thyiad
Dictionary entries
- Entry →thyia, thyiae:
Feminine · Noun · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Uncommon
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
- Field:
- Agriculture
citrus tree (Greek name for);
abl. sg.
Examples
Liber Sextus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...sacra resistunt, mox rapuere deum iamiam quodcumque paratae Thyiades, haud alio remeat Medea tumultu atque inter Graiumque acies..."
Liber Duodecimus
Publius Papinius Statius from THEBAID
"...matresque Pelasgae decurrunt: quales Bacchea ad bella uocatae Thyiades amentes, magnum quas poscere credas aut fecisse nefas; gaudent..."