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1 Prōteus
Prōteus (disyl.), eī, acc. ea, voc. eu, m, Πρωτεύσ, a sea-god of changeable form, V., H., O.: Protei columnae, i. e. the boundary of Egypt, V.: Quo teneam voltūs mutantem Protea modo? i. e. How bind one so fickle! H.: Effugiet haec vincula Proteus, i. e. the cunning rogue, H. -
2 Proteus
Prōteus (dissyl.), ĕi and ĕos, m., = Prôteus, a sea-god who often changed his form; he was in the service of Neptune, and kept his sea-calves, Ov. M. 8, 731; 2, 9; id. A. A. 1, 761; Hor. C. 1, 2, 7; Verg. G. 4, 388; Ov. F. 1, 367:Protei columnae,
i. e. the boundary of Egypt, Verg. A. 11, 262.— Transf., of a fickle person:Protea tenere,
Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 90;of a cunning person,
id. S. 2, 3, 71; cf. Amm. 29, 1, 39.
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