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1 Pelops
Pĕlops, ŏpis, m., = Pelops.I.Son of Tantalus, king of Phrygia, father of Atreus and Thyestes, grandfather of Agamemnon and Menelaus; in his childhood he was served up to the gods by his father for food (truncatus Pelops, Stat. Th. 4, 590), but was recalled to life by Jupiter, who gave him an ivory shoulder in place of the one eaten by Ceres (umeroque Pelops insignis eburno, Verg. G. 3, 7). Being afterwards driven out of Phrygia, he went to Elis, and by artifice obtained the hand of Hippodamia, daughter [p. 1327] of king Œnomaus, to whose throne he succeeded. By means of the wealth which he brought with him, he acquired so great an influence that the entire peninsula was called, after him, the island of Pelops (Peloponnesus), Hyg. Fab. 83, 84; Serv. Verg. G. 3, 7; Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 53; id. Tusc. 1, 44, 107; 2, 27, 67: Pelope natus, i. e. Thyestes, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26 (Trag. v. 397 Vahl.):1. 2.ex Tantalo Pelops, ex Pelope autem satus Atreus, Trag. Rel. Inc. Fab. v. 102 Rib.: Pelopis genitor,
i. e. Tantalus, Hor. C. 1, 28, 7.Pĕlŏpēïs, ĭdis, f. adj., Pelopian, Peloponnesian:3.Pelopeides undae,
the sea that surrounds the Peloponnesus, Ov. F. 4, 285.—Hence, Pĕlŏpēĭdes, um, f., the Argive women, Stat. Th. 10, 50; 12, 540.—Pĕlŏpēïus, a, um, adj., = Pelopêios.a.Pelopian:b.Pelopeius Atreus,
Ov. H. 8, 27:virgo,
i. e. Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, id. Tr. 4, 4, 67:arva,
i. e. Phrygia, the native country of Pelops, id. M. 8, 622.— Subst.: Pĕlŏpēia, ae, f., a female descendant of Pelops, Ov. H. 8, 81.—Peloponnesian:4.Pelopeia sedes,
i. e. the seat of Creon, king of Corinth, Sen. Med. 891:oppida,
Claud. in Rufin. 2, 188:regna,
the Peloponnesus, Stat. Th. 1, 117. —Pĕlŏpēus, a, um, adj.a.Pelopian:b.Agamemnon,
Prop. 4 (5), 6, 33:domus,
the race of the Pelopides, id. 3, 17, 20 (4, 18, 20):P. Orestes,
Luc. 7, 778.— Subst.: Pĕlŏpēa, ae, f., the daughter of Pelops, Ov. Ib. 361; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 291; the name of a tragedy, Juv. 7, 92.—Peloponnesian:5.Pelopea phalanx,
the Argive army, Stat. Th. 7, 422.— Poet., in a more extended sense, for Grecian:Pelopea ad moenia,
i. e. to Greece, Verg. A. 2, 193.—Pĕlŏpĭdae, ārum, m., the descendants of Pelops (notorious for their crimes), the Pelopides, Hyg. Fab. 86; an old poet in Cic. Fam. 7, 28, 2; 7, 30, 1; id. Att. 14, 12, 2; 15, 11, 3 (applied by Cicero to the adherents of Cæsar).—6. II.A slave's name, Cic. Att. 14, 8, 1. -
2 Pelopeia
