, 1, 77. —G.Ā̆tlantĭus, ii, m., a descendant of Atlas; Hermaphroditus, his great-grandson by Mercury (cf. Atlantiades), Hyg. Fab. 271.—IV.Ā̆tlantes, um, m., a Libyan people, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 5; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 44 sq.; Sol. 31.—V.Atlantes = Gigantes, Naev. Bell. Punic. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P. -
8 Atlantius
Ā̆tlās, antis, m., = Atlas.I.Atlas, a high mountain in Mauretania, in the northwest part of Libya, on which, acc. to the fable, heaven rested, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11 sqq.; Ov. M. 2, 296; 15, 149; id. F. 5, 83; Verg. A. 4, 247; 6, 796; Vitr. 6, 10; 8, 12; Hyg. Fab. 150 (cf. Hom. Od. 1, 52; 4, 385; Hdt. 3, 2; 4, 148; Apollod. 2, 5, 11; Diod. Sic. 3, 5).—II.In mythology, a king of Mauretania, son of Iapetus and Clymene, a lover of astronomy, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; Ov. M. 4, 628 sq.; changed by Perseus, with the aid of Medusa's head, into Mount Atlas, because he refused him a hospitable reception as guest, Ov. M. 4, 657 sq. He was the father, by Pleione, of the seven Pleiades, and, by Æthra, of the seven (acc. to Hyg. five) Hyades. — Meton. for a man of colossal height, and iron. for a dwarf, Juv. 8, 32.—III.Derivv.A.Ā̆tlantĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas, as a designation for westAfrican, Libyan:B.mare,
the Atlantic Ocean, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:accola,
dwelling on Atlas, Sil. 10, 185:munera,
i. e. citrus-wood, Mart. 14, 89; cf. Atlantis, 1.—Ā̆tlantĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:C. (α).litus,
Sil. 13, 200:Olympus,
i. e. the heaven borne by Atlas, Calp. 4, 83:profundum,
Aus. Mos. 144.—Of Mount Atlas, as a designation for west-African, Libyan:(β). D.finis,
Hor. C. 1, 34, 11: Oceanus, the Atlantic Ocean, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 280; cf.id. Prob. et Olyb. Cons. 35: gurges,
Stat. Achill. 1, 223.—Ā̆tlantĭădes, ae, m. patr., a male descendant of King Atlas.(α).Mercury, the grandson of Atlas by Maia, Ov. M. 2, 704; 2, 834; 8, 627 (cf.:(β).nepos Atlantis,
Ov. F. 5, 663; Hor. C. 1, 10, 1).—Hermaphroditus, greatgrandson of Atlas and son of Mercury, Ov. M. 4, 368.—E.Ā̆tlantĭăs, ădis, f. patr., a female descendant of Atlas:F.sorores,
i. e. Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, Sil. 16, 136:Calypso,
Auct. Priap. 69 (cf. Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 685 P.: apud nympham Atlantis filiam Calypsonem).—Ā̆tlantis, ĭdis, f.1.Adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas:2.silva,
a citrus forest, Luc. 10, 144; cf. Atlanticus.—Also subst., the name of several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, of which the largest, acc. to Plato, was said to have sunk (some consider this as America), Plin. 2, 90, 92, § 205; 6, 31, 36, § 190.—Adj., of or pertaining to King Atlas; and subst., his female posterity; thus the Pleiades and Hyades, connected as constellations in the heavens, are called Atlantides, Hyg. Fab. 192; id. Astr. 2, 21: Eoae Atlantides, the Pleiades, called Vergiliae, Verg. G. 1, 221 Serv.; Col. 10, 54; cf. Vitr. 6, 10.—In sing., an epithet of Electra, one of the Pleiades, Ov F. 4, 31; and of Calypso, Tib. 4, 1, 77. —G.Ā̆tlantĭus, ii, m., a descendant of Atlas; Hermaphroditus, his great-grandson by Mercury (cf. Atlantiades), Hyg. Fab. 271.—IV.Ā̆tlantes, um, m., a Libyan people, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 5; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 44 sq.; Sol. 31.—V.Atlantes = Gigantes, Naev. Bell. Punic. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P. -
9 Atlas
