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1 Leda
1.Lēda, ae, and Lēdē, ēs, f., = Lêda, the daughter of Thestius, and wife of Tyndarus; she bore by Jupiter, who visited her in the form of a swan, two eggs, from one of which came Pollux and Helen, and from the other Castor and Clytemnestra, Ov. H. 17, 55; id. M. 6, 109; Hyg. Fab. 77:II. A.pueri Ledae,
i. e. Castor and Pollux, Hor. C. 1, 12, 25.—She was deified after her death, under the name of Nemesis, Lact. 1, 21:Lede,
Ov. Am. 1, 10, 3: chironomon Ledam saltare, i. e. in the part of Leda in a pantomime, Juv. 6, 63.—Hence,Lit.:B.Ledaei dei,
i. e. Castor and Pollux, Ov. F. 1, 706; also,Lacones,
Mart. 1, 37, 2:Helena,
Verg. A. 7, 364:Hermione (as granddaughter of Leda),
id. ib. 3, 328:ovum,
a swan's egg, Mart. 8, 33, 21; cf.olores,
id. 1, 54, 8:Timavus, because Castor, on the return of the Argonauts, let his horse Cyllarus drink of it,
id. 4, 25, 5; cf.Cyllarus,
Stat. S. 1, 1, 54:astrum,
i. e. Castor and Pollux, Mart. 8, 21, 5.—Poet., transf.1.Spartan:2.Phalantum,
Tarentum, founded by the Spartan Phalantus, Mart. 8, 28, 3:gurges,
i. e. of the Eurotas, Stat. S. 2, 6, 45. —Amyclæan (because Castor and Pollux were born at Amyclæ):2.Xanthippus,
Sil. 4, 358. -
2 leda
lāda or lēda, ae, f., and lēdon, i, n., = lêdon. a shrub in Cyprus from which a [p. 1029] resin was obtained, the Cistus Creticus, Linn.;form lada,
Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 97;form leda,
id. 12, 17, 37, § 75;form ledon,
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3 Ledaeus
1.Lēda, ae, and Lēdē, ēs, f., = Lêda, the daughter of Thestius, and wife of Tyndarus; she bore by Jupiter, who visited her in the form of a swan, two eggs, from one of which came Pollux and Helen, and from the other Castor and Clytemnestra, Ov. H. 17, 55; id. M. 6, 109; Hyg. Fab. 77:II. A.pueri Ledae,
i. e. Castor and Pollux, Hor. C. 1, 12, 25.—She was deified after her death, under the name of Nemesis, Lact. 1, 21:Lede,
Ov. Am. 1, 10, 3: chironomon Ledam saltare, i. e. in the part of Leda in a pantomime, Juv. 6, 63.—Hence,Lit.:B.Ledaei dei,
i. e. Castor and Pollux, Ov. F. 1, 706; also,Lacones,
Mart. 1, 37, 2:Helena,
Verg. A. 7, 364:Hermione (as granddaughter of Leda),
id. ib. 3, 328:ovum,
a swan's egg, Mart. 8, 33, 21; cf.olores,
id. 1, 54, 8:Timavus, because Castor, on the return of the Argonauts, let his horse Cyllarus drink of it,
id. 4, 25, 5; cf.Cyllarus,
Stat. S. 1, 1, 54:astrum,
i. e. Castor and Pollux, Mart. 8, 21, 5.—Poet., transf.1.Spartan:2.Phalantum,
Tarentum, founded by the Spartan Phalantus, Mart. 8, 28, 3:gurges,
i. e. of the Eurotas, Stat. S. 2, 6, 45. —Amyclæan (because Castor and Pollux were born at Amyclæ):2.Xanthippus,
Sil. 4, 358. -
4 Lede
1.Lēda, ae, and Lēdē, ēs, f., = Lêda, the daughter of Thestius, and wife of Tyndarus; she bore by Jupiter, who visited her in the form of a swan, two eggs, from one of which came Pollux and Helen, and from the other Castor and Clytemnestra, Ov. H. 17, 55; id. M. 6, 109; Hyg. Fab. 77:II. A.pueri Ledae,
i. e. Castor and Pollux, Hor. C. 1, 12, 25.—She was deified after her death, under the name of Nemesis, Lact. 1, 21:Lede,
Ov. Am. 1, 10, 3: chironomon Ledam saltare, i. e. in the part of Leda in a pantomime, Juv. 6, 63.—Hence,Lit.:B.Ledaei dei,
i. e. Castor and Pollux, Ov. F. 1, 706; also,Lacones,
Mart. 1, 37, 2:Helena,
Verg. A. 7, 364:Hermione (as granddaughter of Leda),
id. ib. 3, 328:ovum,
a swan's egg, Mart. 8, 33, 21; cf.olores,
id. 1, 54, 8:Timavus, because Castor, on the return of the Argonauts, let his horse Cyllarus drink of it,
id. 4, 25, 5; cf.Cyllarus,
Stat. S. 1, 1, 54:astrum,
i. e. Castor and Pollux, Mart. 8, 21, 5.—Poet., transf.1.Spartan:2.Phalantum,
Tarentum, founded by the Spartan Phalantus, Mart. 8, 28, 3:gurges,
i. e. of the Eurotas, Stat. S. 2, 6, 45. —Amyclæan (because Castor and Pollux were born at Amyclæ):2.Xanthippus,
Sil. 4, 358. -
5 Pollūx
