naiadum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →Naias, Naiadis:
Feminine · Noun
- Frequency:
- Lesser
Naiad; water nymph; nymph;
gen. pl.
Examples
Ecloga VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Ecologues
"...sertis. Addit se sociam timidisque superuenit Aegle. Aegle, Naiadum pulcherrima, iamque uidenti sanguineis frontem moris et tempora pingit..."Metamorphoses X
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...auspicio gravior: nam nupta per herbas dum nova Naiadum turba comitata vagatur, occidit in talum serpentis dente recepto..."Metamorphoses VI
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...meus, et simili "faveas!" ego murmure dixi. Naiadum Faunine foret tamen ara rogabam indigenaene, dei, cum talia rettulit..."Metamorphoses IV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...flectere quae soleat nec quae contendere cursu, solaque naiadum celeri non nota Dianae. saepe suas illi fama..."