Pĕlops, ŏpis, m., = Pelops.I.Son of Tantalus, king of Phrygia, father of Atreus and Thyestes, grandfather of Agamemnon and Menelaus; in his childhood he was served up to the gods by his father for food (truncatus Pelops, Stat. Th. 4, 590), but was recalled to life by Jupiter, who gave him an ivory shoulder in place of the one eaten by Ceres (umeroque Pelops insignis eburno, Verg. G. 3, 7). Being afterwards driven out of Phrygia, he went to Elis, and by artifice obtained the hand of Hippodamia, daughter [p. 1327] of king Œnomaus, to whose throne he succeeded. By means of the wealth which he brought with him, he acquired so great an influence that the entire peninsula was called, after him, the island of Pelops (Peloponnesus), Hyg. Fab. 83, 84; Serv. Verg. G. 3, 7; Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 53; id. Tusc. 1, 44, 107; 2, 27, 67: Pelope natus, i. e. Thyestes, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26 (Trag. v. 397 Vahl.):1. 2.ex Tantalo Pelops, ex Pelope autem satus Atreus, Trag. Rel. Inc. Fab. v. 102 Rib.: Pelopis genitor,
i. e. Tantalus, Hor. C. 1, 28, 7.Pĕlŏpēïs, ĭdis, f. adj., Pelopian, Peloponnesian:3.Pelopeides undae,
the sea that surrounds the Peloponnesus, Ov. F. 4, 285.—Hence, Pĕlŏpēĭdes, um, f., the Argive women, Stat. Th. 10, 50; 12, 540.—Pĕlŏpēïus, a, um, adj., = Pelopêios.a.Pelopian:b.Pelopeius Atreus,
Ov. H. 8, 27:virgo,
i. e. Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, id. Tr. 4, 4, 67:arva,
i. e. Phrygia, the native country of Pelops, id. M. 8, 622.— Subst.: Pĕlŏpēia, ae, f., a female descendant of Pelops, Ov. H. 8, 81.—Peloponnesian:4.Pelopeia sedes,
i. e. the seat of Creon, king of Corinth, Sen. Med. 891:oppida,
Claud. in Rufin. 2, 188:regna,
the Peloponnesus, Stat. Th. 1, 117. —Pĕlŏpēus, a, um, adj.a.Pelopian:b.Agamemnon,
Prop. 4 (5), 6, 33:domus,
the race of the Pelopides, id. 3, 17, 20 (4, 18, 20):P. Orestes,
Luc. 7, 778.— Subst.: Pĕlŏpēa, ae, f., the daughter of Pelops, Ov. Ib. 361; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 291; the name of a tragedy, Juv. 7, 92.—Peloponnesian:5.Pelopea phalanx,
the Argive army, Stat. Th. 7, 422.— Poet., in a more extended sense, for Grecian:Pelopea ad moenia,
i. e. to Greece, Verg. A. 2, 193.—Pĕlŏpĭdae, ārum, m., the descendants of Pelops (notorious for their crimes), the Pelopides, Hyg. Fab. 86; an old poet in Cic. Fam. 7, 28, 2; 7, 30, 1; id. Att. 14, 12, 2; 15, 11, 3 (applied by Cicero to the adherents of Cæsar).—6. II.A slave's name, Cic. Att. 14, 8, 1. -
3 Pelopeides
Pĕlops, ŏpis, m., = Pelops.I.Son of Tantalus, king of Phrygia, father of Atreus and Thyestes, grandfather of Agamemnon and Menelaus; in his childhood he was served up to the gods by his father for food (truncatus Pelops, Stat. Th. 4, 590), but was recalled to life by Jupiter, who gave him an ivory shoulder in place of the one eaten by Ceres (umeroque Pelops insignis eburno, Verg. G. 3, 7). Being afterwards driven out of Phrygia, he went to Elis, and by artifice obtained the hand of Hippodamia, daughter [p. 