Sinis
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English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Σίνις, -ιδος, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Sĭnis: is, m., = Σίνις,
I a mythical robber on the Isthmus of Corinth, who bound travellers to the tops of pine-trees which he had bent to the ground, and then, by letting go his hold, hurled them into the air; he was killed at last by Theseus, Prop. 3 (4), 22, 37; Ov. M. 7, 440; id. H. 2, 70; Stat. Th. 12, 576.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Sĭnis,¹⁴ is, m., brigand tué par Thésée : Prop. 3, 22, 37 ; Ov. M. 7, 440.
Latin > German (Georges)
Sinis (falsch Scinis), is, Akk. in, m., (Σίνις, d.i. der Schädiger, Beschädiger), ein Straßenräuber auf der korinthischen Landenge, der die Reisenden überfiel, beraubte u. sie an zwei herabgebogenen Fichten aufhängte, die wieder aufschnellten und die Unglücklichen zerrissen; von Theseus überwunden u. getötet, Prop. 3, 22, 37. Ov. met. 7, 440. Stat. Theb. 7, 576.
Wikipedia EN
In Greek mythology, Sinis (Ancient Greek: Σίνης) was a bandit killed by Theseus on his way to Athens. Sinis has been described as the son of Polypemon and Sylea, daughter of Corinth; he has also been described as the son of Canethus and Henioche.
An Isthmian outlaw, Sinis would force travelers to help him bend pine trees to the ground and then unexpectedly let go, catapulting the victims through the air. Alternative sources say that he tied people to two pine trees that he bent down to the ground, then let the trees go, tearing his victims apart. This led to him being called Pityocamptes (Πιτυοκάμπτης = "pine-bender").
Sinis was the second bandit to be killed by Theseus as the hero was traveling from Troezen to Athens, in the very same way that he had previously killed his own victims. Theseus then slept with Sinis's daughter, Perigune, who later bore Theseus's son, Melanippus. Perigune later married Deioneus of Oechalia.
Translations
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