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1 Arethusa
Ărĕthūsa, ae, f., = Arethousa.1.A celebrated fountain near Syracuse, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53;2.acc. to the fable, a nymph in the train of Diana, in Elis, pursued by the river-god Alpheus, fled to Sicily,
Ov. M. 5, 573 (cf. Pausan. 5, 7);hence it was believed that it flowed under the sea with the Alpheus, and appeared again in Sicily,
Verg. E. 10, 4 sqq.; id. A. 3, 694; Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 225; 31, 5, 30, § 55; cf. Mann. Ital. II. 325, and Alpheus.—A fountain in Eubœa, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—3.A fountain in Bœotia, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—4.A lake in Armenia Major, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 226 (Jan, Aritissa).—5.A town in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 38.—6. II.Derivv.A.Ărĕthūsaeus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to the fountain Arethusa (in Sicily), Arethusian, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 60.—B.Ărĕthūsis, ĭdis, adj., Arethusian, a poet. epithet for Syracuse, near which was the fountain Arethusa, Ov. F. 4, 873 (cf. id. ib. 5, 7: Aganippis Hippocrene).—C.Ărĕthūsĭus, a, um, adj.1. 2.Subst.: Ărĕthūsĭi, ōrum, m.a.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 35.—b.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Syria, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 82. -
2 Alpheos
Alphēus (trisyl.) or Alphēŏs, i, m., = Alpheios, the chief river in the Peloponnesus, now Rufia. It rises in the southern part of Arcadia, not far from Asea, unites with the Eurotas, and then losing itself under ground, makes its appearance again in Megalopolis. It afterwards flows, in a north-west direction, through Arcadia to Elis, and then turns west from Olympia, and falls into the Ionian Sea. At its mouth there was a grove consecrated to Diana or Alphiusa (Mann. Greece, 467 sq. 503). Its disappearance under ground gives occasion for the fable that it flows under the sea, and appearing again in Sicily, mingles with the waters of Arethusa.—Hence personified as the lover of the nymph Arethusa, Ov. M. 2, 250; 5, 599; id. Am. 3, 6, 29 (cf. Verg. E. 10, 1 sqq.).—Hence. Alphēus, a, um. adj., = Alpheios, of or pertaining to the Alpheus:Alpheae Pisae, founded by a colony from Pisa, in Elis, on the river Alpheus,
Verg. A. 10, 179:Alpheae ripae,
Claud. B. Get. 575. -
3 Alpheus
Alphēus (trisyl.) or Alphēŏs, i, m., = Alpheios, the chief river in the Peloponnesus, now Rufia. It rises in the southern part of Arcadia, not far from Asea, unites with the Eurotas, and then losing itself under ground, makes its appearance again in Megalopolis. It afterwards flows, in a north-west direction, through Arcadia to Elis, and then turns west from Olympia, and falls into the Ionian Sea. At its mouth there was a grove consecrated to Diana or Alphiusa (Mann. Greece, 467 sq. 503). Its disappearance under ground gives occasion for the fable that it flows under the sea, and appearing again in Sicily, mingles with the waters of Arethusa.—Hence personified as the lover of the nymph Arethusa, Ov. M. 2, 250; 5, 599; id. Am. 3, 6, 29 (cf. Verg. E. 10, 1 sqq.).—Hence. Alphēus, a, um. adj., = Alpheios, of or pertaining to the Alpheus:Alpheae Pisae, founded by a colony from Pisa, in Elis, on the river Alpheus,
Verg. A. 10, 179:Alpheae ripae,
Claud. B. Get. 575. -
4 Arcadia
1.Arcădĭa, ae, f., = Arkadia, a mountainous province in the centre of the Peloponnesus, the Greek Switzerland, Plin. 4, 6, 10, § 20; Verg. E. 4, 58; Ov. M. 2, 405; 9, 192 al.—Hence, derivv.A.Arcădĭcus, a, um, adj., = Arkadikos, Arcadian:B.asinus,
Plaut. As. 2, 2, 67; Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 14; cf. Plin. 8, 43, 68, § 167; Pers. 3, 9.—Arcadicus juvenis for a simpleton (since the Arcadians, as mostly mountaineers, were considered as a simple, uncultivated people), Juv. 7, 160.—Arcădĭus, a, um, adj., = Arkadios, Arcadian: Arcadius sus, the Arcadian boar, * Lucr. 5, 25:2.dea,
i. e. Carmenta, who came from Arcadia to Italy, Ov. F. 1, 462:virgo,
i. e. the nymph Arethusa, id. Am. 3, 6, 30:deus,
i. e. Pan, Prop. 1, 18, 20:rupes,
