Cecrops

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

Κέκροψ, -οπος, ὁ.

of Cecrops, adj.: Κεκρόπιος. Fem. adj., Κεκροπίς, -ίδος.

descendant of Cecrops: Κεκροπίδης, -ου, ὁ.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Cēcrops: ŏpis, m., = Κέκροψ,
I the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia;
v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent; hence, geminus, Ov. M. 2, 555.—
II Hence,
   A Cēcrŏpĭus, a, um, adj.
   1    Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa, ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194: arx, Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,
   2    Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic: fines, the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.: coloni, Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29: Eumolpus (born at Athens), Ov. M. 11, 93: thymus, Verg. G. 4, 270: apes, id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14: mel, id. 13, 24: cothurnus, tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf. Atthis), id. ib. 4, 12, 6: fides, i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55: dote madent pectora, full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—
   B Cēcrŏpĭdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.—Plur.: Cē-crŏpĭdae, ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—
   C Cēcrŏpĭs, ĭdis (dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.—Adj.: ales, i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32: virgines, Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also,
   2    An Athenian woman, Juv. 6, 187; and adj. for Attic, of Attica: terra, Ov. H. 10, 100.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Cĕcrops,¹⁵ ŏpis, m. (Κέκροψ), Cécrops, [premier roi d’Athènes] : Ov. M. 2, 555.

Latin > German (Georges)

Cecrops, opis, m. (Κέκροψ), der älteste König in Attika, Gründer der Burg von Athen, Hyg. fab. 48 u. 158: dem Mythus nach halb Mensch u. halb Schlange, dah. geminus, Ov. met. 2, 555. – Dav.: A) Cecropidēs, ae, m. (Κεκροπίδης), ein Cekropide (= Nachkomme des Cekrops), v. Theseus, Ov. met., 8, 550 (wo Vok. Cecropida). – appell. = ein »Altadeliger, einer von altem Geschlecht«, ast ego Cecropides, Iuven. 8, 46. – Plur. Cecropidae, ārum, m. (wie Κεκροπίδαι), die »Athener«, Verg. Aen. 6, 21. Ov. fast. 3, 81; met. 7, 502 (wo Genet. Cecropidûm). Mart. Cap. 4. § 424 u. 9. § 888. – B) Cecropis, pidis, f. (Κεκροπίς), eine Cekropide = a) ein weiblicher Nachkomme des Cekrops, wie dessen Tochter Aglauros, Ov. met. 2, 806: Pandions Töchter Prokne u. Philomele, Ov. met. 6, 667. – b) eine Athenerin, Iuven. 6, 186. – adi. cekropisch, ales, Prokne, Ov. am. 3, 12, 33: tres virgines, Lact. 1, 17, 14 (wo heterokl. Dat. Cecropidis): terra, Attika, Ov. her. 10, 100 (wo Vok. Cecropi). – C) Cecropius, a, um (Κεκρόπιος), a) cekropisch, Cecr. arx u. subst. bl. Cecropia, ae, f. (Κεκροπία), die von Cekrops erbaute Burg von Athen, Ov. met. 6, 70. Plin. 7, 194; dah. meton. = Athen, Catull. 64, 79. – b) häufiger attisch, fines, Attika, Lucr.: insula, Attika, Plaut.: Eumolpus (zu Athen geboren), Ov.: apes, Verg.: vates, Ov.: cothurnus, der Stil der in Athen heimischen Tragödie, Hor.: Cecropiae domus opprobrium (v. der Prokne, der Tochter des athenischen Königs Pandion), Hor.: fides, die Treue der Freunde Theseus u. Pirithous, Stat.: cuius Cecropiā voce madent pectora, voll attischer Weisheit, Mart.