Tmolus

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

(Mt.) Τμῶλος, ὁ.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Tmōlus: and Tĭmōlus, i, m., = Τμῶλος,>
I a mountain of Lydia in which the Pactolus rises, producing excellent wines, now Kisilja Mousa Dagh, Plin. 5, 29, 30, § 110; Verg. G. 1, 56; Ov. M. 2, 217; 11, 151 sq.— Form Timolus, Ov. M. 6, 15; 11, 86.—
II A town near Mount Tmolus, Tac. A. 2, 47.—
III A small river flowing from Mount Tmolus, Plin. 33, 8, 43, § 126. — Hence,
   A Tmōlĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tmolus, Tmolian: terra, Ov. P. 4, 15, 9.— Subst.: Tmōlĭus, ii, m. (sc. mons), Mount Tmolus, Verg. G. 2, 98.—
   B Tmō-lītes, is, adj. m., of Tmolus: vicanus, Cic. Fl. 3, 8.—Subst., the wine of Tmolus, Tmolian wine, Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 74; Vitr. 7, 3.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Tmōlus,¹³ ī, m. (Τμῶλος), le Tmole [montagne de Lydie] : Virg. G. 1, 56 ; Plin. 5, 110 || rivière de Lydie : Plin. 33, 126.

Latin > German (Georges)

Tmōlus, ī, m. (Τμῶλος), ein an Wein u. Safran reiches Gebirge in Lydien, wo der Paktolus entspringt, eine Fortsetzung des Taurus, bei Saides, jetzt Bozdag, Plin. 5, 110. Verg. georg. 1, 56. Ov. met. 2, 217; 11, 151 sqq.: ders. Timōlus, Ov. met. 6, 15; 11, 86; vgl. Plin. 5, 110 (nach dem Timolus die urspr. Form war.) – Auf ihm lag eine gleichnamige Stadt, die durch ein Erdbeben (19 n. Chr.) unterging. Tac. ann. 2, 47. – Der Gott dieses Gebirges, Ov. met. 11, 156. – Dav.: A) Tmōlius, a, um (Τμώλιος), tmolisch, terra, Ov.: quibus Tmolius (Τμώλιος. sc.οινος) assurgit, Wein, der am Tmolus wächst, Verg. – B) Tmōlītēs, ae, Akk. ēn. m., vom Berge Tmolus, subst., a) ein Bewohner des Berges Tmolus, ein Tmolite, Tmolites ille vicanus, Cic. Flacc. 8. – b) (sc. οινος) der Wein vom Berge Tmolus, tmolischer Wein, Vitr. 8, 3, 12. Plin. 14, 74 (wo Dat. Tmoliti).

Wikipedia EN

In Greek mythology, Tmolus (/ˈmoʊləs/; Ancient Greek: Τμῶλος, Tmōlos) may refer to the following figures:

1. Tmolus, a king of Lydia, and the husband of Omphale to whom he bequeathed his kingdom.
2. Tmolus, the god of Mount Tmolus in Lydia, who was the judge of a musical contest between the gods Apollo and Pan (or the satyr Marsyas). When Tmolus awarded the victory to Apollo, Midas the king of Phrygia disagreed, Apollo transformed Midas' ears into the ears of an ass.
3. Tmolus, the father of Tantalus by Pluto. However the father of Tantalus (by Pluto) was usually said to be Zeus.
4. Tmolus, a son of Proteus, who along with his brother Telegonus was killed by Heracles. However according to the mythographer Apollodorus, the two sons of Proteus killed by Heracles were named Telegonus and Polygonus.
5. Tmolus, a son of Ares and Theogone, was a king of Lydia. While hunting on a mountain, Tmolus raped a companion of Artemis, who then hung herself. Angry, Artemis caused Tmolus to be killed by a raging bull. Theoclymenus, Tmolus' son, buried his father on the mountain, after which the mountain was call Mount Tmolus.

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Mount Tmolus (Ancient Greek: Τμῶλος, modern Bozdağ; highest point: 2,157 m), named after Tmolus, King of Lydia, is in "a mountain range on the south of Sardis, forming the watershed between the basins of the Hermus in the north and the Cayster in the south, and being connected in the east with Mount Messogis." It is situated in Lydia in western Turkey with the ancient Lydian capital Sardis at its foot and Hypaepa on its southern slope. The mountain was "celebrated for its excellent wine-growing slopes. It was equally rich in metals; and the river Pactolus, which had its source in Mount Tmolus, at one time carried from its interior a rich supply of gold." The geography of Tmolus and the contest between Pan and Apollo, associated with the mythical Tmolus, son of Ares, are mentioned in Ovid's Metamorphoses, 11.168.