id. 1, 1, 14:agri,
id. 3, 24, 23:sidus,
i. e. the Great Bear, Sen. Oedip. 476: virga, the wand of Mercury (who was born upon the Arcadian mountain Cyllene, and worshipped there), Stat. Th. 2, 70:galerus,
the helmet of Mercury, id. ib. 7, 39.Arcădĭa, ae, f., a town in Crete, Sen. Q. N. 3, 11, 4; Plin. 31, 4, 30, § 53. -
5 Arcadicus
1.Arcădĭa, ae, f., = Arkadia, a mountainous province in the centre of the Peloponnesus, the Greek Switzerland, Plin. 4, 6, 10, § 20; Verg. E. 4, 58; Ov. M. 2, 405; 9, 192 al.—Hence, derivv.A.Arcădĭcus, a, um, adj., = Arkadikos, Arcadian:B.asinus,
Plaut. As. 2, 2, 67; Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 14; cf. Plin. 8, 43, 68, § 167; Pers. 3, 9.—Arcadicus juvenis for a simpleton (since the Arcadians, as mostly mountaineers, were considered as a simple, uncultivated people), Juv. 7, 160.—Arcădĭus, a, um, adj., = Arkadios, Arcadian: Arcadius sus, the Arcadian boar, * Lucr. 5, 25:2.dea,
i. e. Carmenta, who came from Arcadia to Italy, Ov. F. 1, 462:virgo,
i. e. the nymph Arethusa, id. Am. 3, 6, 30:deus,
i. e. Pan, Prop. 1, 18, 20:rupes,
id. 1, 1, 14:agri,
id. 3, 24, 23:sidus,
i. e. the Great Bear, Sen. Oedip. 476: virga, the wand of Mercury (who was born upon the Arcadian mountain Cyllene, and worshipped there), Stat. Th. 2, 70:galerus,
the helmet of Mercury, id. ib. 7, 39.Arcădĭa, ae, f., a town in Crete, Sen. Q. N. 3, 11, 4; Plin. 31, 4, 30, § 53. -
6 Arcadius
1.Arcădĭa, ae, f., = Arkadia, a mountainous province in the centre of the Peloponnesus, the Greek Switzerland, Plin. 4, 6, 10, § 20; Verg. E. 4, 58; Ov. M. 2, 405; 9, 192 al.—Hence, derivv.A.Arcădĭcus, a, um, adj., = Arkadikos, Arcadian:B.asinus,
Plaut. As. 2, 2, 67; Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 14; cf. Plin. 8, 43, 68, § 167; Pers. 3, 9.—Arcadicus juvenis for a simpleton (since the Arcadians, as mostly mountaineers, were considered as a simple, uncultivated people), Juv. 7, 160.—Arcădĭus, a, um, adj., = Arkadios, Arcadian: Arcadius sus, the Arcadian boar, * Lucr. 5, 25:2.dea,
i. e. Carmenta, who came from Arcadia to Italy, Ov. F. 1, 462:virgo,
i. e. the nymph Arethusa, id. Am. 3, 6, 30:deus,
i. e. Pan, Prop. 1, 18, 20:rupes,
id. 1, 1, 14:agri,
id. 3, 24, 23:sidus,
i. e. the Great Bear, Sen. Oedip. 476: virga, the wand of Mercury (who was born upon the Arcadian mountain Cyllene, and worshipped there), Stat. Th. 2, 70:galerus,
the helmet of Mercury, id. ib. 7, 39.Arcădĭa, ae, f., a town in Crete, Sen. Q. N. 3, 11, 4; Plin. 31, 4, 30, § 53. -
7 Arethusaeus
Ărĕthūsa, ae, f., = Arethousa.1.A celebrated fountain near Syracuse, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53;2.acc. to the fable, a nymph in the train of Diana, in Elis, pursued by the river-god Alpheus, fled to Sicily,
Ov. M. 5, 573 (cf. Pausan. 5, 7);hence it was believed that it flowed under the sea with the Alpheus, and appeared again in Sicily,
Verg. E. 10, 4 sqq.; id. A. 3, 694; Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 225; 31, 5, 30, § 55; cf. Mann. Ital. II. 325, and Alpheus.—A fountain in Eubœa, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—3.A fountain in Bœotia, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—4.A lake in Armenia Major, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 226 (Jan, Aritissa).—5.A town in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 38.—6. II.Derivv.A.Ărĕthūsaeus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to the fountain Arethusa (in Sicily), Arethusian, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 60.—B.Ărĕthūsis, ĭdis, adj., Arethusian, a poet. epithet for Syracuse, near which was the fountain Arethusa, Ov. F. 4, 873 (cf. id. ib. 5, 7: Aganippis Hippocrene).—C.Ărĕthūsĭus, a, um, adj.1. 2.Subst.: Ărĕthūsĭi, ōrum, m.a.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 35.—b.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Syria, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 82. -
8 Arethusii
Ărĕthūsa, ae, f., = Arethousa.1.A celebrated fountain near Syracuse, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53;2.acc. to the fable, a nymph in the train of Diana, in Elis, pursued by the river-god Alpheus, fled to Sicily,
