Cycnus
ἀμήχανον δὲ παντὸς ἀνδρὸς ἐκμαθεῖν ψυχήν τε καὶ φρόνημα καὶ γνώμην, πρὶν ἂν ἀρχαῖς τε καὶ νόμοισιν ἐντριβὴς φανῇ → hard it is to learn the mind of any mortal or the heart, 'till he be tried in chief authority | it is impossible to know fully any man's character, will, or judgment, until he has been proved by the test of rule and law-giving
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Κύκνος, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Cȳ̆cnus: (Cȳ̆g-), i, m.
A A king of the Ligurians, son of Sthenelus, related to Phæton, who was changed to a swan and placed among the stars, Ov. M. 2, 367; Verg. A. 10, 189; cf. Hyg. Fab. 154; id. Astr. 3, 7. —
B A son of Neptune and Calyce; he was father of Tenes, and was changed into a swan, Ov. M. 12, 72 sq., cf. Hyg. Fab. 157.‡ † cydărum, i, n., = κύδαρος, a sort of ship, acc. to Gell. 10, 25, 5.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(2) Cycnus,¹⁴ ī, m., roi de Ligurie, fils de Sthénélus, fut métamorphosé en cygne : Virg. En. 10, 189
