the entrance of the infernal regions

Taenărus ( - os), i, comm., and Tae-nărum ( - on), i, n., = Tainaros and Tainaron, a promontory and town in Laconia; on the promontory (now Cape Matapan) was a temple of Neptune, and near it a cavern, the fabled entrance to the infernal regions; it was also famous for its black marble, Mel. 2, 3, 8; Plin. 4, 5, 8, § 16; Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. p. 181 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 4 Rib.); Sen. Herc. Fur. 662; Luc. 9, 36; Stat. Th. 2, 32 sq.; Tib. 3, 3, 14; Serv. Verg. G. 4, 467.— Poet., for the infernal regions:

invisi horrida Taenari Sedes,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 10; Sen. Troad. 402.—Hence,

Taenărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tænarus, Tænarian; poet. also = Laconian, Spartan:

litus,

Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 28 (Jahn:

Taenarum in litus): humus,

Ov. H. 15 (16), 274:

columnae,

of Tænarian marble, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 49; so,

lapis,

Plin. 36, 18, 29, § 135:

deus,

i. e. Neptune, Prop. 1, 13, 22:

Taenariae fauces, alta ostia Ditis,

i. e. the entrance of the infernal regions, Verg. G. 4, 467; so,

fauces,

Luc. 6, 648:

porta,

Ov. M. 10, 13; cf.

vallis,

the infernal regions, id. F. 4, 612:

currus,

i. e. of Pluto, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 2:

Eurotas,

Laconian, Spartan, Ov. M. 2, 247:

marita,

i. e. Helen, id. H. 13, 45.—

Taenărĭdes, ae, m., the Tænarian; poet. for the Laconian, i. e. Hyacinthus, Ov. M. 10, 183. —

Taenăris, ĭdis, adj. f., Tænarian; poet. for Laconian, Spartan:

ora,

Ov. H. 17, 6:

terra,

id. ib. 16, 30.

Taenărus ( - os), i, comm., and Tae-nărum ( - on), i, n., = Tainaros and Tainaron, a promontory and town in Laconia; on the promontory (now Cape Matapan) was a temple of Neptune, and near it a cavern, the fabled entrance to the infernal regions; it was also famous for its black marble, Mel. 2, 3, 8; Plin. 4, 5, 8, § 16; Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. p. 181 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 4 Rib.); Sen. Herc. Fur. 662; Luc. 9, 36; Stat. Th. 2, 32 sq.; Tib. 3, 3, 14; Serv. Verg. G. 4, 467.— Poet., for the infernal regions:

invisi horrida Taenari Sedes,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 10; Sen. Troad. 402.—Hence,

Taenărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tænarus, Tænarian; poet. also = Laconian, Spartan:

litus,

Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 28 (Jahn:

Taenarum in litus): humus,

Ov. H. 15 (16), 274:

columnae,

of Tænarian marble, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 49; so,

lapis,

Plin. 36, 18, 29, § 135:

deus,

i. e. Neptune, Prop. 1, 13, 22:

Taenariae fauces, alta ostia Ditis,

i. e. the entrance of the infernal regions, Verg. G. 4, 467; so,

fauces,

Luc. 6, 648:

porta,

Ov. M. 10, 13; cf.

vallis,

the infernal regions, id. F. 4, 612:

currus,

i. e. of Pluto, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 2:

Eurotas,

Laconian, Spartan, Ov. M. 2, 247:

marita,

i. e. Helen, id. H. 13, 45.—

Taenărĭdes, ae, m., the Tænarian; poet. for the Laconian, i. e. Hyacinthus, Ov. M. 10, 183. —

Taenăris, ĭdis, adj. f., Tænarian; poet. for Laconian, Spartan:

ora,

Ov. H. 17, 6:

terra,

id. ib. 16, 30.