1327] of king Œnomaus, to whose throne he succeeded. By means of the wealth which he brought with him, he acquired so great an influence that the entire peninsula was called, after him, the island of Pelops (Peloponnesus), Hyg. Fab. 83, 84; Serv. Verg. G. 3, 7; Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 53; id. Tusc. 1, 44, 107; 2, 27, 67: Pelope natus, i. e. Thyestes, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 3, 12, 26 (Trag. v. 397 Vahl.):1. 2.ex Tantalo Pelops, ex Pelope autem satus Atreus, Trag. Rel. Inc. Fab. v. 102 Rib.: Pelopis genitor,
i. e. Tantalus, Hor. C. 1, 28, 7.Pĕlŏpēïs, ĭdis, f. adj., Pelopian, Peloponnesian:3.Pelopeides undae,
the sea that surrounds the Peloponnesus, Ov. F. 4, 285.—Hence, Pĕlŏpēĭdes, um, f., the Argive women, Stat. Th. 10, 50; 12, 540.—Pĕlŏpēïus, a, um, adj., = Pelopêios.a.Pelopian:b.Pelopeius Atreus,
Ov. H. 8, 27:virgo,
i. e. Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, id. Tr. 4, 4, 67:arva,
i. e. Phrygia, the native country of Pelops, id. M. 8, 622.— Subst.: Pĕlŏpēia, ae, f., a female descendant of Pelops, Ov. H. 8, 81.—Peloponnesian:4.Pelopeia sedes,
i. e. the seat of Creon, king of Corinth, Sen. Med. 891:oppida,
Claud. in Rufin. 2, 188:regna,
the Peloponnesus, Stat. Th. 1, 117. —Pĕlŏpēus, a, um, adj.a.Pelopian:b.Agamemnon,
Prop. 4 (5), 6, 33:domus,
the race of the Pelopides, id. 3, 17, 20 (4, 18, 20):P. Orestes,
Luc. 7, 778.— Subst.: Pĕlŏpēa, ae, f., the daughter of Pelops, Ov. Ib. 361; Claud. in Eutr. 1, 291; the name of a tragedy, Juv. 7, 92.—Peloponnesian:5.Pelopea phalanx,
the Argive army, Stat. Th. 7, 422.— Poet., in a more extended sense, for Grecian:Pelopea ad moenia,
i. e. to Greece, Verg. A. 2, 193.—Pĕlŏpĭdae, ārum, m., the descendants of Pelops (notorious for their crimes), the Pelopides, Hyg. Fab. 86; an old poet in Cic. Fam. 7, 28, 2; 7, 30, 1; id. Att. 14, 12, 2; 15, 11, 3 (applied by Cicero to the adherents of Cæsar).—6. II.A slave's name, Cic. Att. 14, 8, 1. -
4 Peloponnenses
Pĕlŏponnēsus, i, f., = Peloponnêsos (the island of Pelops), the Peloponnesus, the southern part of Greece, so named from Pelops, who settled there, the modern Morea, Mel. 2, 3, 3; 4; 7; 8; 2, 7, 10; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 9; Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 8; id. Tusc. 3, 22, 53; id. Fam. 7, 28, 1.—Prov.: nos juveni, ut rogas, suppeditabimus et Peloponnesum ipsam sustinebimus, i. e. will exert ourselves to the utmost, will try to make impossibilities possible (cf. the Greek proverb. Arkadian m aiteis, mega m aiteis), Cic. Att. 10, 12, 7; cf. id. ib. 10, 5, 2.—Hence,A.Pĕlŏponnensis, e, adj., Peloponnesian. — Subst.: Pĕlŏponnensēs, ĭum, m., the Peloponnesians (post-class.), Just. 13, 5, 16 (Jeep. Peloponnensii); Curt. 4, 3, 16; 4, 13, 29.—B.Pĕlŏponnēsĭăcus, a, um, adj., Peloponnesian:C.litus,
