daphne
Dictionary entries
- Entry →daphne, daphnes:
Feminine · Noun
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Field:
- Agriculture
laurel-tree; bay-tree; daughter of river-god Peneus changed into laurel-tree;
abl. sg.nom. sg.voc. sg.
Examples
Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Megaran credis non habuisse natis? Torquebat Phoebum Daphne fugitiva: sed illas Oebalius flammas jussit abire puer. Briseis multum..."SATIRICON LIBER
Gaius Petronius Arbiter (Petronius)
"...Mobilis aestivas platanus diffuderat umbras et bacis redimita Daphne tremulaeque cupressus et circum tonsae trepidanti vertice pinus..."
Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...Thessalicos vidisses, Phoebe, per agros, erraret secura Daphne. si in litore Naxi Theseum iuxta foret haec conspecta cubile..."Metamorphoses XIV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...cingebat de qualibet arbore Phoebus. Primus amor Phoebi Daphne Peneia, quem non fors ignara dedit, sed saeva Cupidinis..."Metamorphoses I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...cingebat de qualibet arbore Phoebus. Primus amor Phoebi Daphne Peneia, quem non fors ignara dedit, sed saeva Cupidinis..."