Tithonius

Tithonius
Tīthōnus or -nos, i, m., = Tithônos, son of Laomedon, consort of Aurora, and father of Memnon; endowed with immortality, and changed at last, after reaching a decrepit old age, into a cicada, Cic. Sen. 1, 3; Verg. A. 4, 585; Ov. F. 6, 473; Hor. C. 2, 16, 30; 1, 28, 8:

Tithoni conjux,

 Ov. H. 17 (18), 111.—Hence,
A.
Tīthōnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tithonus, Tithonian:

conjux,

 i. e. Aurora, Ov. F. 3, 403.—Called also, absol.: Tīthōnia, Ov. F. 4, 943; Val. Fl. 1, 311; 3, 1; Stat. Th. 12, 3:

senectus,

 id. S. 4, 3, 151. —
B.
Tīthōnaeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tithonus:

Memnon,

 Avien. Perieg. 368. —
C.
Tīthōnis, ĭdis, f., the wife of Tithonus, i. e. Aurora, Stat. S. 5, 1, 34.

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

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Tithonic — Ti*thon ic, a. [L. Tithonius belonging to Tithonus, the consort of Aurora, Gr. ?.] Of, pertaining to, or denoting, those rays of light which produce chemical effects; actinic. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Марс — I         в мифологии древних римлян и других италийских народностей бог войны. М. приписывалось покровительство племенному ополчению в войне, что нашло отражение в многочисленных празднествах в его честь, справлявшихся в Риме в марте и октябре.… …   Большая советская энциклопедия

  • Geography of Mars — Topographic map of Mars, courtesy NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, from Mars Global Surveyor laser altimeter research led by Maria Zuber and David Smith. North is at the top. Notable features include the Tharsis volcanoes in the west (including… …   Wikipedia

  • Classical albedo features on Mars — Mars, as seen through a small telescope, showing the patterns of colour known as albedo features. The classical albedo features of Mars are the light and dark features that can be seen on the planet Mars through an Earth based telescope. Before… …   Wikipedia

  • Geografía de Marte — Mapa topográfico de Marte, cortesía del NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, tomadas por el Mars Global Surveyor. Las formaciones principales visibles incluyen los volcanes de Tharsis en el oeste (incluyendo el Monte Olimpo), el Valles Marineris al… …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”