Ā̆tlās, antis, m., = Atlas.I.Atlas, a high mountain in Mauretania, in the northwest part of Libya, on which, acc. to the fable, heaven rested, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 11 sqq.; Ov. M. 2, 296; 15, 149; id. F. 5, 83; Verg. A. 4, 247; 6, 796; Vitr. 6, 10; 8, 12; Hyg. Fab. 150 (cf. Hom. Od. 1, 52; 4, 385; Hdt. 3, 2; 4, 148; Apollod. 2, 5, 11; Diod. Sic. 3, 5).—II.In mythology, a king of Mauretania, son of Iapetus and Clymene, a lover of astronomy, Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 8; Ov. M. 4, 628 sq.; changed by Perseus, with the aid of Medusa's head, into Mount Atlas, because he refused him a hospitable reception as guest, Ov. M. 4, 657 sq. He was the father, by Pleione, of the seven Pleiades, and, by Æthra, of the seven (acc. to Hyg. five) Hyades. — Meton. for a man of colossal height, and iron. for a dwarf, Juv. 8, 32.—III.Derivv.A.Ā̆tlantĭcus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas, as a designation for westAfrican, Libyan:B.mare,
the Atlantic Ocean, Cic. Rep. 6, 20, 21:accola,
dwelling on Atlas, Sil. 10, 185:munera,
i. e. citrus-wood, Mart. 14, 89; cf. Atlantis, 1.—Ā̆tlantĭăcus, a, um, adj., the same:C. (α).litus,
Sil. 13, 200:Olympus,
i. e. the heaven borne by Atlas, Calp. 4, 83:profundum,
Aus. Mos. 144.—Of Mount Atlas, as a designation for west-African, Libyan:(β). D.finis,
Hor. C. 1, 34, 11: Oceanus, the Atlantic Ocean, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 280; cf.id. Prob. et Olyb. Cons. 35: gurges,
Stat. Achill. 1, 223.—Ā̆tlantĭădes, ae, m. patr., a male descendant of King Atlas.(α).Mercury, the grandson of Atlas by Maia, Ov. M. 2, 704; 2, 834; 8, 627 (cf.:(β).nepos Atlantis,
Ov. F. 5, 663; Hor. C. 1, 10, 1).—Hermaphroditus, greatgrandson of Atlas and son of Mercury, Ov. M. 4, 368.—E.Ā̆tlantĭăs, ădis, f. patr., a female descendant of Atlas:F.sorores,
i. e. Pleiades, daughters of Atlas, Sil. 16, 136:Calypso,
Auct. Priap. 69 (cf. Liv. And. ap. Prisc. p. 685 P.: apud nympham Atlantis filiam Calypsonem).—Ā̆tlantis, ĭdis, f.1.Adj., of or pertaining to Mount Atlas:2.silva,
a citrus forest, Luc. 10, 144; cf. Atlanticus.—Also subst., the name of several islands in the Atlantic Ocean, of which the largest, acc. to Plato, was said to have sunk (some consider this as America), Plin. 2, 90, 92, § 205; 6, 31, 36, § 190.—Adj., of or pertaining to King Atlas; and subst., his female posterity; thus the Pleiades and Hyades, connected as constellations in the heavens, are called Atlantides, Hyg. Fab. 192; id. Astr. 2, 21: Eoae Atlantides, the Pleiades, called Vergiliae, Verg. G. 1, 221 Serv.; Col. 10, 54; cf. Vitr. 6, 10.—In sing., an epithet of Electra, one of the Pleiades, Ov F. 4, 31; and of Calypso, Tib. 4, 1, 77. —G.Ā̆tlantĭus, ii, m., a descendant of Atlas; Hermaphroditus, his great-grandson by Mercury (cf. Atlantiades), Hyg. Fab. 271.—IV.Ā̆tlantes, um, m., a Libyan people, Mel. 1, 4, 4; 1, 8, 5; Plin. 5, 8, 8, § 44 sq.; Sol. 31.—V.Atlantes = Gigantes, Naev. Bell. Punic. ap. Prisc. p. 679 P. -
10 descendo
dē-scendo, di, sum, 3 ( perf. redupl.: descendidit, Valer. Antias ap. Gell. 7, 4 fin.; and, descendiderant, Laber. ib.; perf.: desciderunt, Inscr. Frat. Arv. 13 Henzen.), v. n., to come down; and of inanimate subjects, to fall, sink down, to descend, opp. to ascendo (class. and freq.).I.Lit.A.In gen.:B.ex equo,
to alight, Cic. de Sen. 10, 34; Auct. B. Hisp. 15, 2;for which, equo,
Sall. Hist. Fragm. 5, 13:sicut monte descenderat,
id. J. 50, 2:e curru,
Suet. Tib. 20:e tribunali,
id. Claud. 15:de rostris,
Cic. Vatin. 11:de templo,
Liv. 44, 45:de caelo,
id. 6, 18;for which, caelo,
Hor. Od. 3, 4, 1:e caelo,
Juv. 11, 27:caelo ab alto,
Verg. A. 8, 423; cf.:vertice montis ab alto,
id. ib. 7, 675; and:ab Histro (Da cus),
id. G. 2, 497:ab Alpibus,
Liv. 21, 32, 2; 27, 38, 6:monte,
Verg. A. 4, 159:aggeribus Alpinis atque arce Monoeci,