Taenărus ( - os), i, comm., and Tae-nărum ( - on), i, n., = Tainaros and Tainaron, a promontory and town in Laconia; on the promontory (now Cape Matapan) was a temple of Neptune, and near it a cavern, the fabled entrance to the infernal regions; it was also famous for its black marble, Mel. 2, 3, 8; Plin. 4, 5, 8, § 16; Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. p. 181 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 4 Rib.); Sen. Herc. Fur. 662; Luc. 9, 36; Stat. Th. 2, 32 sq.; Tib. 3, 3, 14; Serv. Verg. G. 4, 467.— Poet., for the infernal regions:

invisi horrida Taenari Sedes,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 10; Sen. Troad. 402.—Hence,

Taenărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tænarus, Tænarian; poet. also = Laconian, Spartan:

litus,

Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 28 (Jahn:

Taenarum in litus): humus,

Ov. H. 15 (16), 274:

columnae,

of Tænarian marble, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 49; so,

lapis,

Plin. 36, 18, 29, § 135:

deus,

i. e. Neptune, Prop. 1, 13, 22:

Taenariae fauces, alta ostia Ditis,

i. e. the entrance of the infernal regions, Verg. G. 4, 467; so,

fauces,

Luc. 6, 648:

porta,

Ov. M. 10, 13; cf.

vallis,

the infernal regions, id. F. 4, 612:

currus,

i. e. of Pluto, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 2:

Eurotas,

Laconian, Spartan, Ov. M. 2, 247:

marita,

i. e. Helen, id. H. 13, 45.—

Taenărĭdes, ae, m., the Tænarian; poet. for the Laconian, i. e. Hyacinthus, Ov. M. 10, 183. —

Taenăris, ĭdis, adj. f., Tænarian; poet. for Laconian, Spartan:

ora,

Ov. H. 17, 6:

terra,

id. ib. 16, 30.

Taenărus ( - os), i, comm., and Tae-nărum ( - on), i, n., = Tainaros and Tainaron, a promontory and town in Laconia; on the promontory (now Cape Matapan) was a temple of Neptune, and near it a cavern, the fabled entrance to the infernal regions; it was also famous for its black marble, Mel. 2, 3, 8; Plin. 4, 5, 8, § 16; Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. p. 181 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 4 Rib.); Sen. Herc. Fur. 662; Luc. 9, 36; Stat. Th. 2, 32 sq.; Tib. 3, 3, 14; Serv. Verg. G. 4, 467.— Poet., for the infernal regions:

invisi horrida Taenari Sedes,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 10; Sen. Troad. 402.—Hence,

Taenărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tænarus, Tænarian; poet. also = Laconian, Spartan:

litus,

Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 28 (Jahn:

Taenarum in litus): humus,

Ov. H. 15 (16), 274:

columnae,

of Tænarian marble, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 49; so,

lapis,

Plin. 36, 18, 29, § 135:

deus,

i. e. Neptune, Prop. 1, 13, 22:

Taenariae fauces, alta ostia Ditis,

i. e. the entrance of the infernal regions, Verg. G. 4, 467; so,

fauces,

Luc. 6, 648:

porta,

Ov. M. 10, 13; cf.

vallis,

the infernal regions, id. F. 4, 612:

currus,

i. e. of Pluto, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 2:

Eurotas,

Laconian, Spartan, Ov. M. 2, 247:

marita,

i. e. Helen, id. H. 13, 45.—

Taenărĭdes, ae, m., the Tænarian; poet. for the Laconian, i. e. Hyacinthus, Ov. M. 10, 183. —

Taenăris, ĭdis, adj. f., Tænarian; poet. for Laconian, Spartan:

ora,

Ov. H. 17, 6:

terra,

id. ib. 16, 30.

Taenărus ( - os), i, comm., and Tae-nărum ( - on), i, n., = Tainaros and Tainaron, a promontory and town in Laconia; on the promontory (now Cape Matapan) was a temple of Neptune, and near it a cavern, the fabled entrance to the infernal regions; it was also famous for its black marble, Mel. 2, 3, 8; Plin. 4, 5, 8, § 16; Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. p. 181 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 4 Rib.); Sen. Herc. Fur. 662; Luc. 9, 36; Stat. Th. 2, 32 sq.; Tib. 3, 3, 14; Serv. Verg. G. 4, 467.— Poet., for the infernal regions:

invisi horrida Taenari Sedes,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 10; Sen. Troad. 402.—Hence,

Taenărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tænarus, Tænarian; poet. also = Laconian, Spartan:

litus,

Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 28 (Jahn:

Taenarum in litus): humus,

Ov. H. 15 (16), 274:

columnae,

of Tænarian marble, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 49; so,

lapis,

Plin. 36, 18, 29, § 135:

deus,

i. e. Neptune, Prop. 1, 13, 22:

Taenariae fauces, alta ostia Ditis,

i. e. the entrance of the infernal regions, Verg. G. 4, 467; so,

fauces,

Luc. 6, 648:

porta,

Ov. M. 10, 13; cf.

vallis,

the infernal regions, id. F. 4, 612:

currus,

i. e. of Pluto, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 2:

Eurotas,

Laconian, Spartan, Ov. M. 2, 247:

marita,

i. e. Helen, id. H. 13, 45.—

Taenărĭdes, ae, m., the Tænarian; poet. for the Laconian, i. e. Hyacinthus, Ov. M. 10, 183. —

Taenăris, ĭdis, adj. f., Tænarian; poet. for Laconian, Spartan:

ora,

Ov. H. 17, 6:

terra,

id. ib. 16, 30.