Mel. 2, 7, 16:ora,
id. 2, 3, 8:gentes,
id. 2, 3, 5:bellum,
Cic. Rep. 3, 32, 44; id. Off. 1, 24, 84.—In plur.: Pĕlŏponnēsĭăci, ōrum, m., the Peloponnesians, Mel. 2, 3, 9.—Pĕlŏponnēsĭus, a, um, adj., Peloponnesian:civitates,
Cic. Att. 6, 2, 3:bellum,
Nep. Alcib. 3, 1;Thras. 1, 3: circa Peloponnesia tempora,
about the time of the Peloponnesian war, Quint. 12, 10, 4.—Hence, Pĕlŏponnēsii, ōrum, m., the Peloponnesians, Varr. R. R. 2, 6, 2; Vell. 1, 2, 5. -
5 Peloponnensis
Pĕlŏponnēsus, i, f., = Peloponnêsos (the island of Pelops), the Peloponnesus, the southern part of Greece, so named from Pelops, who settled there, the modern Morea, Mel. 2, 3, 3; 4; 7; 8; 2, 7, 10; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 9; Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 8; id. Tusc. 3, 22, 53; id. Fam. 7, 28, 1.—Prov.: nos juveni, ut rogas, suppeditabimus et Peloponnesum ipsam sustinebimus, i. e. will exert ourselves to the utmost, will try to make impossibilities possible (cf. the Greek proverb. Arkadian m aiteis, mega m aiteis), Cic. Att. 10, 12, 7; cf. id. ib. 10, 5, 2.—Hence,A.Pĕlŏponnensis, e, adj., Peloponnesian. — Subst.: Pĕlŏponnensēs, ĭum, m., the Peloponnesians (post-class.), Just. 13, 5, 16 (Jeep. Peloponnensii); Curt. 4, 3, 16; 4, 13, 29.—B.Pĕlŏponnēsĭăcus, a, um, adj., Peloponnesian:C.litus,
Mel. 2, 7, 16:ora,
id. 2, 3, 8:gentes,
id. 2, 3, 5:bellum,
Cic. Rep. 3, 32, 44; id. Off. 1, 24, 84.—In plur.: Pĕlŏponnēsĭăci, ōrum, m., the Peloponnesians, Mel. 2, 3, 9.—Pĕlŏponnēsĭus, a, um, adj., Peloponnesian:civitates,
Cic. Att. 6, 2, 3:bellum,
Nep. Alcib. 3, 1;Thras. 1, 3: circa Peloponnesia tempora,
about the time of the Peloponnesian war, Quint. 12, 10, 4.—Hence, Pĕlŏponnēsii, ōrum, m., the Peloponnesians, Varr. R. R. 2, 6, 2; Vell. 1, 2, 5. -
6 Peloponnesiaci
Pĕlŏponnēsus, i, f., = Peloponnêsos (the island of Pelops), the Peloponnesus, the southern part of Greece, so named from Pelops, who settled there, the modern Morea, Mel. 2, 3, 3; 4; 7; 8; 2, 7, 10; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 9; Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 8; id. Tusc. 3, 22, 53; id. Fam. 7, 28, 1.—Prov.: nos juveni, ut rogas, suppeditabimus et Peloponnesum ipsam sustinebimus, i. e. will exert ourselves to the utmost, will try to make impossibilities possible (cf. the Greek proverb. Arkadian m aiteis, mega m aiteis), Cic. Att. 10, 12, 7; cf. id. ib. 10, 5, 2.—Hence,A.Pĕlŏponnensis, e, adj., Peloponnesian. — Subst.: Pĕlŏponnensēs, ĭum, m., the Peloponnesians (post-class.), Just. 13, 5, 16 (Jeep. Peloponnensii); Curt. 4, 3, 16; 4, 13, 29.—B.Pĕlŏponnēsĭăcus, a, um, adj., Peloponnesian:C.litus,
Mel. 2, 7, 16:ora,
id. 2, 3, 8:gentes,
id. 2, 3, 5:bellum,
