maeandro
Dictionary entries
- Entry →maeander, maeandri:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
wavy line; river famous for winding path; roundabout ways/twists/turnings (pl.);
abl. sg.dat. sg.
Examples
Phoenissae
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from FABULAE
"...Pactolus uada Inundat auro rura: nec laetis minus Maeandros aruis flectit errantes aquas, Rapidusque campos fertiles Hebrus secat..."Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...honores: victori chlamydem auratam, quam plurima circum purpura maeandro duplici Meliboea cucurrit, intextusque puer frondosa regius Ida velocis..."Metamorphoses VIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...variarum ambage viarum. non secus ac liquidus Phrygiis Maeandros in arvis ludit et ambiguo lapsu refluitque fluitque occurrensque..."Metamorphoses II
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...arsurusque iterum Xanthos flavusque Lycormas, quique recurvatis ludit Maeandros in undis, Mygdoniusque Melas et Taenarius Eurotas. arsit..."