nympham
Dictionary entries
- Entry →nympha, nymphae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Mythology
- Geography:
- Greece
nymph; (semi-divine female nature/water spirit); water; bride; young maiden;
acc. sg.
Examples
Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...seruat et nemus et fluuium; manet ingens gloria nympham, cum tristem Hypsipylen ducibus sudatus Achaeis ludus et atra..."- P
Metamorphoses XIV
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...verba referre et precibus spretis fugisse per avia nympham, donec harenosi placidum Ladonis ad amnem venerit; hic illam..." - P
Metamorphoses VII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...nomenque aurae tam saepe vocatum esse putat nymphae: nympham mihi credit amari. criminis extemplo ficti temerarius index Procrin..." - P
Metamorphoses I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...verba referre et precibus spretis fugisse per avia nympham, donec harenosi placidum Ladonis ad amnem venerit; hic illam..."