Cic. Rep. 3, 32, 44; id. Off. 1, 24, 84.—In plur.: Pĕlŏponnēsĭăci, ōrum, m., the Peloponnesians, Mel. 2, 3, 9.—Pĕlŏponnēsĭus, a, um, adj., Peloponnesian:civitates,
Cic. Att. 6, 2, 3:bellum,
Nep. Alcib. 3, 1;Thras. 1, 3: circa Peloponnesia tempora,
about the time of the Peloponnesian war, Quint. 12, 10, 4.—Hence, Pĕlŏponnēsii, ōrum, m., the Peloponnesians, Varr. R. R. 2, 6, 2; Vell. 1, 2, 5. -
7 Peloponnesiacus
Pĕlŏponnēsus, i, f., = Peloponnêsos (the island of Pelops), the Peloponnesus, the southern part of Greece, so named from Pelops, who settled there, the modern Morea, Mel. 2, 3, 3; 4; 7; 8; 2, 7, 10; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 9; Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 8; id. Tusc. 3, 22, 53; id. Fam. 7, 28, 1.—Prov.: nos juveni, ut rogas, suppeditabimus et Peloponnesum ipsam sustinebimus, i. e. will exert ourselves to the utmost, will try to make impossibilities possible (cf. the Greek proverb. Arkadian m aiteis, mega m aiteis), Cic. Att. 10, 12, 7; cf. id. ib. 10, 5, 2.—Hence,A.Pĕlŏponnensis, e, adj., Peloponnesian. — Subst.: Pĕlŏponnensēs, ĭum, m., the Peloponnesians (post-class.), Just. 13, 5, 16 (Jeep. Peloponnensii); Curt. 4, 3, 16; 4, 13, 29.—B.Pĕlŏponnēsĭăcus, a, um, adj., Peloponnesian:C.litus,
Mel. 2, 7, 16:ora,
id. 2, 3, 8:gentes,
id. 2, 3, 5:bellum,
Cic. Rep. 3, 32, 44; id. Off. 1, 24, 84.—In plur.: Pĕlŏponnēsĭăci, ōrum, m., the Peloponnesians, Mel. 2, 3, 9.—Pĕlŏponnēsĭus, a, um, adj., Peloponnesian:civitates,
Cic. Att. 6, 2, 3:bellum,
Nep. Alcib. 3, 1;Thras. 1, 3: circa Peloponnesia tempora,
about the time of the Peloponnesian war, Quint. 12, 10, 4.—Hence, Pĕlŏponnēsii, ōrum, m., the Peloponnesians, Varr. R. R. 2, 6, 2; Vell. 1, 2, 5. -
8 Peloponnesii
Pĕlŏponnēsus, i, f., = Peloponnêsos (the island of Pelops), the Peloponnesus, the southern part of Greece, so named from Pelops, who settled there, the modern Morea, Mel. 2, 3, 3; 4; 7; 8; 2, 7, 10; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 9; Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 8; id. Tusc. 3, 22, 53; id. Fam. 7, 28, 1.—Prov.: nos juveni, ut rogas, suppeditabimus et Peloponnesum ipsam sustinebimus, i. e. will exert ourselves to the utmost, will try to make impossibilities possible (cf. the Greek proverb. Arkadian m aiteis, mega m aiteis), Cic. Att. 10, 12, 7; cf. id. ib. 10, 5, 2.—Hence,A.Pĕlŏponnensis, e, adj., Peloponnesian. — Subst.: Pĕlŏponnensēs, ĭum, m., the Peloponnesians (post-class.), Just. 13, 5, 16 (Jeep. Peloponnensii); Curt. 4, 3, 16; 4, 13, 29.—B.Pĕlŏponnēsĭăcus, a, um, adj., Peloponnesian:C.litus,
Mel. 2, 7, 16:ora,
id. 2, 3, 8:gentes,
id. 2, 3, 5:bellum,
Cic. Rep. 3, 32, 44; id. Off. 1, 24, 84.—In plur.: Pĕlŏponnēsĭăci, ōrum, m., the Peloponnesians, Mel. 2, 3, 9.—Pĕlŏponnēsĭus, a, um, adj., Peloponnesian:civitates,
Cic. Att. 6, 2, 3:bellum,
Nep. Alcib. 3, 1;Thras. 1, 3: circa Peloponnesia tempora,
