Misenates

Mīsēnum, i, n., = Misênon, a promontory, town, and harbor in Campania, now Punta di Miseno, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Cic. de Or. 2, 14, 60; id. Imp. Pomp. 12, 33; Plin. Ep. 6, 20; Suet. Aug. 49; Tac. A. 4, 5; 14, 13; cf.: Misenum promontorium a Miseno tubicine Aeneae ibi sepulto est appellatum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 123 Müll.;

also called Promontorium Misenum,

Tac. A. 14, 4;

and Miseni,

Liv. 24, 13, 6; and poet. in the plur.: Mīsēna, ōrum, Prop. 1, 11, 4.—Hence,

A.

Mīsēnus, i, m.

1.

In fable, son of Æolus, a trumpeter of Æneas, buried at the promontory of Misenum, whence it received its name, Verg. A. 6, 162 sq.; Prop. 3, 18 (4, 17), 3; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 123 Müll. —

2.

For Misenum; v. above.—

B.

Mī-sēnensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Misenum:

villa,

Phaedr. 2, 5, 8:

classis,

Tac. H. 3, 57.—

C.

Mīsēnātes, ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Misenum, Veg. Mil. 4, 31.—

D.

Mīsēnus, i, m. (sc. mons), the promontory of Misenum:

(mons) qui nunc Misenus ab illo dicitur,

Verg. A. 6, 234.