Ov. M. 5, 573 (cf. Pausan. 5, 7);hence it was believed that it flowed under the sea with the Alpheus, and appeared again in Sicily,
Verg. E. 10, 4 sqq.; id. A. 3, 694; Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 225; 31, 5, 30, § 55; cf. Mann. Ital. II. 325, and Alpheus.—A fountain in Eubœa, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—3.A fountain in Bœotia, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—4.A lake in Armenia Major, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 226 (Jan, Aritissa).—5.A town in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 38.—6. II.Derivv.A.Ărĕthūsaeus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to the fountain Arethusa (in Sicily), Arethusian, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 60.—B.Ărĕthūsis, ĭdis, adj., Arethusian, a poet. epithet for Syracuse, near which was the fountain Arethusa, Ov. F. 4, 873 (cf. id. ib. 5, 7: Aganippis Hippocrene).—C.Ărĕthūsĭus, a, um, adj.1. 2.Subst.: Ărĕthūsĭi, ōrum, m.a.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 35.—b.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Syria, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 82. -
9 Arethusis
Ărĕthūsa, ae, f., = Arethousa.1.A celebrated fountain near Syracuse, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53;2.acc. to the fable, a nymph in the train of Diana, in Elis, pursued by the river-god Alpheus, fled to Sicily,
Ov. M. 5, 573 (cf. Pausan. 5, 7);hence it was believed that it flowed under the sea with the Alpheus, and appeared again in Sicily,
Verg. E. 10, 4 sqq.; id. A. 3, 694; Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 225; 31, 5, 30, § 55; cf. Mann. Ital. II. 325, and Alpheus.—A fountain in Eubœa, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—3.A fountain in Bœotia, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—4.A lake in Armenia Major, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 226 (Jan, Aritissa).—5.A town in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 38.—6. II.Derivv.A.Ărĕthūsaeus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to the fountain Arethusa (in Sicily), Arethusian, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 60.—B.Ărĕthūsis, ĭdis, adj., Arethusian, a poet. epithet for Syracuse, near which was the fountain Arethusa, Ov. F. 4, 873 (cf. id. ib. 5, 7: Aganippis Hippocrene).—C.Ărĕthūsĭus, a, um, adj.1. 2.Subst.: Ărĕthūsĭi, ōrum, m.a.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 35.—b.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Syria, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 82. -
10 Arethusius
Ărĕthūsa, ae, f., = Arethousa.1.A celebrated fountain near Syracuse, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53;2.acc. to the fable, a nymph in the train of Diana, in Elis, pursued by the river-god Alpheus, fled to Sicily,
Ov. M. 5, 573 (cf. Pausan. 5, 7);hence it was believed that it flowed under the sea with the Alpheus, and appeared again in Sicily,
Verg. E. 10, 4 sqq.; id. A. 3, 694; Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 225; 31, 5, 30, § 55; cf. Mann. Ital. II. 325, and Alpheus.—A fountain in Eubœa, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—3.A fountain in Bœotia, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—4.A lake in Armenia Major, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 226 (Jan, Aritissa).—5.A town in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 38.—6. II.Derivv.A.Ărĕthūsaeus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to the fountain Arethusa (in Sicily), Arethusian, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 60.—B.Ărĕthūsis, ĭdis, adj., Arethusian, a poet. epithet for Syracuse, near which was the fountain Arethusa, Ov. F. 4, 873 (cf. id. ib. 5, 7: Aganippis Hippocrene).—C.Ărĕthūsĭus, a, um, adj.1. 2.Subst.: Ărĕthūsĭi, ōrum, m.a.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 35.—b.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Syria, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 82. -
11 Alpheias
Alphēĭăs, ădis, f., = Alphêias (sc. nympha), the nymph and fountain Arethusa, which unites its waters with the river Alpheus, Ov. M. 5, 487. -
12 Аретуса
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