id. ib. 6, 831:antro Castalio,
Ov. M. 3, 14:per clivum,
id. F. 1, 263 et saep.—Indicating the terminus ad quem:in mare de caelo,
Lucr. 6, 427:Juppiter in terras,
id. 6, 402:in pon tum,
Sil. 1, 607; 15, 152; cf.:caelo in hibernas undas,
Verg. G. 4, 235:caelo ad suos honores templaque, etc.,
Ov. F. 5, 551:in aestum,
Lucr. 6, 402:in inferiorem ambulationem,
Cic. Tusc. 4:in campos,
Liv. 6, 737; cf. Curt. 9, 9:in Piraeum,
Quint. 8, 6, 64 et saep.:ad naviculas,
Cic. Ac. 2, 48 fin.:ad genitorem imas Erebi descendit ad umbras,
Verg. A. 6, 404:sinus vestis infra genua,
Curt. 6, 5 et saep. Poet. also with dat.:nocti, i. e. ad inferos,
Sil. 13, 708; cf.Erebo,
id. 13, 759.—With sup.:per quod oraculo utentes sciscitatum deos descendunt,
Liv. 45, 27, 8.— Absol.:turbo descendit,
Lucr. 6, 438; cf. Verg. E. 7, 60:asta ut descendam (sc. ex equo),
dismount, alight, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 120; Suet. Galb. 18:descendens (sc. e lecto),
Tib. 1, 5, 41:descendo (sc. de arce),
Verg. A. 2, 632:umbrae descendentes (sc. ad inferos),
Stat. S. 5, 5, 41.— Poet.: trepidi quoties nos descendentis arenae vidimus in partes, i. e. that seemed to sink as the wild beasts rose from the vaults, Calp. Ecl. 7, 69.—In partic.1.To go down, to go, to come, sc. from the dwelling-houses (which in Rome were mostly situated on eminences) to the forum, the comitia, etc.: in forum descendens, Crass. ap. Cic. de Or. 2, 66, 267; so, ad forum, Cic. Fragm. ap. Non. 538, 26; Q. Cic. Petit. cons. 14; Valer. Antias ap. Gell. 7, 9 fin.; Liv. 24, 7; 34, 1; cf.:b.fuge, quo descendere gestis,
Hor. Ep. 1, 20, 5;Orell. ad loc.: ad comitia,
Suet. Caes. 13 al.:de palatio et aedibus suis,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 46.— Absol.:hodie non descendit Antonius,
Cic. Phil. 2, 6, 15; id. Verr. 2, 2, 38; Liv. 2, 54; Sen. Ben. 3, 27 al. —Transf.:c.in causam,
Cic. Phil. 8, 2; Liv. 36, 7; Tac. H. 3, 3:in partes,
id. A. 15, 50. —Of land, etc., to sink, fall, slope:d.regio,
Val. Fl. 1, 538.—Of forests whose wood is brought to the plain, Stat. Ach. 2, 115:e.Caucasus,
Val. Fl. 7, 55.—Of water conveyed in pipes, to fall:2.subeat descendatque,
Plin. 31, 6, 31, § 57; cf.of the sea: non magis descenderet aequor,
Luc. 5, 338.—In milit. lang., to march down, sc. from an eminence [p. 555] into the plain:b.ex superioribus locis in planitiem,
Caes. B. C. 3, 98; cf. id. ib. 3, 65, 2:qua (sc. de monte),
Sall. J. 50, 3:inde (sc. de arce),
Liv. 32, 32; cf. id. 7, 29:in aequum locum,
Caes. B. G. 7, 53, 2;for which, in aequum,
Liv. 1, 12:in campum omnibus copiis,
id. 23, 29:in plana,
Front. Strat. 2, 5, 18:ad Alexandriam,
Liv. 45, 12 et saep.— Absol., Liv. 44, 5; Front. Strat. 3, 17, 9:ad laevam,
Sall. J. 55 al. —With supine:praedatum in agros Romanos,
Liv. 3, 10, 4; 10, 31, 2.—Hence,Transf.:3.in aciem,
to go into battle, to engage, Liv. 8, 8; 23, 29; Front. Strat. 1, 11, 11 al.:in proelium,
id. ib. 2, 1, 10; Just. 21, 2, 5:in certamen,
Cic. Tusc. 2, 26:ad pugnam, ad tales pugnas,
Val. Fl. 3, 518; Juv. 7, 173; Front. Strat. 2, 1, 11; 2, 5, 41;and even, in bellum,
Just. 15, 4, 21; 38, 8, 1; cf.:in belli periculum,
id. 15, 1, 2.—In medic. lang., of the excrements: to pass off, pass through, Cels. 2, 4 fin.:4.olera,
id. 1, 6:alvus,
id. 2, 7.—Pregn., to sink down, penetrate into any thing (freq. only after the Aug. per.;5.not in Cic. and Caes.): ferrum in corpus,
Liv. 1, 41; cf. Sil. 16, 544:toto descendit in ilia ferro,
Ov. M. 3, 67:(harundo) in caput,
Luc. 6, 216; cf.:in jugulos gladiis descendebant (hostes),
Flor. 3, 10, 13:ense in jugulos,
Claud. B. Get. 601:in terram (fulmen),
Plin. 2, 55, 56, § 146:in rimam calamus,
id. 17, 14, 24, § 102:subjacens soli duritia non patitur in altum descendere (radices), lapathi radix ad tria cubita,