Taenărus ( - os), i, comm., and Tae-nărum ( - on), i, n., = Tainaros and Tainaron, a promontory and town in Laconia; on the promontory (now Cape Matapan) was a temple of Neptune, and near it a cavern, the fabled entrance to the infernal regions; it was also famous for its black marble, Mel. 2, 3, 8; Plin. 4, 5, 8, § 16; Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. p. 181 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 4 Rib.); Sen. Herc. Fur. 662; Luc. 9, 36; Stat. Th. 2, 32 sq.; Tib. 3, 3, 14; Serv. Verg. G. 4, 467.— Poet., for the infernal regions:

invisi horrida Taenari Sedes,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 10; Sen. Troad. 402.—Hence,

Taenărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tænarus, Tænarian; poet. also = Laconian, Spartan:

litus,

Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 28 (Jahn:

Taenarum in litus): humus,

Ov. H. 15 (16), 274:

columnae,

of Tænarian marble, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 49; so,

lapis,

Plin. 36, 18, 29, § 135:

deus,

i. e. Neptune, Prop. 1, 13, 22:

Taenariae fauces, alta ostia Ditis,

i. e. the entrance of the infernal regions, Verg. G. 4, 467; so,

fauces,

Luc. 6, 648:

porta,

Ov. M. 10, 13; cf.

vallis,

the infernal regions, id. F. 4, 612:

currus,

i. e. of Pluto, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 2:

Eurotas,

Laconian, Spartan, Ov. M. 2, 247:

marita,

i. e. Helen, id. H. 13, 45.—

Taenărĭdes, ae, m., the Tænarian; poet. for the Laconian, i. e. Hyacinthus, Ov. M. 10, 183. —

Taenăris, ĭdis, adj. f., Tænarian; poet. for Laconian, Spartan:

ora,

Ov. H. 17, 6:

terra,

id. ib. 16, 30.

Taenărus ( - os), i, comm., and Tae-nărum ( - on), i, n., = Tainaros and Tainaron, a promontory and town in Laconia; on the promontory (now Cape Matapan) was a temple of Neptune, and near it a cavern, the fabled entrance to the infernal regions; it was also famous for its black marble, Mel. 2, 3, 8; Plin. 4, 5, 8, § 16; Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. p. 181 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 4 Rib.); Sen. Herc. Fur. 662; Luc. 9, 36; Stat. Th. 2, 32 sq.; Tib. 3, 3, 14; Serv. Verg. G. 4, 467.— Poet., for the infernal regions:

invisi horrida Taenari Sedes,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 10; Sen. Troad. 402.—Hence,

Taenărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tænarus, Tænarian; poet. also = Laconian, Spartan:

litus,

Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 28 (Jahn:

Taenarum in litus): humus,

Ov. H. 15 (16), 274:

columnae,

of Tænarian marble, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 49; so,

lapis,

Plin. 36, 18, 29, § 135:

deus,

i. e. Neptune, Prop. 1, 13, 22:

Taenariae fauces, alta ostia Ditis,

i. e. the entrance of the infernal regions, Verg. G. 4, 467; so,

fauces,

Luc. 6, 648:

porta,

Ov. M. 10, 13; cf.

vallis,

the infernal regions, id. F. 4, 612:

currus,

i. e. of Pluto, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 2:

Eurotas,

Laconian, Spartan, Ov. M. 2, 247:

marita,

i. e. Helen, id. H. 13, 45.—

Taenărĭdes, ae, m., the Tænarian; poet. for the Laconian, i. e. Hyacinthus, Ov. M. 10, 183. —

Taenăris, ĭdis, adj. f., Tænarian; poet. for Laconian, Spartan:

ora,

Ov. H. 17, 6:

terra,

id. ib. 16, 30.