Pollūx ūcis, m, Πολυδεύκησ, a son of Tyndarus and Leda, twin brother of Castor, C., V., H.: geminus Pollux, i. e. Castor and Pollux, H.* * *Pollux; (son of Tyndarus and Leda, twin of Castor) -
6 lada
lāda or lēda, ae, f., and lēdon, i, n., = lêdon. a shrub in Cyprus from which a [p. 1029] resin was obtained, the Cistus Creticus, Linn.;form lada,
Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 97;form leda,
id. 12, 17, 37, § 75;form ledon,
id. 26, 8, 30, § 47. -
7 ledon
lāda or lēda, ae, f., and lēdon, i, n., = lêdon. a shrub in Cyprus from which a [p. 1029] resin was obtained, the Cistus Creticus, Linn.;form lada,
Plin. 12, 19, 43, § 97;form leda,
id. 12, 17, 37, § 75;form ledon,
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8 geminus
geminus adj., born together, twin-born, twin-: fratres: sorores, H.: pueri, V.: partus, L.: Nec gemino bellum orditur ab ovo, i. e. the two eggs laid by Leda as a swan, H.: Quirini, Iu.— Plur m. as subst, twins: geminorum formae: quoniam gemini essent, L.—Paired, double, twofold, both, two: lucernae lumen: nuptiae, T.: Somni portae, V.: voragines rei p.: acies, eyes, V.: cruor, i. e. two deaths, O.: Chiron, of two natures (a centaur), O.: Cecrops, i. e. half Greek, half Egyptian, O.: geminis exsurgit mensa lucernis, seen double, Iu.— Resembling, similar, like: nequitiā: Dolabella et Antonius, geminum in scelere par: illud consiliis Catilinae et Lentuli, common.* * *Igemina, geminum ADJtwin, double; twin-born; bothIItwins (pl.) -
9 ōvum
ōvum ī, n [3 AV-], an egg: ovum parere, to lay: ponere, O.: pullos ex ovis excuderunt, hatched: pisces ova cum genuerunt, spawn: integram famem ad ovum adfero, i. e. the beginning of the meal (when eggs were served): ab ova Usque ad mala, i. e. from the beginning to the end, H.: Nec gemino bellum Troianum orditur ab ovo (alluding to the mythical story of the eggs of Leda), H.: ovo prognatus eodem, i. e. of the same mother, H.: ova ad notas curriculis numerandus (wooden eggs used in the circus as counters, one being removed after each circuit made), L. pēius and sup. pessimē [see malus], badly, wrongly, ill, wretchedly: homines male vestiti: animo malest? are you vexed? T.: hoc male habet virum, vexes, T.: L. Antonio male sit, ill betide: audire, be ill-spoken of.—Badly, wickedly, cruelly, maliciously, hurtfully, injuriously: quod mihi re male feceris, T.: male agendi causā: loqui: pessume istuc in illum consulis, T.: Carthagini male iam diu cogitanti bellum denuntio: agmen adversariorum male habere, harass, Cs.— Badly, awkwardly, unskilfully, unsuccessfully, unfortunately, ruinously: male gerendo negotio: res suae male gestae: pugnare, S.: Nec vixit male, qui, etc., failed in life, H.: quae res tibi vortat male, turn out ill, T.: vendendum, too cheap: empta, too dear: cui male si palpere, awkwardly, H.: defendit pampinus uvas, to no purpose, V.: salsus, impertinently, H.: sedula nutrix, unseasonably, O.— Badly, excessively, extremely, greatly, very much: male metuo, ne, etc., <*>.: quo neminem peius oderunt: cane peius Vitabit chlamydem, H.: rauci, miserably, H.: dispar, sadly, H.— Badly, imperfectly, scarcely, not at all: (domum) male tuetur: sanus, deranged: pārens asellus, refractory, H.: male numen amicum, hostile, V.: statio male fida carinis, unsafe, V.: plenae legiunculae, L.: male viva caro est, O.* * * -
10 Ad Castoris
1.castor, ŏris, m., = kastôr, the castor, beaver; pure Lat. fiber: Castor fiber, Linn.; Plin. 32, 3, 13, § 26; cf. id. 8, 30, 47, § 109; Cic. ap. Isid. Orig. 12, 2, 21; Ov. Nux. 166; acc. castorem, App. M. 1, p. 106, 10:2.castora,
Juv. 12, 34.Castor, ŏris (acc. to some gramm. Castōris, Quint. 1, 5, 60), m., = Kastôr.I.The son of the Spartan king Tyndarus and Leda, brother of Helena and Pollux, with whom, as twin star (Gemini;II.hence even Castores,
Plin. 10, 43, 60, § 121; 35, 4, 10, § 27; 7, 22, 22, § 86; and:alter Castor,
Stat. S. 4, 6, 16), he served as a guide to mariners, Varr. L. L. 5, § 58; Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 6; 3, 18, 45; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 5; id. Epod. 17, 42; 17, 43; id. C. 4, 5, 35:gaudet equis,