Plin. 19, 6, 31, § 98 et saep.:toto corpore pestis,
Verg. A. 5, 683:galeas vetant descendere cristae,
to sink down, Stat. Th. 9, 262. —In an obscene sense, Catull. 112, 2; Juv. 11, 163.—II.Trop.A.In gen. (esp. freq. in Quint.), to descend, etc.:B.a vita pastorali ad agriculturam,
Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 3 sq.; cf.:ad aliquem,
Just. 1, 4, 1:usus in nostram aetatem descendit,
Quint. 1, 11, 18:(vox) attollitur concitatis affectibus, compositis descendit,
id. 11, 3, 65; cf. id. 9, 4, 92:grammatici omnes in hanc descendent rerum tenuitatem,
id. 1, 4, 7 et saep.:in omnia familiaritatis officia,
Plin. Pan. 85, 5.— Pass. impers.:eo contemptionis descensum, ut, etc.,
Tac. A. 15, 1 et saep.:si quid tamen olim Scripseris, in Maeci descendat judicis aures,
Hor. A. P. 387:si descendere ad ipsum Ordine perpetuo quaeris sunt hujus origo Ilus et Assaracus, etc.,
Ov. M. 11, 754.—In partic.1.(Acc. to no. I. A. 4.) To sink deep into, to penetrate deeply:2.quod verbum in pectus Jugurthae altius, quam quisquam ratus erat, descendit,
Sall. J. 11, 7; cf.:ut altius injuriae quam merita descendant,
Sen. Ben. 1, 1 med.; id. Contr. 1 praef.; Spart. Ant. Get. 6:cura in animos Patrum,
Liv. 3, 52; cf.:qui (metus deorum) cum descendere ad animos... non posset,
id. 1, 19:nemo in sese tentat descendere,
to examine himself, Pers. 4, 23.—To lower one's self, descend to an act or employment, etc.; to yield, agree to any act, esp. to one which is unpleasant or wrong (freq. in Cic. and Caes.; cf. Orell. ad Cic. Cael. 2, and Fabri ad Liv. 23, 14, 3).—Constr. with ad, very rarely with in or absol.:3.senes ad ludum adolescentium descendant,
Cic. Rep. 1, 43; cf. id. de Or. 2, 6:ad calamitatum societates,
id. Lael. 17, 64:sua voluntate sapientem descendere ad rationes civitatis non solere,
id. Rep. 1, 6 al.:ad ejusmodi consilium,
Caes. B. G. 5, 29, 5:ad innocentium supplicia,
id. ib. 6, 16 fin.:ad vim atque ad arma,
id. ib. 7, 33:ad gravissimas verborum contumelias,
id. B. C. 3, 83:ad accusandum, ad inimicitias,
Cic. Mur. 27, 56; id. Sest. 41, 89; cf. id. Div. in Caecil. 1: ad extrema, Pollio ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 33, 4:ad frontis urbanae praemia,
Hor. Ep. 1, 9, 11:preces in omnes,
Verg. A. 5, 782:videte, quo descendam, judices,
Cic. Font. 1, 2; cf. id. Verr. 2, 1, 38; Caes. B. C. 1, 81, 5:ad intellectum audientis,
Quint. 1, 2, 27:ad minutissima opera,
id. 1, 12, 14; 4, 2, 15: placet mihi ista defensio;descendo,
I acquiesce, id. ib. 2, 2, 72.—(Mostly ante-Aug.) To descend or proceed from any person or thing:4.ex gradu ascendentium vel descendentium uxorem ducere,
Dig. 23, 2, 68 et saep.:quod genus liberalitatis ex jure gentium descendit,
ib. 43, 26, 1; cf. ib. 18, 1, 57 fin.:a Platone,
Plin. 22, 24, 51, § 111; Lampr. Alex. Sev. 43.—Hence, subst.: dē-scendens, entis, m. and f., a descendant; plur. descendentes, posterity, Dig. 23, 2, 68. —(In Quint.) To depart, deviate, differ from:► The passive is very rare, Plin.tantum ab eo defluebat, quantum ille (sc. Seneca) ab antiquis descenderat,
Quint. 10, 1, 126; id. 3, 5, 8.2, 16, 13, § 71; Prud. Apoth. 1075. -
11 nepōs
nepōs ōtis, m a grandson, child's son: natus est nobis nepos, T.: me nepotem expulit, S.: Q. Pompei ex filiā.—A descendant: de stirpe nepotum, V.: in nepotum Perniciem, H.: haec tetigit tuos urtica nepotes, Iu.—Fig., a spendthrift, prodigal: in populi R. patrimonio: profusus: discinctus, H.* * *grandson/daughter; descendant; spendthrift, prodigal, playboy; secondary shoot -
12 prōlēs
