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1 Admetus
Admētus, i, m.I.In mythology, a king of Pherœ, in Thessaly, the husband of Alcestis, whose sheep Apollo was condemned by Jupiter to tend for a long time, Serv. ad Verg. G. 3, 9; id. A. 7, 761 (cf. Alcestis).—II.In hist., a king of the Molossi, the friend and protector of Themistocles, Nep. Them. 8. -
2 Aethon
Aethōn, ŏnis, m., = aithôn (burning). In mythology, the name of a horse.I.In the chariot of Phœbus, Ov. M. 2, 153.—II.In that of Pallas, Verg. A. 11, 89.—III.In that of Aurora, Serv. ad Verg. A. 1. c.—IV.In that of Pluto, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1 fin. -
3 Apollodorei
Ăpollŏdōrus, i, m., = Apollodôros.I.A distinguished rhetorician, teacher of Augustus, Suet. Aug. 89; Tac. Or. 19.— Hence, Ăpollŏdōrēi, his pupils, Quint. 2, 11, 2; 3, 1, 18 al.—II.A distinguished grammarian of Athens, author of a work on mythology still extant, Cic. Att. 12, 23; Macr. S. 1, 13.—III.An Academic philosopher, Cic. N. D. 1, 34, 93.—IV.A tyrant of Cassandrea, Cic. N. D. 3, 33, 82. -
4 Apollodorus
Ăpollŏdōrus, i, m., = Apollodôros.I.A distinguished rhetorician, teacher of Augustus, Suet. Aug. 89; Tac. Or. 19.— Hence, Ăpollŏdōrēi, his pupils, Quint. 2, 11, 2; 3, 1, 18 al.—II.A distinguished grammarian of Athens, author of a work on mythology still extant, Cic. Att. 12, 23; Macr. S. 1, 13.—III.An Academic philosopher, Cic. N. D. 1, 34, 93.—IV.A tyrant of Cassandrea, Cic. N. D. 3, 33, 82. -
5 Aquilo
ăquĭlo, ōnis, m. [perh. from aqua, as bringing wet weather, or aquilus, dark, as bringing lowering and stormy weather].I.A.. Lit., the north wind; Gr. Boreas; plur., Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26; Ov. M. 2, 132; 5, 285; 10, 77 al.; acc. to accurate nautical designation, north-one-third-east wind, between the septentrio and vulturnus, opp. to Auster Africanus or Libonotus, Sen. Q. N. 5, 16; Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119 sq.: horrifer Aquilonis stridor gelidas molitur nives, Att. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 68:B.cum ille vento Aquilone venisset Lemnum,
Nep. Milt. 1, 5:Aquilo frigidus,
Verg. G. 2, 404:densus,
id. ib. 3, 196:stridens Aquilone procella,
id. A. 1, 102:hiems aquilonibus asperat undas,
id. ib. 3, 285:impotens,
Hor. C. 3, 30, 3:clarus,
Verg. G. 1, 460:Threïcius,
Hor. Epod. 13, 3:ad aquilonem et ad austrum,
Vulg. 1 Par. 9, 24; ib. Luc. 13, 29:ad aquilonem et meridiem,
ib. Gen. 13, 14 et persaepe (in the Vulg. only in sing.).— Plur.:Africum Decertantem aquilonibus,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 13:Neptunus classes aquilonibus arcet,
id. A. P. 64 al. persaepe.—Meton. for the north:II.spelunca conversa ad aquilonem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48.—Ăquĭlo, ōnis, m.; in mythology, the husband of Orithyia and father of Calais and Zetes, who dwelt in a cave of Hæmus, Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 3; Ov. M. 7, 3; Mel. 3, 5, 1; Val. Fl. 4, 432; Hyg. Fab. 14. -
6 aquilo