id. S. 2, 1, 26; cf. id. C. 1, 12, 25, and Ov. M. 12, 401:ad Castoris (sc. aedem),
on the forum, Cic. Mil. 33, 91; where pecuniary affairs were transacted, id. Quint. 4, 17; cf. Juv. 14, 260.—Derivv.A.In oaths: ecastor and mecastor [the old interj. e or the pron. acc. me, prefixed; cf.: equidem, edepol; mehercle, medius fiduis, etc., v. Corss. Ausspr. II. p. 856 sq.], by Castor, an oath in very frequent use, especially by women, though not exclusively by them, as asserted by Gell. 11, 6, 1, and Charis. p. 183 P.; cf. Plaut. As. 5, 2, 46; 5, 2, 80; id. Cas. 5, 4, 13:B.ecastor, re experior, quanti facias uxorem tuam,
id. Am. 1, 3, 10; 1, 3, 39; id. Cist. 4, 2, 61; id. Truc. 2, 5, 28; id. Poen. 1, 2, 71; id. Stich. 1, 3, 89; id. As. 1, 3, 36; id. Truc. 2, 2, 60; id. As. 3, 1, 30; id. Stich. 1, 3, 81:ecastor vero,
id. Merc. 4, 1, 25:per ecastor scitus (i. e. perscitus ecastor) puer est natus Pamphilo,
Ter. And. 3, 2, 6:nec nunc mecastor quid hero ego dicam queo comminisci,
Plaut. Aul, 1, 1, 28; cf. id. Merc. 4, 1, 6; id. Cas. 2, 3, 30; id. Men. 4, 2, 50; id. Mil. 1, 1, 63; cf. also id. Stich. 1, 3, 86; id. Truc. 2, 2, 36; 2, 7, 30; 3, 2, 11; 4, 4, 9; 5, 1, 26: Sy. Salve, mecastor, Parmenio. Pa. Et tu, edepol, Syra, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 8 Don. —Ad Castŏris or Lŏcus Ca-stŏrum, nom. propr., a place in Upper Italy, between Cremona and Bedriacum, where stood a shrine of Castor and Pollux, Suet. Oth. 9; Tac. H. 2, 24.—C. III.A companion of Æneas, Verg. A. 10, 124.—IV.The grandson of king Deiotarus, Cic. Deiot. 1, 2, 10; 1, 2, 28 sq.—V.Castor Tarcondarius, a chieftain of Gallogrœcia, ally of Pompey, Caes. B. C. 3, 4.—VI.Antonius Castor, an author on botany, Plin. 25, 17, 66, § 174; 25, 2, 5, § 9. -
11 Castor
1.castor, ŏris, m., = kastôr, the castor, beaver; pure Lat. fiber: Castor fiber, Linn.; Plin. 32, 3, 13, § 26; cf. id. 8, 30, 47, § 109; Cic. ap. Isid. Orig. 12, 2, 21; Ov. Nux. 166; acc. castorem, App. M. 1, p. 106, 10:2.castora,
Juv. 12, 34.Castor, ŏris (acc. to some gramm. Castōris, Quint. 1, 5, 60), m., = Kastôr.I.The son of the Spartan king Tyndarus and Leda, brother of Helena and Pollux, with whom, as twin star (Gemini;II.hence even Castores,
Plin. 10, 43, 60, § 121; 35, 4, 10, § 27; 7, 22, 22, § 86; and:alter Castor,
Stat. S. 4, 6, 16), he served as a guide to mariners, Varr. L. L. 5, § 58; Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 6; 3, 18, 45; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 5; id. Epod. 17, 42; 17, 43; id. C. 4, 5, 35:gaudet equis,
id. S. 2, 1, 26; cf. id. C. 1, 12, 25, and Ov. M. 12, 401:ad Castoris (sc. aedem),
on the forum, Cic. Mil. 33, 91; where pecuniary affairs were transacted, id. Quint. 4, 17; cf. Juv. 14, 260.—Derivv.A.In oaths: ecastor and mecastor [the old interj. e or the pron. acc. me, prefixed; cf.: equidem, edepol; mehercle, medius fiduis, etc., v. Corss. Ausspr. II. p. 856 sq.], by Castor, an oath in very frequent use, especially by women, though not exclusively by them, as asserted by Gell. 11, 6, 1, and Charis. p. 183 P.; cf. Plaut. As. 5, 2, 46; 5, 2, 80; id. Cas. 5, 4, 13:B.ecastor, re experior, quanti facias uxorem tuam,
id. Am. 1, 3, 10; 1, 3, 39; id. Cist. 4, 2, 61; id. Truc. 2, 5, 28; id. Poen. 1, 2, 71; id. Stich. 1, 3, 89; id. As. 1, 3, 36; id. Truc. 2, 2, 60; id. As. 3, 1, 30; id. Stich. 1, 3, 81:ecastor vero,
id. Merc. 4, 1, 25:per ecastor scitus (i. e. perscitus ecastor) puer est natus Pamphilo,
Ter. And. 3, 2, 6:nec nunc mecastor quid hero ego dicam queo comminisci,
