centaurum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →centaurus, centauri:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Mythology
centaur, a mythical creature, half man and half horse; name of constellation;
acc. sg.gen. pl.
Examples
Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...rarissimus et improbissimus, Graecis tamen frequentior, qui Centaurum, qui Chiron est, Hessona et insulas oxeias thoas dicunt..."Aeneid X
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...sequentem. filius aequalis comitatus classe catervas ingentem remis Centaurum promovet: ille instat aquae saxumque undis immane minatur arduus..."