prōlēs is, f [pro+1 OL-], a growth, offshoot, offspring, progeny, children, descendants, race, posterity: futurorum hominum: gemella, O.: di Romulae genti date prolem, H.: pulchra, V.: ferrea, the iron race, C. poët.: argentea, O.: Dic mihi, Teucrorum proles, Iu.: escā replevit (feles) prolem suam, Ph.: maris inmensi proles, V.: olivae, i. e. the fruit, V.—Of one person, a son, child, offspring, descendant: Ulixi, i. e. Telemachus, H.: Apollinea, i. e. Æsculapius, O.: deūm certissima, V.— Youth, young men: equitum peditumque: Arcadiae, V.* * *offspring, descendant; that springs by birth/descent; generation; race, breed -
13 Cecropia
Cēcrops, ŏpis, m., = Kekrops, the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent;II.hence, geminus,
Ov. M. 2, 555.—Hence,A.Cēcrŏpĭus, a, um, adj.1.Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa, ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194:2.arx,
Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic:B.fines,
the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.:coloni,
Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29:Eumolpus (born at Athens),
Ov. M. 11, 93:thymus,
Verg. G. 4, 270:apes,
id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14:mel,
id. 13, 24:cothurnus,
tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf.Atthis),
id. ib. 4, 12, 6:fides,
i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55:dote madent pectora,
full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—Cēcrŏpĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.— Plur.: Cē-crŏpĭdae, ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—C.Cēcrŏpĭs, ĭdis ( dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.— Adj.:2.ales,
i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32:virgines,
Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also, -
14 Cecropidae
Cēcrops, ŏpis, m., = Kekrops, the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent;II.hence, geminus,
Ov. M. 2, 555.—Hence,A.Cēcrŏpĭus, a, um, adj.1.Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa, ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194:2.arx,
Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic:B.fines,
the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.:coloni,
Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29:Eumolpus (born at Athens),
Ov. M. 11, 93:thymus,
Verg. G. 4, 270:apes,
id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14:mel,
id. 13, 24:cothurnus,
tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf.Atthis),
id. ib. 4, 12, 6:fides,
i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55:dote madent pectora,
full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—Cēcrŏpĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.— Plur.: Cē-crŏpĭdae, ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—C.Cēcrŏpĭs, ĭdis ( dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.— Adj.:2.ales,
i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32:virgines,
Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also, -
15 Cecropides
Cēcrops, ŏpis, m., = Kekrops, the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent;II.hence, geminus,
Ov. M. 2, 555.—Hence,A.Cēcrŏpĭus, a, um, adj.1.Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa, ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194:2.arx,
Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic:B.fines,
the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.:coloni,
Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29:Eumolpus (born at Athens),
Ov. M. 11, 93:thymus,
Verg. G. 4, 270:apes,
id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14:mel,
id. 13, 24:cothurnus,
tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf.Atthis),
id. ib. 4, 12, 6:fides,
i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55:dote madent pectora,
full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—Cēcrŏpĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.— Plur.: Cē-crŏpĭdae, ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—C.Cēcrŏpĭs, ĭdis ( dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.— Adj.:2.ales,