ăquĭlo, ōnis, m. [perh. from aqua, as bringing wet weather, or aquilus, dark, as bringing lowering and stormy weather].I.A.. Lit., the north wind; Gr. Boreas; plur., Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26; Ov. M. 2, 132; 5, 285; 10, 77 al.; acc. to accurate nautical designation, north-one-third-east wind, between the septentrio and vulturnus, opp. to Auster Africanus or Libonotus, Sen. Q. N. 5, 16; Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119 sq.: horrifer Aquilonis stridor gelidas molitur nives, Att. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 28, 68:B.cum ille vento Aquilone venisset Lemnum,
Nep. Milt. 1, 5:Aquilo frigidus,
Verg. G. 2, 404:densus,
id. ib. 3, 196:stridens Aquilone procella,
id. A. 1, 102:hiems aquilonibus asperat undas,
id. ib. 3, 285:impotens,
Hor. C. 3, 30, 3:clarus,
Verg. G. 1, 460:Threïcius,
Hor. Epod. 13, 3:ad aquilonem et ad austrum,
Vulg. 1 Par. 9, 24; ib. Luc. 13, 29:ad aquilonem et meridiem,
ib. Gen. 13, 14 et persaepe (in the Vulg. only in sing.).— Plur.:Africum Decertantem aquilonibus,
Hor. C. 1, 3, 13:Neptunus classes aquilonibus arcet,
id. A. P. 64 al. persaepe.—Meton. for the north:II.spelunca conversa ad aquilonem,
Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48.—Ăquĭlo, ōnis, m.; in mythology, the husband of Orithyia and father of Calais and Zetes, who dwelt in a cave of Hæmus, Cic. Leg. 1, 1, 3; Ov. M. 7, 3; Mel. 3, 5, 1; Val. Fl. 4, 432; Hyg. Fab. 14. -
7 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. -
8 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. -
9 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. -
10 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. -
11 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. -
12 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. -
13 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. -
14 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. -
15 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. -
16 Egeria
Ēgĕrĭa ( Aeg-), ae, f., = Êgeria, a nymph or Camoena celebrated in Roman mythology, the wife and instructress of Numa, with two sacred groves and fountains, the one near Rome, opposite the Porta Capena, the other in the neighborhood of Aricia, Liv. 1, 19; 21; Val. Max. 1, 2, 1; Ov. F. 3, 154; 261 sq.; 4, 669; id. M. 15, 482 sq.; Verg. A. 7, 763; 775; Juv. 3, 12 sq. -
17 Epimetheus
Epĭmētheus, ei, m., = Epimêtheus, in the Greek mythology, a son of Iapetus and Clymene, the husband of Pandora, Hyg. Fab. praef. 142.—Whence his daughter Pyrrha is called Epĭmēthis, ĭdis, f., = Epimêthis, Ov. M. 1, 390. -
18 Epimethis
Epĭmētheus, ei, m., = Epimêtheus, in the Greek mythology, a son of Iapetus and Clymene, the husband of Pandora, Hyg. Fab. praef. 142.—Whence his daughter Pyrrha is called Epĭmēthis, ĭdis, f., = Epimêthis, Ov. M. 1, 390. -
19 Lemnii
Lemnos and Lemnus, i, f., = Lêmnos, the island of Lemnos, in the Ægean Sea; in mythology, the abode of Vulcan; it was also here that Philoctetes was left behind; now Lemno or Stalimeni, Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 4; Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 49; Mel. 2, 7, 8; Plin. 4, 12, 23, § 73; Cic. N. D. 3, 22, 55; id. Fat. 16, 36; Ov. M. 13, 46; 313; Stat. Th. 5, 49; Val. Fl. 2, 87 et saep.—II.Hence,A.Lemnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Lemnos, Lemnian:B.quia tibi alia est sponsa locuples Lemnia,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 25: litora, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 11 Müll.:furtum,
