Pollux, Pollucis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Mythology
- Geography:
- Greece
Pollux; (son of Tyndarus and Leda, twin of Castor);
Inflections
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | Pollux | Polluces |
| Gen. | Pollucis | Pollucum, Pollucium |
| Dat. | Polluci | Pollucibus |
| Acc. | Pollucem | Polluces |
| Voc. | Pollux | Polluces |
| Abl. | Polluce | Pollucibus |
Examples
Liber IX
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...capta est alio nuda Lacaena cycno? dat faciem Pollux Hiero, dat Castor Asylo, atque in utroque nitet Tyndaris..."Liber V
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...fratre tibi, quid cum Polluce molesto? Non esset Pollux si tibi, Castor eras. Vnus cum sitis, duo, Calliodore..."Medea
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...mouet, frater uirginis asperae, cedet Castore cum suo Pollux caestibus aptior. Sic, sic, caelicolae, precor, uincat femina coniuges..."
Liber Octavus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...aras Aesonides unaque adeunt pariterque precari incipiunt, ignem Pollux undamque iugalem praetulit et dextrum pariter vertuntur in orbem..."Liber Quartus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...oculos cuncti inter se tenuere silentes, donec sidereo Pollux interritus ore 'te tamen hac, quicumque es,' ait 'formidine..."Liber Tertius
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...campique ferunt. gravis invenit Ochum Phlias et trepido Pollux impingitur Hebro. ipse super vultus taboque natantia terga..."Liber Primus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...artus caeruleae vestes? unde haec tibi vulnera, Pollux? quantus io tumidis taurorum e naribus ignis! tollunt se galeae..."
Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...equis; sic lubrica ponit membra Therapnaea resolutus gymnade Pollux, sic iacet ad Gangen Indis ululantibus Euhan, sic gravis..."