hippocentaurus
ἄνω ποταμῶν ἱερῶν χωροῦσι παγαί → the springs of sacred rivers flow upward, backward to their sources flow the streams of holy rivers
Latin > English
hippocentaurus hippocentauri N M :: centaur
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
hippŏcentaurus: i, m., = ἱπποκέϝταυπος,
I a fabulous creature, half horse and half man, hippocentaur, Cic. N. D. 2, 2, 5; id. Tusc. 1, 37, 90; Plin. 7, 3, 3, § 35: si quis rem quae in rerum natura non est aut esse non potest, velut hippocentaurum stipuletur, Gai. Inst. 3, 97 a.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
hippŏcentaurus, ī, m. (ἱπποκένταυρος), hippocentaure, centaure : Cic. Tusc. 1, 90.
Latin > German (Georges)
hippocentaurus, ī, m. (ἱπποκένταυρος), der Hippozentaur, ein fabelhaftes Geschöpf, halb Mensch, halb Pferd, Cic. Tusc. 1, 90 u.a. Plin. 7, 35. Quint. 6, 3, 90. Schol. Iuven. 3, 205 (wo ippoc.). Not. Tir. 108, 34.