about the time of the Peloponnesian war, Quint. 12, 10, 4.—Hence, Pĕlŏponnēsii, ōrum, m., the Peloponnesians, Varr. R. R. 2, 6, 2; Vell. 1, 2, 5. -
9 Peloponnesius
Pĕlŏponnēsus, i, f., = Peloponnêsos (the island of Pelops), the Peloponnesus, the southern part of Greece, so named from Pelops, who settled there, the modern Morea, Mel. 2, 3, 3; 4; 7; 8; 2, 7, 10; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 9; Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 8; id. Tusc. 3, 22, 53; id. Fam. 7, 28, 1.—Prov.: nos juveni, ut rogas, suppeditabimus et Peloponnesum ipsam sustinebimus, i. e. will exert ourselves to the utmost, will try to make impossibilities possible (cf. the Greek proverb. Arkadian m aiteis, mega m aiteis), Cic. Att. 10, 12, 7; cf. id. ib. 10, 5, 2.—Hence,A.Pĕlŏponnensis, e, adj., Peloponnesian. — Subst.: Pĕlŏponnensēs, ĭum, m., the Peloponnesians (post-class.), Just. 13, 5, 16 (Jeep. Peloponnensii); Curt. 4, 3, 16; 4, 13, 29.—B.Pĕlŏponnēsĭăcus, a, um, adj., Peloponnesian:C.litus,
Mel. 2, 7, 16:ora,
id. 2, 3, 8:gentes,
id. 2, 3, 5:bellum,
Cic. Rep. 3, 32, 44; id. Off. 1, 24, 84.—In plur.: Pĕlŏponnēsĭăci, ōrum, m., the Peloponnesians, Mel. 2, 3, 9.—Pĕlŏponnēsĭus, a, um, adj., Peloponnesian:civitates,
Cic. Att. 6, 2, 3:bellum,
Nep. Alcib. 3, 1;Thras. 1, 3: circa Peloponnesia tempora,
about the time of the Peloponnesian war, Quint. 12, 10, 4.—Hence, Pĕlŏponnēsii, ōrum, m., the Peloponnesians, Varr. R. R. 2, 6, 2; Vell. 1, 2, 5. -
10 Peloponnesus
Pĕlŏponnēsus, i, f., = Peloponnêsos (the island of Pelops), the Peloponnesus, the southern part of Greece, so named from Pelops, who settled there, the modern Morea, Mel. 2, 3, 3; 4; 7; 8; 2, 7, 10; Plin. 4, 4, 5, § 9; Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 8; id. Tusc. 3, 22, 53; id. Fam. 7, 28, 1.—Prov.: nos juveni, ut rogas, suppeditabimus et Peloponnesum ipsam sustinebimus, i. e. will exert ourselves to the utmost, will try to make impossibilities possible (cf. the Greek proverb. Arkadian m aiteis, mega m aiteis), Cic. Att. 10, 12, 7; cf. id. ib. 10, 5, 2.—Hence,A.Pĕlŏponnensis, e, adj., Peloponnesian. — Subst.: Pĕlŏponnensēs, ĭum, m., the Peloponnesians (post-class.), Just. 13, 5, 16 (Jeep. Peloponnensii); Curt. 4, 3, 16; 4, 13, 29.—B.Pĕlŏponnēsĭăcus, a, um, adj., Peloponnesian:C.litus,
Mel. 2, 7, 16:ora,
id. 2, 3, 8:gentes,
id. 2, 3, 5:bellum,
Cic. Rep. 3, 32, 44; id. Off. 1, 24, 84.—In plur.: Pĕlŏponnēsĭăci, ōrum, m., the Peloponnesians, Mel. 2, 3, 9.—Pĕlŏponnēsĭus, a, um, adj., Peloponnesian:civitates,
Cic. Att. 6, 2, 3:bellum,
Nep. Alcib. 3, 1;Thras. 1, 3: circa Peloponnesia tempora,
about the time of the Peloponnesian war, Quint. 12, 10, 4.—Hence, Pĕlŏponnēsii, ōrum, m., the Peloponnesians, Varr. R. R. 2, 6, 2; Vell. 1, 2, 5.
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