i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32:virgines,
Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also, -
16 Cecropis
Cēcrops, ŏpis, m., = Kekrops, the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent;II.hence, geminus,
Ov. M. 2, 555.—Hence,A.Cēcrŏpĭus, a, um, adj.1.Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa, ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194:2.arx,
Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic:B.fines,
the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.:coloni,
Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29:Eumolpus (born at Athens),
Ov. M. 11, 93:thymus,
Verg. G. 4, 270:apes,
id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14:mel,
id. 13, 24:cothurnus,
tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf.Atthis),
id. ib. 4, 12, 6:fides,
i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55:dote madent pectora,
full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—Cēcrŏpĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.— Plur.: Cē-crŏpĭdae, ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—C.Cēcrŏpĭs, ĭdis ( dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.— Adj.:2.ales,
i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32:virgines,
Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also, -
17 Cecropius
Cēcrops, ŏpis, m., = Kekrops, the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent;II.hence, geminus,
Ov. M. 2, 555.—Hence,A.Cēcrŏpĭus, a, um, adj.1.Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa, ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194:2.arx,
Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic:B.fines,
the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.:coloni,
Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29:Eumolpus (born at Athens),
Ov. M. 11, 93:thymus,
Verg. G. 4, 270:apes,
id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14:mel,
id. 13, 24:cothurnus,
tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf.Atthis),
id. ib. 4, 12, 6:fides,
i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55:dote madent pectora,
full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—Cēcrŏpĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.— Plur.: Cē-crŏpĭdae, ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—C.Cēcrŏpĭs, ĭdis ( dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.— Adj.:2.ales,
i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32:virgines,
Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also, -
18 Cecrops
Cēcrops, ŏpis, m., = Kekrops, the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent;II.hence, geminus,
Ov. M. 2, 555.—Hence,A.Cēcrŏpĭus, a, um, adj.1.Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa, ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194:2.arx,
Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic:B.fines,
the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.:coloni,
Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29:Eumolpus (born at Athens),
Ov. M. 11, 93:thymus,
Verg. G. 4, 270:apes,
id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14:mel,
id. 13, 24:cothurnus,
tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf.Atthis),
id. ib. 4, 12, 6:fides,
i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55:dote madent pectora,
full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—Cēcrŏpĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.— Plur.: Cē-crŏpĭdae, ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—C.Cēcrŏpĭs, ĭdis ( dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.— Adj.:2.ales,
