centaurus
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;
nom. sg.
Examples
Liber Nonus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...similes minus indignatur habenas. semifer aeria talis Centaurus ab Ossa desilit in ualles: ipsum nemora alta tremescunt, campus..."Liber Septimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...adhuc: ceu nondum anima defectus utraque cum sua Centaurus moriens in terga recumbit. certat opus ferri: sternunt alterna..."Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID
"...vultu. nox trahit in somnos; saxo collabitur ingens Centaurus blandusque umeris se innectit Achilles, quamquam ibi fida parens..."- P
Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...nunc Pristis habet, nunc victam praeterit ingens Centaurus, nunc una ambae iunctisque feruntur frontibus et longa sulcant vada..."