Ăvernus, a, um, adj., = aornos.

Without birds:

loca,

where no birds can live, on account of the pestiferous exhalations, Lucr. 6, 738 sq.; 6, 818:

aestus,

the vapor of Avernus, id. 6, 830.—But esp. Avernus lacus or absol. Avernus, Lake Avernus, near Cumœ, Puteoli, and Baiœ, almost entirely enclosed by steep and wooded hills (now Lago Averno), whose deadly exhalations killed the birds flying over it; therefore the myth placed near it the entrance to the lower world, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 61; Cic. Tusc. 1, 16, 37; Lucr. 6, 746; Verg. A. 6, 201 al.; cf. Mann. Ital. I. p. 718 sq.; Heyne, Excurs. II. ad Verg. A. 6.—The renowned Cumæan Sibyl also dwelt in a grotto near it.— Poet., the lower world, the infernal regions, Ov. Am. 3, 9, 27; Luc. 6, 636; Mart. 7, 46 al.—Also = Acheron:

pigri sulcator Averni,

Stat. Th. 11, 588.—Personified as a deity, acc. to Serv. ad Verg. G. 2, 164.—Hence,

Another adj.: Ăvernus, a, um.

Belonging to Lake Avernus:

luci,

Verg. A. 6, 118; 6, 564:

valles,

Ov. M. 10, 51:

freta,

Lake Avernus, Verg. G. 2, 164.—Also absol.: Ăverna, ōrum, n. (sc. loca), Verg. A. 3, 442; 7, 91; Ov. M. 14, 105.—

Of or belonging to the infernal regions:

stagna,

Verg. G. 4, 493:

tenebrae,

Sil. 15, 76:

Juno,

i. e. Proserpina, Ov. M. 14, 114; Sil. 13, 601 (cf.:

Juno inferna,

Verg. A. 6, 138).

Ăvernus, a, um, adj., = aornos.

Without birds:

loca,

where no birds can live, on account of the pestiferous exhalations, Lucr. 6, 738 sq.; 6, 818:

aestus,

the vapor of Avernus, id. 6, 830.—But esp. Avernus lacus or absol. Avernus, Lake Avernus, near Cumœ, Puteoli, and Baiœ, almost entirely enclosed by steep and wooded hills (now Lago Averno), whose deadly exhalations killed the birds flying over it; therefore the myth placed near it the entrance to the lower world, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 61; Cic. Tusc. 1, 16, 37; Lucr. 6, 746; Verg. A. 6, 201 al.; cf. Mann. Ital. I. p. 718 sq.; Heyne, Excurs. II. ad Verg. A. 6.—The renowned Cumæan Sibyl also dwelt in a grotto near it.— Poet., the lower world, the infernal regions, Ov. Am. 3, 9, 27; Luc. 6, 636; Mart. 7, 46 al.—Also = Acheron:

pigri sulcator Averni,

Stat. Th. 11, 588.—Personified as a deity, acc. to Serv. ad Verg. G. 2, 164.—Hence,

Another adj.: Ăvernus, a, um.

Belonging to Lake Avernus:

luci,

Verg. A. 6, 118; 6, 564:

valles,

Ov. M. 10, 51:

freta,

Lake Avernus, Verg. G. 2, 164.—Also absol.: Ăverna, ōrum, n. (sc. loca), Verg. A. 3, 442; 7, 91; Ov. M. 14, 105.—

Of or belonging to the infernal regions:

stagna,

Verg. G. 4, 493:

tenebrae,

Sil. 15, 76:

Juno,

i. e. Proserpina, Ov. M. 14, 114; Sil. 13, 601 (cf.:

Juno inferna,

Verg. A. 6, 138).

porta, ae (portabus for portis, Cn. Gell. ap. Charis. p. 40 P.), f. [from root par-, to pierce, pass through; Gr. peraô, peirô, poros, ford; Lat.: peritus, ex-perior, and v. periculum], a city-gate, a gate.

