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21 Aegialeus
Aegĭăleus (quadrisyl.), ĕi, m., = Aigialeus.I.Son of Æetes, brother of Medea, commonly called Absyrtus; he was cut to pieces by his sister in her flight, and scattered upon the sea-shore, Pac. ap. Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 48; Just. 43, 3.—II. -
22 Aegisthus
Aegisthus, i, m., = Aigisthos, the son of Thyestes, who murdered Atreus and Agamemnon, with whose wife, Clytœmnestra, he lived in incest, and was finally slain by Orestes, Cic. N. D. 3, 38; Ov. R. Am. 161.—Hence, Pompey called Cæsar Ægisthus, on account of his adulterous connection with Mucia,
Suet. Caes. 50. -
23 Aequimaelium
Aequĭmaelĭum (better than Aequĭmēl-), i, n., the open space in Rome below the Capitol, not far from the Carcer, where had stood the house of the turbulent tribune of the people, Sp. Mœlius, who was slain by Ahala during the dictatorship of Cincinnatus, now in the Via di Marforio:Aequimaelium, quod aequata Maeli (Meli) domus publico, quod regnum occupare voluit is,
Varr. L. L. 5, § 157 Müll.; so Liv. 4, 16, 1; 38, 28, 3. In Cicero's time a lamb-market seems to have been there, Cic. Div 2, 17, 39. Cf. on this locality, Nieb. Röm. Gesch. 2, 474; Amm. 28; and Becker's Antiq. 1, p. 485 sq. -
24 Aequimelium
Aequĭmaelĭum (better than Aequĭmēl-), i, n., the open space in Rome below the Capitol, not far from the Carcer, where had stood the house of the turbulent tribune of the people, Sp. Mœlius, who was slain by Ahala during the dictatorship of Cincinnatus, now in the Via di Marforio:Aequimaelium, quod aequata Maeli (Meli) domus publico, quod regnum occupare voluit is,
Varr. L. L. 5, § 157 Müll.; so Liv. 4, 16, 1; 38, 28, 3. In Cicero's time a lamb-market seems to have been there, Cic. Div 2, 17, 39. Cf. on this locality, Nieb. Röm. Gesch. 2, 474; Amm. 28; and Becker's Antiq. 1, p. 485 sq. -
25 Aleuas
Ăleuas, ae, m., = Aleuas.I.A tyrant of Larissa, slain by his own servants, Ov. Ib. 321 and 509 Merk.—II.A worker in bronze, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 86. -
26 Althaea
1.althaea, ae, f., = althaia, wild mallows, marsh-mallows, = hibiscum; Althaea officinalis, Linn.; Plin. 20, 21, 84, § 222; Pall. Oct. 14, 11; App. Herb. 38.2.Althaea, ae, f., = Althaia, daughter of Thestius, wife of Œneus, king of Calydon, and mother of Meleager, whom, in revenge for the death of her brothers slain by him in the Calydonian hunt, she killed, by burning the brand, on the preservation of which his life depended, Ov. M. 8, 446; 8, 511; 8, 531; cf. Hyg. Fab. 171. -
27 althaea
1.althaea, ae, f., = althaia, wild mallows, marsh-mallows, = hibiscum; Althaea officinalis, Linn.; Plin. 20, 21, 84, § 222; Pall. Oct. 14, 11; App. Herb. 38.2.Althaea, ae, f., = Althaia, daughter of Thestius, wife of Œneus, king of Calydon, and mother of Meleager, whom, in revenge for the death of her brothers slain by him in the Calydonian hunt, she killed, by burning the brand, on the preservation of which his life depended, Ov. M. 8, 446; 8, 511; 8, 531; cf. Hyg. Fab. 171. -
28 Amphimedon
Amphĭmĕdōn, ontis, m., = Amphimedôn, a Libyan who, while fighting for Cepheus against Perseus, was slain by the latter. Ov. M. 5, 75. -
29 Amphion
Amphīon, ŏnis, m., = Amphiôn, son of Antiope by Jupiter, king of Thebes, and husband of Niobe; renowned for his music. by the magical power of which the stones came together for the building of the walls of Thebes, Hyg. Fab. 6 and 7; Hor. A. P. 394. He killed himself on account of grief for the loss of his children, who had been slain by the arrows of Apollo and Diana, Ov. M. 6, 221; 6, 271; 6, 402:Amphionis arces,
i. e. Thebes, id. ib. 15, 427.—Whence, Amphīŏnĭus, a, um, adj., Amphionian:Amphioniae lyrae,
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30 Amphionius
Amphīon, ŏnis, m., = Amphiôn, son of Antiope by Jupiter, king of Thebes, and husband of Niobe; renowned for his music. by the magical power of which the stones came together for the building of the walls of Thebes, Hyg. Fab. 6 and 7; Hor. A. P. 394. He killed himself on account of grief for the loss of his children, who had been slain by the arrows of Apollo and Diana, Ov. M. 6, 221; 6, 271; 6, 402:Amphionis arces,
i. e. Thebes, id. ib. 15, 427.—Whence, Amphīŏnĭus, a, um, adj., Amphionian:Amphioniae lyrae,
