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involvulus

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Ὦ τύμβος, ὦ νυμφεῖον, ὦ κατασκαφὴς οἴκησις αἰείφρουρος, οἷ πορεύομαι πρὸς τοὺς ἐμαυτῆς, ὧν ἀριθμὸν ἐν νεκροῖς πλεῖστον δέδεκται Φερσέφασσ' ὀλωλότων. → Tomb, bridal chamber, eternal prison in the caverned rock, whither I go to find mine own, those many who have perished, and whom Persephone hath received among the dead. | Tomb, bridal-chamber, deep-dug eternal prison where I go to find my own, whom in the greatest numbers destruction has seized and Persephone has welcomed among the dead.

Source

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

involvŭlus: (involvŏlus), i, m. involvo,
I a worm or caterpillar that wraps itself up in leaves, Plaut. Cist. 4, 2, 63.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

involvŭlus, ī, m., sorte de petit ver (ou de chenille) qui s’enroule sur lui-même : Pl. Cist. 729.