Britomartis
From LSJ
Κόλαζε τὸν πονηρόν, ἄνπερ δυνατὸς ᾖς → Malum castiga, maxime si sis potens → Den Schurken strafe, wenn du dazu fähig bist
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Brĭtŏmartis: is, f., = Βριτόμαρτις (Cretan, ΒΠΙΤΥ>, rich in blessing, and ΜΑΠΤΙΣ>, maiden, Sol. 11).
I A Cretan nymph, daughter of Jupiter and Carme, inventress of the hunting-net; when pursued by Minos, she cast herself into the sea, Verg. Cir. 285 sq.—
II An epithet of the Cretan Diana: ignea, Claud. III. Cons. Stil. 251: lucos Britomartis agit, id. ib. 303.