Plaut. Aul, 1, 1, 28; cf. id. Merc. 4, 1, 6; id. Cas. 2, 3, 30; id. Men. 4, 2, 50; id. Mil. 1, 1, 63; cf. also id. Stich. 1, 3, 86; id. Truc. 2, 2, 36; 2, 7, 30; 3, 2, 11; 4, 4, 9; 5, 1, 26: Sy. Salve, mecastor, Parmenio. Pa. Et tu, edepol, Syra, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 8 Don. —Ad Castŏris or Lŏcus Ca-stŏrum, nom. propr., a place in Upper Italy, between Cremona and Bedriacum, where stood a shrine of Castor and Pollux, Suet. Oth. 9; Tac. H. 2, 24.—C. III.A companion of Æneas, Verg. A. 10, 124.—IV.The grandson of king Deiotarus, Cic. Deiot. 1, 2, 10; 1, 2, 28 sq.—V.Castor Tarcondarius, a chieftain of Gallogrœcia, ally of Pompey, Caes. B. C. 3, 4.—VI.Antonius Castor, an author on botany, Plin. 25, 17, 66, § 174; 25, 2, 5, § 9. -
12 castor
1.castor, ŏris, m., = kastôr, the castor, beaver; pure Lat. fiber: Castor fiber, Linn.; Plin. 32, 3, 13, § 26; cf. id. 8, 30, 47, § 109; Cic. ap. Isid. Orig. 12, 2, 21; Ov. Nux. 166; acc. castorem, App. M. 1, p. 106, 10:2.castora,
Juv. 12, 34.Castor, ŏris (acc. to some gramm. Castōris, Quint. 1, 5, 60), m., = Kastôr.I.The son of the Spartan king Tyndarus and Leda, brother of Helena and Pollux, with whom, as twin star (Gemini;II.hence even Castores,
Plin. 10, 43, 60, § 121; 35, 4, 10, § 27; 7, 22, 22, § 86; and:alter Castor,
Stat. S. 4, 6, 16), he served as a guide to mariners, Varr. L. L. 5, § 58; Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 6; 3, 18, 45; Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 5; id. Epod. 17, 42; 17, 43; id. C. 4, 5, 35:gaudet equis,
id. S. 2, 1, 26; cf. id. C. 1, 12, 25, and Ov. M. 12, 401:ad Castoris (sc. aedem),
on the forum, Cic. Mil. 33, 91; where pecuniary affairs were transacted, id. Quint. 4, 17; cf. Juv. 14, 260.—Derivv.A.In oaths: ecastor and mecastor [the old interj. e or the pron. acc. me, prefixed; cf.: equidem, edepol; mehercle, medius fiduis, etc., v. Corss. Ausspr. II. p. 856 sq.], by Castor, an oath in very frequent use, especially by women, though not exclusively by them, as asserted by Gell. 11, 6, 1, and Charis. p. 183 P.; cf. Plaut. As. 5, 2, 46; 5, 2, 80; id. Cas. 5, 4, 13:B.ecastor, re experior, quanti facias uxorem tuam,
id. Am. 1, 3, 10; 1, 3, 39; id. Cist. 4, 2, 61; id. Truc. 2, 5, 28; id. Poen. 1, 2, 71; id. Stich. 1, 3, 89; id. As. 1, 3, 36; id. Truc. 2, 2, 60; id. As. 3, 1, 30; id. Stich. 1, 3, 81:ecastor vero,
id. Merc. 4, 1, 25:per ecastor scitus (i. e. perscitus ecastor) puer est natus Pamphilo,
Ter. And. 3, 2, 6:nec nunc mecastor quid hero ego dicam queo comminisci,
Plaut. Aul, 1, 1, 28; cf. id. Merc. 4, 1, 6; id. Cas. 2, 3, 30; id. Men. 4, 2, 50; id. Mil. 1, 1, 63; cf. also id. Stich. 1, 3, 86; id. Truc. 2, 2, 36; 2, 7, 30; 3, 2, 11; 4, 4, 9; 5, 1, 26: Sy. Salve, mecastor, Parmenio. Pa. Et tu, edepol, Syra, Ter. Hec. 1, 2, 8 Don. —Ad Castŏris or Lŏcus Ca-stŏrum, nom. propr., a place in Upper Italy, between Cremona and Bedriacum, where stood a shrine of Castor and Pollux, Suet. Oth. 9; Tac. H. 2, 24.—C. III.A companion of Æneas, Verg. A. 10, 124.—IV.The grandson of king Deiotarus, Cic. Deiot. 1, 2, 10; 1, 2, 28 sq.—V.Castor Tarcondarius, a chieftain of Gallogrœcia, ally of Pompey, Caes. B. C. 3, 4.—VI.Antonius Castor, an author on botany, Plin. 25, 17, 66, § 174; 25, 2, 5, § 9. -
13 Clytaemnestra
Clytaemnēstra ( Clytemnēstra, Liv. Andron. 11 Rib.; mutilated into Cly-temēstra, Cass. Hemin. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 631; hence the second syllable short in Aus. Epit. Her. 1, 1, 4), ae, f., = Klutaimnêstra, the daughter of Tyndarus and Leda, and sister of Helen, Castor, and Pollux; wife of Agamemnon and mother of Orestes, Iphigenia, and Electra; she, with her paramour, Aegisthus, murdered her husband on his return from Troy, and was on that account put to death by her son Orestes, Hyg. Fab. 117 and 240; Serv. ad Verg. A. 2, 601; 3, 331; 4, 471; Auct. Her. 1, 10, 17; 1, 16, 21; Cic. Inv. 1, 13, 18; Ov. Am. 1, 7, 9; id. Nux, 26.—II.As title of a tragedy of Attius, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 14; id. Fam. 7, 1, 2 al.—B.Appellative for an unfaithful wife, Cael. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 53. -
14 Clytemestra
