maronem
Dictionary entries
- Entry →Maro, Maronis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Poetry
- Geography:
- Italy/Rome
Maro; (Virgil's cognomen); mythical character; for outstanding poets (pl.);
acc. sg.
Examples
Satura VI
Decimus Iunius Iuvenalis (Juvenal) from SATVRAE
"...periturae ignoscit Elissae, committit uates et comparat, inde Maronem atque alia parte in trutina suspendit Homerum. cedunt grammatici..."Liber XIV
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...Vergilius in membranis. Quam brevis inmensum cepit membrana Maronem! Ipsius vultus prima tabella gerit. CLXXXVII MENANDROY THAIS..."
Liber Secundus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...canes flevere Molossi,et volucres habuere rogum cervusque Maronem. 20quid, si nec famulus? vidi ipse habitusque notavite tantum..."
