vatem
Dictionary entries
- Entry →vatis, vatis:
Feminine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
prophetess/ mouthpiece of deity; oracle/soothsayer; poetess (divinely inspired);
acc. sg. - Entry →vates, vatis:
Masculine · Noun · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
prophet/seer, mouthpiece of deity; oracle, soothsayer; poet (divinely inspired);
acc. sg.
Examples
Liber XI
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...erat. Silius [optatae] succurrere censuit umbrae, et vates vatem non minor ipse colit. LI Tanta est quae Titio..."Liber X
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...solus amat qui nocte dieque frequentat Limina, nec vatem talia damna decent. Per veneranda mihi Musarum sacra..."
Liber Secundus
Gaius Valerius Flaccus from ARGONAVTICA
"...scelerum facies, tot fata iacentum exsequar? heu vatem monstris quibus intulit ordo, quae se aperit series..."
Liber Quintus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...comitatus et amnibus Orpheusafforet atque omnis pariter matertera vatem, 25omnis Apollineus tegeret Bacchique sacerdos:nil cantus, nil fila..."Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from SILVAE
"...plumis lumina detersi. quotiens mihi questus Apollo sic vatem maerere suum! iam, mater, amatos indulge thalamos. noster comes..."Liber Primus
Publius Papinius Statius from ACHILLEID
"...maris et belli consultant tempora reges, increpitans magno vatem Calchanta tumultu Protesilaus ait—namque huic bellare cupido praecipua..."Aeneid VII
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...oris, expediam, et primae revocabo exordia pugnae. tu vatem, tu, diva, mone. dicam horrida bella, dicam acies actosque..."Aeneid III
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...aurae vela vocant tumidoque inflatur carbasus Austro: his vatem adgredior dictis ac talia quaeso: 'Troiugena, interpres divum..."