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121 Libycus
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
122 Libye
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
123 Libys
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
124 Libyssus
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
125 Libystinus
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
126 Libystis
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
127 Libyus
Lĭbya ( Lĭbŭa, Plaut. Curc. 3, 76), ae, and Lĭbyē, ēs, f., = Libuê, Libya, Plin. 5, 6, 6, § 39; Cic. N. D. 1, 36, 101:B.Graecus Aristippus, qui servos proicere aurum In media jussit Libya,
Hor. S. 2, 3, 100.—Transf., Africa. —Form Libya: mundus... premitur Libyae devexus in Austros. [p. 1062] Verg. G. 1, 240; Juv. 11, 25.—Form Libye:II.Libye torretur,
Sil. 1, 194:tibi habe frumentum, O Libye, dum tubera mittas,
Juv. 5, 119.—Hence,A.Lĭbycus, a, um, adj., = Libukos, of Libya, Libyan:2.fines,
Verg. A. 1, 339:cursus,
id. ib. 6, 338:gentes,
id. ib. 4, 320:lapilli,
Numidian marble, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 19:Libyca succensae lampade Cannae,
the funeral pile on which Hannibal, after the battle of Cannæ, caused the bodies of the slaughtered Romans to be burned, Luc. 7, 880:orbes,
a table-top of citrus, Mart. 2, 43, 9: Libycus campus in agro Argeo (i. e. Argivo) appellatus, quod in eo primum fruges ex Libya allatae sunt. Quam ob causam etiam Ceres ab Argeis Libyssa vocata est, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 Müll.— Plur. subst.: Lĭbyci, ōrum, m., the Libyans, Macr. S. 1, 17.—Transf., African, Plaut. Cas. 3, 5, 16:B.mare Libycum,
the Egyptian Sea, Plin. 5, 1, 1, § 1:fera,
the lion, Ov. F. 5, 178:arenae,
id. M. 4, 616:axis,
the African sky, Afríca, Sen. Herc. Oet. 908:uvae,
Col. 3, 2:crines,
frizzly, woolly hair, Luc. 10, 129:pestes,
i. e. snakes, id. 9, 805.—Lĭbys, yos and ys, and Libs, ĭbis, adj., = Libus, Líbyan:1.Libys lectulus,
of citrus, Verg. Cir. 440:mons,
Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Subst.Form Lĭbys, yos, m., a Libyan:2.Africam initio habuere Gaetuli et Libyes,
Sall. J. 18 init.:Cancro (subditus) Libys,
Sen. Herc. Oet. 24.—Form Libs.(α).A Libyan, Sid. Carm. 9, 94.—(β).= Africus (sc. ventus), the south-west wind (acc. Liba), Plin. 2, 47, 46, § 119.—C.Lĭbyssus, a, um, adj., Libyan:D.Libyssa arena,
Cat. 7, 3:gens,
Sil. 8, 206:ficus,
Col. 10, 418: Libyssa Ceres, a surname of Ceres among the Argives, Paul. ex Fest. p. 121 (v. the passage under Libycus).—Lĭbystīnus, a, um, adj., = Libustinos, Libyan:E. F.montes Libystini,
Cat. 60, 1:Apollo,
a name given to Apollo by the Sicilians, because he had delivered them by a pestilence from an attack of the Carthaginians, Macr. S. 1, 17.— -
128 Memnon
Memnon, ŏnis, m., = Memnôn, son of Tithonus and Aurora, and king of the Ethiopians; he went to the aid of the Trojans, and was slain by Achilles:A. 1.nigri Memnonis arma,
Verg. A. 1, 489.— When burned on the funeral pile he is said to have been changed by Aurora into a bird, while from his ashes many other birds flew up, called Memnoniae or Memnonides, who every year flew from Ethiopia to Troy and fought over Memnon's tomb, Ov. M. 13, 600 sq.; id. ib. 13, 617; Plin. 10, 26, 37, § 74. The black marble statue of Memnon, near Thebes, when struck by the first beams of the sun, gave forth a sound like that of a lute-string, which was regarded as Memnon's greeting to his mother:dimidio magicae resonant ubi Memnone chordae,
Juv. 15, 5; cf.:mater lutea Memnonis, i. e. Aurora,
Ov. F. 4, 714:Memnonis saxea effigies,
Tac. A. 2, 61.—The fate of Memnon was the subject of a poem by Alpinus, Hor. S. 10, 36. —Hence,Lit.:2.Memnoniae aves,
Sol. 40.—Transf., Oriental, Moorish, black ( poet.):B.color,
Ov. P. 3, 3, 96:regna,
Luc. 3, 284.— Esp., as subst.: Memnŏnĭa ( Menn-), ae, f., a precious stone, of a black color, Plin. 37, 10, 63, § 173.—Memnŏnĭ-des, um, f. plur., the birds of Memnon; v. supra.
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