Clytaemnēstra ( Clytemnēstra, Liv. Andron. 11 Rib.; mutilated into Cly-temēstra, Cass. Hemin. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 631; hence the second syllable short in Aus. Epit. Her. 1, 1, 4), ae, f., = Klutaimnêstra, the daughter of Tyndarus and Leda, and sister of Helen, Castor, and Pollux; wife of Agamemnon and mother of Orestes, Iphigenia, and Electra; she, with her paramour, Aegisthus, murdered her husband on his return from Troy, and was on that account put to death by her son Orestes, Hyg. Fab. 117 and 240; Serv. ad Verg. A. 2, 601; 3, 331; 4, 471; Auct. Her. 1, 10, 17; 1, 16, 21; Cic. Inv. 1, 13, 18; Ov. Am. 1, 7, 9; id. Nux, 26.—II.As title of a tragedy of Attius, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 14; id. Fam. 7, 1, 2 al.—B.Appellative for an unfaithful wife, Cael. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 53. -
15 Clytemnestra
Clytaemnēstra ( Clytemnēstra, Liv. Andron. 11 Rib.; mutilated into Cly-temēstra, Cass. Hemin. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 631; hence the second syllable short in Aus. Epit. Her. 1, 1, 4), ae, f., = Klutaimnêstra, the daughter of Tyndarus and Leda, and sister of Helen, Castor, and Pollux; wife of Agamemnon and mother of Orestes, Iphigenia, and Electra; she, with her paramour, Aegisthus, murdered her husband on his return from Troy, and was on that account put to death by her son Orestes, Hyg. Fab. 117 and 240; Serv. ad Verg. A. 2, 601; 3, 331; 4, 471; Auct. Her. 1, 10, 17; 1, 16, 21; Cic. Inv. 1, 13, 18; Ov. Am. 1, 7, 9; id. Nux, 26.—II.As title of a tragedy of Attius, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 14; id. Fam. 7, 1, 2 al.—B.Appellative for an unfaithful wife, Cael. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 53. -
16 Gemini
gĕmĭnus, a, um, adj. [cf.: gener, genui (gigno)], born at the same time, twin-born, twin - (class.).I.Lit.A.Adj.:B.tibi sunt gemini et trigemini filii,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 123:filios parere,
id. Am. 5, 1, 36:C. et L. Fabricii fratres gemini fuerunt ex municipio Aletrinati,
twin-brothers, Cic. Clu. 16, 46;v. frater: sorores,
Ov. M. 4, 774; Hor. C. 4, 7, 5; cf.:soror gemina germana,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 30:pueri,
Verg. A. 8, 631:proles,
id. ib. 1, 274: dei (i. e. Apollo and Diana), Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 16 Müll. (Trag. v. 425 Vahl.):partus,
Liv. 1, 4, 2:Castor,
i. e. Castor and Pollux, Ov. A. A. 1, 746; cf.Pollux,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 64:nec gemino bellum Trojanum orditur ab ovo,
i. e. from Helen, the twin-daughter of Leda, id. A. P. 147:fratres, Amphion atque Zethus,
id. Ep. 1, 18, 41:Quirini,
i. e. Romulus and Remus, Juv. 11, 105.—Comically in the sup.: To. Hic ejus geminust frater. Do. Hicine'st? To. Ac geminissimus, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 49.—Subst.: gĕmĭni, ōrum, m., twins:2.Servilii, qui gemini fuerunt... ut mater geminos internoscit consuetudine oculorum, sic, etc.,
Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 56 sq.; cf.:geminorum formas esse similes,
id. Div. 2, 43, 90; Liv. 1, 6, 4.—Of beasts:(asina) raro geminos parit,
Plin. 8, 43, 68, § 168.—In partic.a.Gemini, as a constellation, The Twins (Castor and Pollux;b.acc. to others, Apollo and Hercules),
Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 281; Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 7; called also geminum astrum, Col. poët. 10, 312.—Acc. to the Gr. didumoi, the testicles, i. q. testiculi (late Lat.), Sol. 13; Amm. 16, 7.—II.Transf.A.In gen., paired, double, two-fold, both, two, = duplex, duo:B.gemino lucernae lumine declarari, dissensionem et seditionem moveri,
Cic. Div. 2, 58, 120; cf.:ex unis geminas mihi conficies nuptias,
Ter. And. 4, 1, 51:et tripodes gemini,
Verg. A. 9, 265:cum quaererent alii Numerium, alii Quintium, gemini nominis errore servatus est (Numerius Quintius),
Cic. Sest. 38, 82:sunt geminae Somni portae, quarum altera, etc.,
Verg. A. 6, 894:scopuli,
id. ib. 1, 162; cf.:vos, geminae voragines rei publicae,
Cic. Pis. 18, 41:huc geminas nunc flecte acies,