Prop. 1, 9, 10. -
31 Amycus
Ămycus, i, m., = Amukos.I.Son of Neptune, king of the Bebrycians, Val. Fl. 4, 148.—II.A centaur slain in the contest with the Lapithœ, Ov. M. 12, 245.—III.A Trojan, Verg. A. 10, 704. -
32 Ancaeus
Ancaeus, i, m., = Ankaios, an Arcadian, slain by the Calydonian bcar, Ov. M. 8, 315; 8, 401; 8, 519. -
33 Antaeus
Antaeus, i, m., = Antaios, a huge giant in Libya, slain by Hercules, Ov. M. 9, 184; Luc. 4, 590 sq. -
34 Antilochus
Antĭlŏchus, i, m., = Antilochos, a son of Nestor, slain by Hector before Troy, Hor. C. 2, 9, 14; Ov. H. 1, 15; Juv. 10, 253. -
35 Antimachus
Antĭmăchus, i, m., = Antimachos.I.A Greek poet of Colophon, a contemporary of Socrates and Plato, and author of a Thebaid, Cic. Brut. 51, 191; Cat. 95, 10; Prop. 3, 32, 45.—II.A centaur slain by Cœneus in the contest with the Lapithœ, Ov. M. 12, 460. —III.A son of Ægyptus, murdered by his bride, Idæa, Hyg. Fab. 170.—IV.A statuary, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 86. -
36 Antiphates
Antĭphătes, ae, m., = Antiphatês.I.A king of the Lœstrygones, who sunk the fleet of the Greeks returning from Troy with Ulysses, and devoured one of his companions, Ov. M. 14, 234 sq.; Juv. 14, 20; Sil. 8, 531.—II.A son of Sarpedon, slain by Turnus, Verg. A. 9, 696. -
37 Aper
1.ăper, pri, m. [cf. old Germ. Ebar; Germ. Eber; Angl.-Sax. bār = aper, verres; Engl. boar; cf. Lat. caper, with change of meaning, and the Gr. kapros], a wild boar.I.A.. Lit., Ov. M. 8, 282; 9, 192; 10, 550; 10, 715; Verg. E. 7, 29; 10, 56; id. A. 1, 324 al.:B.aper Erymanthius,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 22, 50:Arcadius,
the Erymanthian boar slain by Her cules, Mart. 9, 104:aper de silvā,
Vulg. Psa. 79, 14.—Among the Romans a delicacy, Juv. 1, 140.— Masc. form used of the female in Varr. L. L. 8, 47, p. 183 Müll., though Pliny had formed apra, q. v.—Prov.1.Uno saltu duos apros capere, to kill two birds with one stone, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 40.—2.Apros immittere liquidis fontibus, for something perverse, inconsiderate, Verg. E. 2, 59.—II.Transf.A.A standard of the Roman legions, Plin. 10, 4, 5, § 16.—B.A kind of fish, Enn. ap. App. p. 486:2.is, qui aper vocatur in Acheloo amne, grunnitum habet,
Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267 Jan.Ăper, pri, m., a Roman cognomen, Tac. Or. 2; Lampr. Commod. 2; Inscr. Grut. 692, 8. -
38 aper
1.ăper, pri, m. [cf. old Germ. Ebar; Germ. Eber; Angl.-Sax. bār = aper, verres; Engl. boar; cf. Lat. caper, with change of meaning, and the Gr. kapros], a wild boar.I.A.. Lit., Ov. M. 8, 282; 9, 192; 10, 550; 10, 715; Verg. E. 7, 29; 10, 56; id. A. 1, 324 al.:B.aper Erymanthius,
Cic. Tusc. 4, 22, 50:Arcadius,
the Erymanthian boar slain by Her cules, Mart. 9, 104:aper de silvā,
Vulg. Psa. 79, 14.—Among the Romans a delicacy, Juv. 1, 140.— Masc. form used of the female in Varr. L. L. 8, 47, p. 183 Müll., though Pliny had formed apra, q. v.—Prov.1.Uno saltu duos apros capere, to kill two birds with one stone, Plaut. Cas. 2, 8, 40.—2.Apros immittere liquidis fontibus, for something perverse, inconsiderate, Verg. E. 2, 59.—II.Transf.A.A standard of the Roman legions, Plin. 10, 4, 5, § 16.—B.A kind of fish, Enn. ap. App. p. 486:2.is, qui aper vocatur in Acheloo amne, grunnitum habet,
Plin. 11, 51, 112, § 267 Jan.Ăper, pri, m., a Roman cognomen, Tac. Or. 2; Lampr. Commod. 2; Inscr. Grut. 692, 8. -
39 Archelaus
Archĕlāus, i, m., = Archelaos.I. II.A king of Macedonia, son of Perdiccas, and friend of Euripides, Cic. Tusc. 5, 12, 34; Just. 7, 4; Gell. 15, 20, 9.—III.A king of Cappadocia, in the time of Tiberius, and author of a work, IIeri lithôn, Plin. 37, 3, 11, § 46; cf. Tac. A. 2, 42; Suet. Tib. 37 fin. —IV.A general of Mithridates, Gell. 15, 1, 4 sq.—V. -
40 Argus
Argus, i, m., = Argos.I.The hundred-eyed keeper of Io, after she was changed into a heifer by Jupiter; slain by Mercury at the bidding of Jupiter. His hundred eyes were placed by Juno in the tail of the peacock, Ov. M. 1, 625 sq.; 15, 385; Prop. 1, 3, 20 (cf. Eustath. ad Hom. Il. 2, p. 138; Schol. ad Eurip. Phoen. v. 1123; Heyne, Apollod. p. 249 sq.).—II.The builder of the ship Argo, Val. Fl. 1, 93 and 314.—III.Argus, a, um, adj., = Argivus; v. Argos, II. D.
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