ὀρειάς
From LSJ
κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → death is better than a life of misery, it is better not to live at all than to live in misery
English (LSJ)
άδος, ἡ, (ὄρος) pecul. fem. of ὄρειος,
A of or belonging to mountains, πέτρα ὀ. mountain crag, ib.219.5 (Antip.), cf. Arch.Pap.1.219 (Ptol.). II Oread, mountain-nymph, Bion 1.19, Nonn.D.6.259,19.331.
German (Pape)
[Seite 371] άδος, ἡ, bes. fem. zu ὄρειος, zum Berge gehörig, πέτρη, Antp. Sid. 27 (VI, 219). Gew. mit und ohne Νύμφαι, αἱ Ὀρειάδες, die Bergnymphen, Oreaden.