i. e. of Prometheus, who stole the fire from Vulcan at Lemnos, Cic. Tusc. 2, 10, 23:saxum,
id. Fin. 2, 29, 94:pater,
i. e. Vulcan, Verg. A. 8, 454:turba,
the women of Lemnos, who in one night all killed their husbands, Ov. Ib. 398:rubrica,
a kind of red chalk, Plin. 28, 8, 24, § 88; 29, 5, 33, § 104.— Absol.: Lemnĭus, i, m., Vulcan:Lemnius extemplo valvas patefecit eburnas,
Ov. M. 4, 185.— Subst.: Lemnii, ōrum, m., inhabitants of Lemnos, Lemnians, Nep. Milt. 1.—Lemnĭăcus, a, um, adj., Lemnian:C. D.nec major ab antris Lemniacis fragor est,
i. e. Vulcan's forge in Lemnos, Stat. S. 3, 1, 131:catenae,
the fetters made by Vulcan in Lemnos with which to bind Venus and Mars, id. Th. 3, 274; Mart. 5, 7, 7.—Lemnĭas, ădis, f., = Lêmnias, a Lemnian woman, Ov. H. 6, 53.—With Gr. form of dat. plur.:E.Lemniasi gladios in mea damna dabo,
Ov. A. A. 3, 672.— Adj.:exsul,
i. e. Hypsipyle, Stat. Th. 5, 500.—Lem-nĭcŏla, ae, m., the dweller in Lemnos, a surname of Vulcan:Lemnicolae stirps,
i. e. Erichthonius, son of Vulcan, Ov. M. 2, 757. -
20 Lemnius
Lemnos and Lemnus, i, f., = Lêmnos, the island of Lemnos, in the Ægean Sea; in mythology, the abode of Vulcan; it was also here that Philoctetes was left behind; now Lemno or Stalimeni, Plaut. Truc. 2, 4, 4; Ter. Phorm. 5, 7, 49; Mel. 2, 7, 8; Plin. 4, 12, 23, § 73; Cic. N. D. 3, 22, 55; id. Fat. 16, 36; Ov. M. 13, 46; 313; Stat. Th. 5, 49; Val. Fl. 2, 87 et saep.—II.Hence,A.Lemnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Lemnos, Lemnian:B.quia tibi alia est sponsa locuples Lemnia,
Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 25: litora, Att. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 11 Müll.:furtum,
i. e. of Prometheus, who stole the fire from Vulcan at Lemnos, Cic. Tusc. 2, 10, 23:saxum,
id. Fin. 2, 29, 94:pater,
i. e. Vulcan, Verg. A. 8, 454:turba,
the women of Lemnos, who in one night all killed their husbands, Ov. Ib. 398:rubrica,
a kind of red chalk, Plin. 28, 8, 24, § 88; 29, 5, 33, § 104.— Absol.: Lemnĭus, i, m., Vulcan:Lemnius extemplo valvas patefecit eburnas,
Ov. M. 4, 185.— Subst.: Lemnii, ōrum, m., inhabitants of Lemnos, Lemnians, Nep. Milt. 1.—Lemnĭăcus, a, um, adj., Lemnian:C. D.nec major ab antris Lemniacis fragor est,
i. e. Vulcan's forge in Lemnos, Stat. S. 3, 1, 131:catenae,
the fetters made by Vulcan in Lemnos with which to bind Venus and Mars, id. Th. 3, 274; Mart. 5, 7, 7.—Lemnĭas, ădis, f., = Lêmnias, a Lemnian woman, Ov. H. 6, 53.—With Gr. form of dat. plur.:E.Lemniasi gladios in mea damna dabo,
Ov. A. A. 3, 672.— Adj.:exsul,
i. e. Hypsipyle, Stat. Th. 5, 500.—Lem-nĭcŏla, ae, m., the dweller in Lemnos, a surname of Vulcan:Lemnicolae stirps,
i. e. Erichthonius, son of Vulcan, Ov. M. 2, 757.
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