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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."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..."