your pair of eyes, both eyes, Verg. A. 6, 788:tempora,
id. ib. 5, 416:nares,
id. G. 4, 300:cornua (Eridani),
id. ib. 4, 371:manus,
Mart. 10, 10, 10:pedes,
Ov. F. 2, 154;for which: pes,
id. A. A. 2, 644:geminae (vites),
Col. 3, 2, 10 (for which:gemellae vites,
Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 21):aliae (percussiones numerorum) sunt geminae,
double, Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 182; cf.:geminis vocalibus,
Quint. 1, 7, 14:M gemina,
id. ib. 8: geminique tulit Chironis in antrum, double-formed (half man, half horse), Ov. M. 2, 630; 6, 126; cf.:corpus Tritonis (half man and half fish),
Stat. S. 3, 2, 35: Cecrops (acc. to a myth, half man and half serpent, or half man and half woman;or else as Egyptian and Greek),
Ov. M. 2, 555: GEMINA LEGIO, a double legion (formed out of two legions), epithet of the tenth legion in Hispania, Inscr. Orell. 72 sq.; 1214; 2090;3376 al. (for which: gemella legio,
Caes. B. C. 3, 4, 1; cf. Tac. H. 2, 58): cum geminis exsurgit mensa lucernis, seen double by one in drink, Juv. 6, 305.—Resembling, similar, like, as twins:VOLO, MI FRATER, FRATERCULO TUO CREDAS: consorti quidem in lucris atque in furtis, gemino et simillimo nequitia, improbitate, audaciā,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 66, § 155; cf.:Dolabella et Antonius... ecce tibi geminum in scelere par,
a twin-pair, id. Phil. 11, 1, 2; Varr. L. L. 9, § 92:par est avaritia, similis improbitas, eadem impudentia, gemina audacia,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 118 fin.; cf. id. Rosc. Com. 18, 55:quae (memoria) est gemina litteraturae quodammodo et in dissimili genere persimilis,
twin-sister, id. Part. 7, 26 (al. germana): illud vero geminum consiliis Catilinae et Lentuli, quod me domo mea expulistis, like, similar, id. Pis. 7, 16; cf.:ambobus geminus cupido laudis,
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gĕmĭnus, a, um, adj. [cf.: gener, genui (gigno)], born at the same time, twin-born, twin - (class.).I.Lit.A.Adj.:B.tibi sunt gemini et trigemini filii,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 123:filios parere,
id. Am. 5, 1, 36:C. et L. Fabricii fratres gemini fuerunt ex municipio Aletrinati,
twin-brothers, Cic. Clu. 16, 46;v. frater: sorores,
Ov. M. 4, 774; Hor. C. 4, 7, 5; cf.:soror gemina germana,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 30:pueri,
Verg. A. 8, 631:proles,
id. ib. 1, 274: dei (i. e. Apollo and Diana), Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 16 Müll. (Trag. v. 425 Vahl.):partus,
Liv. 1, 4, 2:Castor,
i. e. Castor and Pollux, Ov. A. A. 1, 746; cf.Pollux,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 64:nec gemino bellum Trojanum orditur ab ovo,
i. e. from Helen, the twin-daughter of Leda, id. A. P. 147:fratres, Amphion atque Zethus,
id. Ep. 1, 18, 41:Quirini,
i. e. Romulus and Remus, Juv. 11, 105.—Comically in the sup.: To. Hic ejus geminust frater. Do. Hicine'st? To. Ac geminissimus, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 49.—Subst.: gĕmĭni, ōrum, m., twins:2.Servilii, qui gemini fuerunt... ut mater geminos internoscit consuetudine oculorum, sic, etc.,
Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 56 sq.; cf.:geminorum formas esse similes,
id. Div. 2, 43, 90; Liv. 1, 6, 4.—Of beasts:(asina) raro geminos parit,
Plin. 8, 43, 68, § 168.—In partic.a.Gemini, as a constellation, The Twins (Castor and Pollux;b.acc. to others, Apollo and Hercules),
Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 281; Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 7; called also geminum astrum, Col. poët. 10, 312.—Acc. to the Gr. didumoi, the testicles, i. q. testiculi (late Lat.), Sol. 13; Amm. 16, 7.—II.Transf.A.In gen., paired, double, two-fold, both, two, = duplex, duo:B.gemino lucernae lumine declarari, dissensionem et seditionem moveri,
Cic. Div. 2, 58, 120; cf.:ex unis geminas mihi conficies nuptias,
Ter. And. 4, 1, 51:et tripodes gemini,