i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32:virgines,
Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also, -
19 gens
gens, gentis, f. [root GEN, gigno, that which belongs together by birth or descent], a race or clan, embracing several families united together by a common name and by certain religious rites; orig. only patrician, but, after the granting of the connubium between patricians and plebeians, also plebeian (syn.: familia, stirps, genus; natio, populus).I.Lit.:II.Sulla gentis patriciae (sc. Corneliae) nobilis fuit, familia prope jam exstincta majorum ignaviā,
Sall. J. 95, 3:vera decora, non communiter modo Corneliae gentis, sed proprie familiae suae,
Liv. 38, 58, 3:L. Tarquitius patriciae gentis,
id. 3, 27, 1:apud P. Sestium patriciae gentis virum,
id. 3, 33, 9; 6, 11, 2:cum Marcelli ab liberti filio stirpe, Claudii patricii ejusdem hominis hereditatem, gente ad se rediisse dicerent,
Cic. de Or. 1, 39, 176:gens Tarquiniorum,
id. Rep. 2, 25 fin.:Julia,
Liv. 1, 3, 2: L. Tarquinius duplicavit illum pristinum patrum numerum, et antiquos patres majorum gentium appellavit, quos priores sententiam rogabat;a se ascitos minorum,
Cic. Rep. 2, 20 Mos.; cf. Liv. 1, 35, 6:ex gente Domitia duae familiae claruerunt, Calvinorum et Aenobarborum,
Suet. Ner. 1; cf. Liv. 2, 29, 4:patricii minorum gentium,
Cic. Fam. 9, 21, 2; Liv. 1, 47, 7; Capitol. ap. Gell. 10, 20, 5:anni principio de connubio patrum et plebis C. Canuleius tribunus plebis rogationem promulgavit, qua contaminari sanguinem suum patres confundique jura gentium rebantur,
Liv. 4, 1, 1; cf. id. 4, 2, 5; 10, 8, 9: uti Feceniae Hispalae gentis enuptio, tutoris optio esset, etc., the right of marrying out of her gens, id. 39, 19, 5:perjurus, sine gente,
i. e. of no family, of vulgar birth, Hor. S. 2, 5, 15; cf. respecting the Roman gens, Dict. of Antiq.Transf.A.In a manner borrowed from the division of the senators into majorum and minorum gentium (v. above): ipsi illi majorum gentium dii qui habentur, hinc a nobis profecti in caelum reperientur, the superior deities (the consentes), Cic. Tusc. 1, 13, 29:B.Cleanthes, qui quasi majorum est gentium Stoicus,
id. Ac. 2, 41, 126.—Poet., like genus and stirps, of a single descendant, offspring of an entire race:* C.vigilasne, deūm gens, Aenea?
Verg. A. 10, 228 (for which:Dis genite,
id. ib. 9, 642):Tirynthia gens est (i. e. Fabius),
Sil. 7, 35:extrema viri,
the last descendant, id. 2, 185.—In a contemptuous sense, like our tribe, brood, crew:D.si illo die gens ista Clodiana, quod facere voluit, effecisset,
Cic. Sest. 38, 81; so,Clodia,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 13, 1.—In the widest sense = genus, the race; gens humana, the human race, Cic. Fin. 5, 23, 65; Hor. C. 1, 3, 26.—E.Of beasts, etc., a race, herd, brood, swarm ( poet. and in post-Aug. prose):F.intestino bello totae gentes consumuntur,
Col. 9, 9, 6:quos (equos) in spem statues summittere gentis,
of the race, breed, Verg. G. 3, 73:utque luat poenas gens haec (i. e. vulpes),
breed, race, Ov. F. 4, 711.—In a more extended sense (as also genos), a race, nation, people (sometimes more restricted than natio and populus, and sometimes put for them; v. in the foll., and cf. Drak. Liv. 23, 42, 1;2.freq. and class.): Qui gentis omnis mariaque et terras movet,
Plaut. Rud. prol. 1: cf.:nos per gentis disparat,
id. ib. v. 10:gradus plures sunt societatis hominum. Ut enim ab illa infinita discedatur, propior est ejusdem gentis, nationis, linguae, qua maxime homines conjunguntur: interius etiam est ejusdem esse civitatis,
Cic. Off. 1, 17, 53; cf.:(Deus) non curat singulos homines... ne civitates quidem... ne nationes quidem et gentes,
id. N. D. 3, 39, 93:ita nationis nomen, non gentis evaluisse paulatim,
Tac. G. 2:Suebi, quorum non una gens...propriis adhuc nationibus nominibusque discreti,
