herous
Dictionary entries
- Entry →herous, heroa, heroum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
heroic;
nom. sg. (m.)
Examples
- M
Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...fugiat * trochaeum, alterius tarditate nimia, alterius celeritate damnata, herous, qui est idem dactylus, Aristoteli amplior, iambus humilior videatur..." - M
Liber I
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...faciat iambum, quem non recipit versus herous. XXIX. Separata vero haec a praecepto nostro non recedent..." - P
Amores II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Amores
"...ipsum genus inpar; sed tamen apte iungitur herous cum breviore modo. tu quoque me, mea lux, in quaslibet..."