Verg. A. 9, 265:cum quaererent alii Numerium, alii Quintium, gemini nominis errore servatus est (Numerius Quintius),
Cic. Sest. 38, 82:sunt geminae Somni portae, quarum altera, etc.,
Verg. A. 6, 894:scopuli,
id. ib. 1, 162; cf.:vos, geminae voragines rei publicae,
Cic. Pis. 18, 41:huc geminas nunc flecte acies,
your pair of eyes, both eyes, Verg. A. 6, 788:tempora,
id. ib. 5, 416:nares,
id. G. 4, 300:cornua (Eridani),
id. ib. 4, 371:manus,
Mart. 10, 10, 10:pedes,
Ov. F. 2, 154;for which: pes,
id. A. A. 2, 644:geminae (vites),
Col. 3, 2, 10 (for which:gemellae vites,
Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 21):aliae (percussiones numerorum) sunt geminae,
double, Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 182; cf.:geminis vocalibus,
Quint. 1, 7, 14:M gemina,
id. ib. 8: geminique tulit Chironis in antrum, double-formed (half man, half horse), Ov. M. 2, 630; 6, 126; cf.:corpus Tritonis (half man and half fish),
Stat. S. 3, 2, 35: Cecrops (acc. to a myth, half man and half serpent, or half man and half woman;or else as Egyptian and Greek),
Ov. M. 2, 555: GEMINA LEGIO, a double legion (formed out of two legions), epithet of the tenth legion in Hispania, Inscr. Orell. 72 sq.; 1214; 2090;3376 al. (for which: gemella legio,
Caes. B. C. 3, 4, 1; cf. Tac. H. 2, 58): cum geminis exsurgit mensa lucernis, seen double by one in drink, Juv. 6, 305.—Resembling, similar, like, as twins:VOLO, MI FRATER, FRATERCULO TUO CREDAS: consorti quidem in lucris atque in furtis, gemino et simillimo nequitia, improbitate, audaciā,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 66, § 155; cf.:Dolabella et Antonius... ecce tibi geminum in scelere par,
a twin-pair, id. Phil. 11, 1, 2; Varr. L. L. 9, § 92:par est avaritia, similis improbitas, eadem impudentia, gemina audacia,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 118 fin.; cf. id. Rosc. Com. 18, 55:quae (memoria) est gemina litteraturae quodammodo et in dissimili genere persimilis,
twin-sister, id. Part. 7, 26 (al. germana): illud vero geminum consiliis Catilinae et Lentuli, quod me domo mea expulistis, like, similar, id. Pis. 7, 16; cf.:ambobus geminus cupido laudis,
Sil. 4, 99. -
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gĕmĭnus, a, um, adj. [cf.: gener, genui (gigno)], born at the same time, twin-born, twin - (class.).I.Lit.A.Adj.:B.tibi sunt gemini et trigemini filii,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 123:filios parere,
id. Am. 5, 1, 36:C. et L. Fabricii fratres gemini fuerunt ex municipio Aletrinati,
twin-brothers, Cic. Clu. 16, 46;v. frater: sorores,
Ov. M. 4, 774; Hor. C. 4, 7, 5; cf.:soror gemina germana,
Plaut. Mil. 2, 4, 30:pueri,
Verg. A. 8, 631:proles,
id. ib. 1, 274: dei (i. e. Apollo and Diana), Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 16 Müll. (Trag. v. 425 Vahl.):partus,
Liv. 1, 4, 2:Castor,
i. e. Castor and Pollux, Ov. A. A. 1, 746; cf.Pollux,
Hor. C. 3, 29, 64:nec gemino bellum Trojanum orditur ab ovo,
i. e. from Helen, the twin-daughter of Leda, id. A. P. 147:fratres, Amphion atque Zethus,
id. Ep. 1, 18, 41:Quirini,
i. e. Romulus and Remus, Juv. 11, 105.—Comically in the sup.: To. Hic ejus geminust frater. Do. Hicine'st? To. Ac geminissimus, Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 49.—Subst.: gĕmĭni, ōrum, m., twins:2.Servilii, qui gemini fuerunt... ut mater geminos internoscit consuetudine oculorum, sic, etc.,
Cic. Ac. 2, 18, 56 sq.; cf.:geminorum formas esse similes,
id. Div. 2, 43, 90; Liv. 1, 6, 4.—Of beasts:(asina) raro geminos parit,
Plin. 8, 43, 68, § 168.—In partic.a.Gemini, as a constellation, The Twins (Castor and Pollux;b.acc. to others, Apollo and Hercules),
Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 281; Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 7; called also geminum astrum, Col. poët. 10, 312.—Acc. to the Gr. didumoi, the testicles, i. q. testiculi (late Lat.), Sol. 13; Amm. 16, 7.—II.Transf.A.In gen., paired, double, two-fold, both, two, = duplex, duo:B.gemino lucernae lumine declarari, dissensionem et seditionem moveri,
