astriferos
Dictionary entries
- Entry →astrifer, astrifera, astriferum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Science
starry, star-laden;
acc. pl. (m.)
Examples
Liber IX
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...steterat veneranda domus quae praestitit orbi quod Rhodos astrifero, quod pia Creta polo. Curetes texere Iovem crepitantibus annis..."Liber VIII
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...multifidum numerauit lana Timauum, quem pius astrifero Cyllarus ore bibit? te nec Amyclaeo decuit liuere ueneno nec Miletos..."
Liber Octavus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...nutabat tellus: non fortius aethera uultu torquet et astriferos inclinat Iuppiter axes. 'at tibi quos,' inquit, 'manes..."