id. ib. 38:atrox in Thracia bellum ortum, omnibus ejus gentis nationibus in arma accensis,
Vell. 2, 98:omnes exterae gentes ac nationes,
Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 11, 31; cf.:per omnes gentes nationesque,
Quint. 11, 3, 87;for which, in an inverted order: exterae nationes ac gentes,
Cic. Font. 11, 25:aut gentes aut populos,
Quint. 11, 1, 86: inter multas regum gentiumque [p. 809] et populorum legationes, Liv. 45, 19, 1; 45, 22, 8; cf.in an inverse order: populi et gentes,
Quint. 12, 2, 3:postquam bello subegit Aequorum magnam gentem et ferocem,
Cic. Rep. 2, 20:Sabina aut Volsca,
id. ib. 3, 4:Transalpinae,
id. ib. 3, 9:Allobrogum,
id. Cat. 4, 6, 12:Nerviorum,
Caes. B. G. 2, 28, 1:Germanorum,
id. ib. 6, 32 init.:Suevorum longe maxima Germanorum omnium,
id. ib. 4, 1, 3;so of the Etruscan nation,
Liv. 5, 1, 6;and in a wider sense than populus: non ex iisdem semper populis exercitus scriptos, quamquam eadem semper gens bellum intulerit,
id. 6, 12, 4; 40, 15, 6; 2, 50, 2.—Also for civitas, the inhabitants of a city or town:Caesar Gomphos pervenit, quod est oppidum primum Thessaliae venientibus ab Epiro, quae gens ultro ad Caesarem legatos miserat,
Caes. B. C. 3, 80, 1:atqui ad hoc, de quo agitur, non quaerimus gentem, ingenia quaerimus,
Cic. Rep. 1, 37 fin.; cf.:gladio pugnacissima gens Romani,
Quint. 9, 3, 8; Liv. 5, 48, 3:Segni Condrusique, ex gente et numero Germanorum,
Caes. B. G. 6, 32, 1:in illa incorrupta maxime gente Aegyptiorum,
Cic. Rep. 3, 9, 14:nos plurimis ignotissimi gentibus,
id. ib. 1, 17, 26:jus gentium,
id. ib. 1, 2, 2; cf.:quod naturalis ratio inter omnes homines constituit, id... vocatur jus gentium quasi quo jure omnes gentes utuntur,
Gai. Inst. 1, 1.—In partic.a.As a partit. gen., gentium, like terrarum, for the sake of emphasis, in the world, on earth (freq. and class.):b.ubicumque terrarum et gentium violatum jus civium Romanorum sit,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 55, § 143:quod ubique gentium est,
id. Rep. 2, 4:ubinam gentium sumus,
where in the world? id. Cat. 1, 4, 9:ubi ubi est gentium?
Plaut. As. 2, 2, 21:obsecro, unde haec gentium?
id. Cist. 4, 1, 16:ubi tu's gentium,
id. Rud. 2, 5, 11:quaerit quod nusquamst gentium,
id. Ps. 1, 4, 9:non hercle quo hinc nunc gentium aufugiam scio,
id. Rud. 3, 5, 44:ubivis gentium agere aetatem quam, etc.,
Ter. Hec. 3, 1, 4:an quisquam usquam gentium est aeque miser?
id. ib. 13:equidem te nisi nunc hodie nusquam vidi gentium,
Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 54:fratrem nusquam invenio gentium,
Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 1:abeat multo malo quovis gentium, Quam hic, etc.,
id. Heaut. 5, 1, 55:res est in manibus: tu autem abes longe gentium,
Cic. Att. 6, 3, 1: nostri turannoktonoi longe gentium absunt, id. Fam. 12, 22, 2:ah! minime gentium, non faciam,
by no means, Ter. Ad. 3, 2, 44; so,minime gentium,
id. Eun. 4, 1, 11; id. Phorm. 5, 8, 44.—Gentes, opp. to the Romans, foreign nations, foreigners (post-Aug. and rare):c.maneat, quaeso, duretque gentibus si non amor nostri at certe odium sui,
Tac. G. 33; Auct. B. Hisp. 17 fin. —In the eccl. fathers, gentes, like ethnos, opp. to Jews and Christians, pagan nations, heathen, gentiles, Lact. 2, 13 fin.; Vulg. Psa. 2, 1 et saep.— Hence the title of Arnobius's work, Adversus Gentes.—3. -
20 Honorianus
Hŏnōrĭus, ĭi, m., son of the emperor Theodosius I., and brother of Arcadius, the first emperor of the western Roman empire, Claud. Nupt. Hon. 118; Aur. Vict. Epit. 48 fin. —II.Derivv.A.Hŏnōrĭānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the emperor Honorius, Honorian: thermae, Cod. Theod. [p. 863] 15, 1, 50.—B. C.
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