hymenaeum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →Hymenaeus, Hymenaei:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Geography:
- Greece
Greek wedding chant/refrain; (personified as a god); marriage, wedding, match;
acc. sg.gen. pl. - Entry →Hymenaeos, Hymenaei:
Masculine · Noun
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Geography:
- Greece
Greek wedding chant/refrain; (personified as a god); marriage, wedding, match;
acc. sg.gen. pl.
Examples
Casina
Titus Maccius Plautus
"...procedit minus. OL. Quid si etiam si occentem hymenaeum, siqui citius prodeant? LY. Censeo: et ego te adiuuabo..."Adelphoe
Publius Terentius Afer (Terence)
"...Cupio; uerum hoc mihi moraest: tibicina et hymenaeum qui cantent. DE. Eho, uin tu huic seni auscultare..."Phoenissae
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...pietas redimet: occidi patrem, Sed matrem amaui. Proloqui hymenaeum pudet. Taedasque nostras: has quoque inuitum pati Te toge..."