Lit.:

hic (miles) portas frangit, at ille (amans) fores,

Ov. Am. 1, 9, 20:

rectā portā invadam extemplo in oppidum antiquom et vetus,

Plaut. Bacch. 4, 4, 60; id. Ps. 2, 2, 3:

si Hannibal ad portas venisset,

Cic. Fin. 4, 9, 22:

pedem portā efferre,

id. Att. 8, 2, 4; 7, 2, 6; Verg. A. 4, 130:

ad portam praesto esse,

Cic. Pis. 23, 55:

portā introire,

id. ib. 23, 55:

egressus portā Capenā,

id. Tusc. 1, 7, 13:

extra portam Collinam,

id. Leg. 2, 23, 58:

porta Carmentalis,

Liv. 2, 49, 8:

pars egressa portis erat,

id. 3, 60, 9; 23, 46, 10:

omnibus portis effundi,

id. 24, 1, 3:

portā Capenā Romam ingressus,

id. 26, 10, 1; 33, 26, 9:

signa portis efferre,

id. 27, 2, 5:

portis ruere,

id. 27, 41, 8:

eādem portā signa infesta urbi inferre,

id. 28, 3, 13:

patefactā portā Romani erumpunt,

id. 28, 36, 8:

subito omnibus portis eruptione factā,

Caes. B. G. 3, 6; 19; 5, 51:

omnibus portis prorumpunt,

Tac. H. 4, 20; 34:

portarum claustra,

Verg. A. 7, 185:

limina portarum,

id. ib. 2, 803:

portas obice firmā claudere,

Ov. M. 14, 780:

portas reserare hosti,

id. A. A. 3, 577:

portā triumphali ducere funus,

Tac. A. 3, 47:

sanctae quoque res, veluti muri et portae, quodammodo divini juris sunt,

Gai. Inst. 2, 8:

vidi Portas (Carthaginis) non clausas, a proof that the people were fearless,

Hor. C. 3, 5, 23.—Connected with urbis:

qui urbis portas occuparent,

Cic. Phil. 14, 6, 15:

bellum a portis hujus urbis avolsum,

id. Rep. 1, 1, 1.—With per (rare except in Livy):

per unam portam praesidium Romanum irrumpit,

Liv. 9, 24, 12:

paulo ante lucem per effractam portam urbem ingreditur,

id. 24, 46, 7:

per aversam portam silentio excedere,

id. 10, 34, 4; 4, 46, 6; 23, 47, 8:

elapsus per eam portam quae... ad Darii castra pervenit,

Curt. 4, 10, 25; Vulg. Gen. 34, 20:

in fastigio portae,

id. 2 Reg. 18, 24.—Prov.: porta itineri longissima, the way to the gate is the longest (sc. in making a journey), i. e. it is the first step that costs, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 2.—

Transf., in gen., like our gate, of an avenue, entrance, passage, outlet, door of any kind (syn.: fores, janua, ostium). —Of the gates of a camp:

ab decumanā portā castra munita,

Caes. B. G. 3, 25; so,

principalis,

Liv. 40, 27:

quaestoria,

id. ib.:

villarum,

Plin. 28, 10, 44, § 157: venti, velut agmine facto, Quā data porta, ruunt, [p. 1401] Verg. A. 1, 82.—Of a cage:

ex portā ludis emitti, said of hares,

Plaut. Pers. 3, 3, 30: porta tonat caeli, Enn. ap. Vet. Gram. ap. Col. (Ann. v. 597 Vahl.); Verg. G. 3, 261:

somni,

id. A. 6, 893; cf.

eburna,

Hor. C. 3, 27, 41:

ubi portitor aera recepit, Obserat umbrosos lurida porta rogos,

the portal of the infernal regions, Prop. 4 (5), 11, 8: belli portae, Enn. ap. Serv. Verg. A. 7, 622; Hor. S. 1, 4, 61 (Ann. v. 271 Vahl.):

mortis,

Vulg. Psa. 9, 15:

inferi,

id. Isa. 38, 10:

portae, quae alibi Armeniae, alibi Caspiae, alibi Ciliciae vocantur,

passes, gorges, defiles, Plin. 5, 27, 27, § 99; Nep. Dat. 7, 3; Val. Fl. 3, 496:

solis,

the signs of Cancer and Aries in the zodiac, Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 12, and S. 1, 17: jecoris, a part of the liver (so too in Gr. pulê), Cic. N. D. 2, 55, 137:

fluviorum,

Vulg. Nahum, 2, 6.—Of the fundament, Cat. 15, 17.—

Trop.

Et quibus e portis occurri cuique deceret, by what way, by what means, Lucr. 6, 32.—

As the symbol of strength:

portae inferi,

the powers of hell, Vulg. Matt. 16, 18.