Hymenaeos, Hymenaei:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension · variant: 6th
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Geography:
- Greece
Greek wedding chant/refrain; (personified as a god); marriage, wedding, match;
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | Hymenaeos | Hymenaei |
| Gen. | Hymenaei | Hymenaeorum |
| Dat. | Hymenaeo | Hymenaeis |
| Acc. | Hymenaeum, Hymenaeon | Hymenaeos |
| Voc. | Hymenaee | Hymenaei |
| Abl. | Hymenaeo | Hymenaeis |
Examples
Casina
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...nuptam foras, Suaui cantu concelebra omnem hanc plateam hymenaeo. Io, Hymen hymenaee, o hymen. LY. Quid agis..."Liber I
Titus Lucretius Carus (Lucretius) from DE RERVM NATVRA LIBRI SEX
"...sollemni more sacrorum perfecto posset claro comitari Hymenaeo, sed casta inceste nubendi tempore in ipso hostia concideret mactatu..."Medea
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...Isthmo.++Sacra me thalami uocant, uocat precari festus Hymenaeo dies. Chorvs Audax nimium qui freta primus rate..."
Liber Octavus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...sternuntur velleris auro. Quis novus inceptos timor impediit hymenaeos turbavitque toros et sacra calentia rupit? Absyrtus subita praeceps..."Aeneid XII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...infandum accendere bellum, deformare domum et luctu miscere hymenaeos: ulterius temptare veto.' sic Iuppiter orsus; sic dea summisso..."Aeneid XI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...maerentum puerique parentibus orbi dirum exsecrantur bellum Turnique hymenaeos; ipsum armis ipsumque iubent decernere ferro, qui regnum Italiae..."Aeneid X
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...finibus Acron, Graius homo, infectos linquens profugus hymenaeos. hunc ubi miscentem longe media agmina vidit, purpureum pennis..."Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...flagrantem fervida pinum sustinet ac natae Turnique canit hymenaeos sanguineam torquens aciem, torvumque repente clamat: 'io matres, audite..."