pyropus
Ubi idem et maximus et honestissimus amor est, aliquando praestat morte jungi, quam vita distrahi → Where indeed the greatest and most honourable love exists, it is much better to be joined by death, than separated by life.
Latin > English
pyropus pyropi N M :: alloy of gold and bronze; red precious stone
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
pyrōpus: i, m., = πυρωπός (fire-colored),
I a metallic mixture, gold - bronze, bronze, Plin. 34, 8, 20, § 94; Lucr. 2, 803; Prop. 4 (5), 10, 21; Ov. M. 2, 2.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
pўrōpus, ī, m. (πυρωπός), pyrope, alliage de cuivre et d’or : Plin. 34, 94 ; Lucr. 2, 803 ; Prop. 4, 10, 21 ; Ov. M. 2, 2.
Latin > German (Georges)
pyrōpus, ī, m. (πυρωπός, feuerfarbig), eine aus drei Teilen Erz (aes) u. einem Teile Gold zusammengesetzte Metallmischung, etwa Goldbronze, s. Plin. 34, 94. Lucr. 2, 803. Prop. 4, 10, 21. Ov. met. 2, 2.
