daphnis
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. pl.dat. pl.loc. pl.
Examples
Liber III
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...hunc primae quaeres in limine Tectae: quos tenuit Daphnis, nunc tenet ille lares. Est illi coniunx, quae..."- P
Ecloga IX
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...nocte canentem audieram? Numeros memini, si uerba tenerem: "Daphni, quid antiquos signorum suspicis ortus? Ecce Dionaei processit Caesaris..." - P
Ecloga VIII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...cera liquescit uno eodemque igni, sic nostro Daphnis amore. Sparge molam et fragilis incende bitumine laurus. Daphnis..." - P
Ecloga VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...Meliboeus Forte sub arguta consederat ilice Daphnis, compulerantque greges Corydon et Thyrsis in unum, Thyrsis ouis, Corydon distentas..." - P
Ecloga V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...mater. Non ulli pastos illis egere diebus frigida, Daphni, boues ad flumina: nulla neque amnem libauit quadrupes..." - P
Ars Amatoria I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...Side silvis errabat Orion, Pallidus in lenta naide Daphnis erat. Arguat et macies animum: nec turpe putaris Palliolum..."