paeanas
Dictionary entries
- Entry →paean, paeanis:
Masculine · Noun
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
hymn (usually of victory, to Apollo/other gods); Paean (Greek Apollo as healer);
acc. pl.
Examples
Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...necesse in oratione deprendi. Licet igitur paeana sequatur Ephorus, inventum a Thrasymacho, probatum ab Aristotele, dactylumque ut temperatos..."
Liber Sextus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...longis campos singultibus implent. victores patrium contra paeana Geloni congeminant, eadem redeunt mox gaudia victis qua deus..."
Liber Decimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...suprema sidera iam nullos uisurus Ialmenus ortus, Sidonium paeana canens; huic languida ceruix in laeuum cogente deo, mediaque..."Liber Quartus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...pineus armat stipes, inexhaustis artantur tela pharetris. Herculeum paeana canunt uastataque monstris omnia; frondosa longum deus audit..."Aeneid X
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...temnenda, viri, iacet altus Orodes.' conclamant socii laetum paeana secuti; ille autem exspirans: 'non me, quicumque es, inulto..."Aeneid VI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...alios dextra laevaque per herbam vescentis laetumque choro paeana canentis inter odoratum lauris nemus, unde superne plurimus Eridani..."Metamorphoses XIII
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Metamorphoses
"...tandem ulla ferenda mei: laetos molire triumphos et Paeana voca nitidaque incingere lauru! vincis enim, moriorque libens..."