Calliope
Ὁ θάνατος οὐθὲν πρὸς ἡμᾶς, ἐπειδήπερ ὅταν μὲν ἡμεῖς ὦμεν, ὁ θάνατος οὐ πάρεστιν, ὅταν δὲ ὁ θάνατος παρῇ, τόθ' ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἐσμέν. → Death is nothing to us, since when we are, death has not come, and when death has come, we are not.
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Καλλιόπη, ἡ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Callĭŏpē: ēs (Callĭŏpēa, ae, Verg. E. 4, 57; Prop. 1, 2, 28; Ov. F. 5, 80; cf. Prisc. p. 563 P.), f., = Καλλιόπη and Καλλιόπεια (fine-voiced),
I the chief of the Muses, goddess of Epic poetry, and, in the poets, sometimes of every other kind of poetry (e.g. the lyric, Hor. C. 3, 4, 1 sqq.; of amatory poetry, Ov. Tr. 2, 568; of rural poetry, Col. 10, 225; cf. Jahn, Trist. p. 198); the mother of Orpheus by Œagrus, Hyg. Fab. 14; acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 5, 864, the mother of the Sirens by Acheloüs; Lucr. 6, 94; cf. Prop. 2, 1, 3; Ov. M. 5, 339; Aus. Idyll. 20, 7; Anthol. Lat. I. p. 73, 9; Mart. 4, 31, 8. To her Hor. C. 3, 4, is addressed.—
II Meton.
A (Per syllepsin.) All the Muses, Verg. A. 9, 525.—
B (Per synecdochen.) Poetry, Ov. Tr. 2, 568.— Hence, Callĭŏpēĭus, a, um, adj., = Καλλιοπήϊος, of Calliope: puer, i. e. Hymenaeus, Anthol. Lat. VI. p. 89, 77: musici, Firm. Math. 7, 25.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Callĭŏpē,¹² ēs f., Calliope [muse de l’éloquence et de la poésie héroïque] : Lucr. 6, 94 ; Hor. O. 3, 4, 2 ; [muse en gén., poésie] Virg. En. 9, 523 ; Ov. Tr. 2, 1, 568 || -pēa, æ, f., Virg. B. 4, 57 || -ēĭus, a, um, Anth. 941, 77 et -ĭcus, a, um, Firm. Math. 7, 25, de Calliope.
Latin > German (Georges)
Calliopē, ēs, f. (Καλλιόπη, die Schönstimmige), eine der neun Musen, Göttin der epischen, aber bei Dichtern zuweilen auch jeder andern Dichtung, mit Schreibtafel und Griffel dargestellt, I) eig., Lucr. 6, 94. Hor. carm. 3, 4, 2: mit den übrigen Musen, Auson. app. IV (de musis), 9. p. 251 Schenkl. Anthol. Lat. 88, 9 (616, 9): neben Melpomene u. Polyhymnia, Mart. 4, 31, 8. – Nbf. Calliopa, ae, f., Arnob. 5, 26 (wo Calliopae filius). – II) meton.: A) für sämtliche Musen, Verg. Aen. 9, 525. – B) = Dichtung, Ov. trist. 2, 568. – / Nbf. Calliopēa, ae, f. (Καλλιόπεια), Verg. ecl. 4, 57 u.a. Dichter. – Dav. Calliopēius, a, um (Καλλιοπήϊος), kalliopëisch, der Kalliope, puer, v. Hymenäus, Anthol. Lat. 6, 941, 77 (283, 77): musici, Firm. math. 7, 25.
