Hister

Hister
1.
Hister, tri (less correctly Ister ), m., = Istros, the lower part of the Danube (the upper part, Danubius).
I.
Prop.
A.
In gen.:

Ponticum simul et Hadriaticum mare et Histrum amnem et Alpes conspici posse,

 Liv. 40, 21:

turbidus et torquens flaventes Hister arenas,

 Verg. G. 3, 350:

stat vetus urbs, ripae vicina binominis Histri,

 Ov. P. 1, 8, 11.—
B.
Esp.: Histro fallacior, an epithet applied by Tertullian to Marcion; because the river, on account of its strong eddies and many mouths, was dangerous to the navigator, Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 1.—
II.
Meton., one who dwells on the Danube:

collo triumphati proculcat Honorius Histri,

 Claud. VI. Cons. Honor. 648:

aut tibi captivo famulus mittetur ab Histro,

 Mart. 7, 79, 11.
2.
hister, v. histrio init.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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