Cic. Div. 2, 58, 120; cf.:ex unis geminas mihi conficies nuptias,
Ter. And. 4, 1, 51:et tripodes gemini,
Verg. A. 9, 265:cum quaererent alii Numerium, alii Quintium, gemini nominis errore servatus est (Numerius Quintius),
Cic. Sest. 38, 82:sunt geminae Somni portae, quarum altera, etc.,
Verg. A. 6, 894:scopuli,
id. ib. 1, 162; cf.:vos, geminae voragines rei publicae,
Cic. Pis. 18, 41:huc geminas nunc flecte acies,
your pair of eyes, both eyes, Verg. A. 6, 788:tempora,
id. ib. 5, 416:nares,
id. G. 4, 300:cornua (Eridani),
id. ib. 4, 371:manus,
Mart. 10, 10, 10:pedes,
Ov. F. 2, 154;for which: pes,
id. A. A. 2, 644:geminae (vites),
Col. 3, 2, 10 (for which:gemellae vites,
Plin. 14, 2, 4, § 21):aliae (percussiones numerorum) sunt geminae,
double, Cic. de Or. 3, 47, 182; cf.:geminis vocalibus,
Quint. 1, 7, 14:M gemina,
id. ib. 8: geminique tulit Chironis in antrum, double-formed (half man, half horse), Ov. M. 2, 630; 6, 126; cf.:corpus Tritonis (half man and half fish),
Stat. S. 3, 2, 35: Cecrops (acc. to a myth, half man and half serpent, or half man and half woman;or else as Egyptian and Greek),
Ov. M. 2, 555: GEMINA LEGIO, a double legion (formed out of two legions), epithet of the tenth legion in Hispania, Inscr. Orell. 72 sq.; 1214; 2090;3376 al. (for which: gemella legio,
Caes. B. C. 3, 4, 1; cf. Tac. H. 2, 58): cum geminis exsurgit mensa lucernis, seen double by one in drink, Juv. 6, 305.—Resembling, similar, like, as twins:VOLO, MI FRATER, FRATERCULO TUO CREDAS: consorti quidem in lucris atque in furtis, gemino et simillimo nequitia, improbitate, audaciā,
Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 66, § 155; cf.:Dolabella et Antonius... ecce tibi geminum in scelere par,
a twin-pair, id. Phil. 11, 1, 2; Varr. L. L. 9, § 92:par est avaritia, similis improbitas, eadem impudentia, gemina audacia,
Cic. Rosc. Am. 40, 118 fin.; cf. id. Rosc. Com. 18, 55:quae (memoria) est gemina litteraturae quodammodo et in dissimili genere persimilis,
twin-sister, id. Part. 7, 26 (al. germana): illud vero geminum consiliis Catilinae et Lentuli, quod me domo mea expulistis, like, similar, id. Pis. 7, 16; cf.:ambobus geminus cupido laudis,
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I.Daughter of Jupiler and Leda, sister of Castor and Pollux and of Clytemnestra, and wife of Menelaüs, who, on account of her beauty, was carried off by Paris to Troy, and thus became the cause of the Trojan war, Cic. Phil. 2, 22, 55; Verg. A. 7, 364; Ov. M. 13, 200; 14, 669; Prop. 3, 8 (4, 7), 32; 3, 14 (4, 13), 19; Hor. C. 1, 3, 2; 4, 9, 16; id. S. 1, 3, 107; Hyg. Fab. 81 and 118:B.Penelope venit, abit Helene,
a Helen, Mart. 1, 62, 6.—Transf., in naut. lang., a single star appearing to mariners, which was regarded as an unfavorable prognostic; while a double light, which was conceived to be favorable, was called Castor and Pollux, Plin. 2, 37, 37, § 101; cf. Stat. Th. 7, 792; id. S. 3, 2, 11.—II.The surname of the mother of the emperor Constantine, Eutr. 10, 5; Aur. Vict. Epit. 41; Inscr. Grut. 284, 1. -
20 Helene
I.Daughter of Jupiler and Leda, sister of Castor and Pollux and of Clytemnestra, and wife of Menelaüs, who, on account of her beauty, was carried off by Paris to Troy, and thus became the cause of the Trojan war, Cic. Phil. 2, 22, 55; Verg. A. 7, 364; Ov. M. 13, 200; 14, 669; Prop. 3, 8 (4, 7), 32; 3, 14 (4, 13), 19; Hor. C. 1, 3, 2; 4, 9, 16; id. S. 1, 3, 107; Hyg. Fab. 81 and 118:B.Penelope venit, abit Helene,
a Helen, Mart. 1, 62, 6.—Transf., in naut. lang., a single star appearing to mariners, which was regarded as an unfavorable prognostic; while a double light, which was conceived to be favorable, was called Castor and Pollux, Plin. 2, 37, 37, § 101; cf. Stat. Th. 7, 792; id. S. 3, 2, 11.—II.The surname of the mother of the emperor Constantine, Eutr. 10, 5; Aur. Vict. Epit. 41; Inscr. Grut. 284, 1.
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