Cyllene
κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
(Mt.) Κυλλήνη, ἡ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Cyllēnē: ēs and ae, f., = Κυλλήνη>.
I A high mountain in the north-eastern part of Arcadia, on which, acc. to the myth, Mercury was born and brought up; hence, consecrated to him, now Zyria, Plin. 10, 30, 45, § 87; Ov. F. 2, 276; 5, 87; Verg. A. 8, 139. —
II Hence,
A Cyllēnĭus, a, um, adj., Cyllenian: mons, Mel. 2, 3, 5: proles, i. e. Mercury, Verg. A. 4, 258; in this sense also subst.: Cyllēnĭus, ĭi, m., Verg. A. 4, 252; 4, 276; Ov. M. 1, 713; 2, 720 et saep.—
2 Of or pertaining to Mercury: proles, i. e. Cephalus, son of Mercury by Creüsa, Ov. A. A. 3, 725: ignis, the planet Mercury, Verg. G. 1, 337.—
B Cyllēnēus, a, um, adj., Cyllenian: vertex, Ov. M. 11, 304: fides, i. e. lyra, Hor. Epod. 13, 9; as a constellation, Cic. Arat. 627.—
C Cyllēnis, ĭdis, f. adj., Cyllenian, or of Mercury: harpe, possessed by Mercury, Ov. M. 5, 176: planta, i. e. the foot of Mercury, Sil. 16, 500.—
D Cyllē-nĭdes, ae, m., one sprung from Cyllene, of Mercury, Mart. Cap. 9, § 899.—
III A town in Elis, Liv. 27, 32, 2; Mel. 2, 3, 9; Plin. 4, 5, 6, § 13.—
A nymph, nurse of Mercury, Paul. ex Fest. p. 52, 5; cf. Serv. ad Verg. A. 4, 252.
