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πῶς δ' οὐκ ἀρίστη; τίς δ' ἐναντιώσεται; τί χρὴ γενέσθαι τὴν ὑπερβεβλημένην γυναῖκα; (Euripides' Alcestis 152-54) → How is she not noblest? Who will deny it? What must a woman have become to surpass her?
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|lshtext=<b>Baucis</b>: ĭdis, f., = Βαῦκις.<br /><b>I</b> The [[wife]] of Philemon, in [[Phrygia]]. She, [[with]] her [[husband]], entertained, in a [[very]] [[hospitable]] [[manner]], Jupiter and [[Mercury]], [[who]] came to [[them]] in the form of men; in [[return]] for [[which]] [[they]] were changed to [[two]] [[sacred]] trees [[before]] [[their]] [[hut]], [[which]] became a [[temple]], Ov. M. 8, 631 sq.—<br /><b>II</b> [[Meton]]., an old [[woman]], Pers. 4, 21. | |lshtext=<b>Baucis</b>: ĭdis, f., = Βαῦκις.<br /><b>I</b> The [[wife]] of Philemon, in [[Phrygia]]. She, [[with]] her [[husband]], entertained, in a [[very]] [[hospitable]] [[manner]], Jupiter and [[Mercury]], [[who]] came to [[them]] in the form of men; in [[return]] for [[which]] [[they]] were changed to [[two]] [[sacred]] trees [[before]] [[their]] [[hut]], [[which]] became a [[temple]], Ov. M. 8, 631 sq.—<br /><b>II</b> [[Meton]]., an old [[woman]], Pers. 4, 21. | ||
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|gf=<b>Baucis</b>,¹⁶ ĭdis, f., femme de Philémon : Ov. M. 8, 631 || [fig.] une vieille femme : Pers. 4, 21. | |||
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Revision as of 06:36, 14 August 2017
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Baucis: ĭdis, f., = Βαῦκις.
I The wife of Philemon, in Phrygia. She, with her husband, entertained, in a very hospitable manner, Jupiter and Mercury, who came to them in the form of men; in return for which they were changed to two sacred trees before their hut, which became a temple, Ov. M. 8, 631 sq.—
II Meton., an old woman, Pers. 4, 21.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Baucis,¹⁶ ĭdis, f., femme de Philémon : Ov. M. 8, 631
