Permessus
From LSJ
Κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → Death is better than a life of misery → Satius mori quam calamitose vivere → Der Tod ist besser als ein Leben in der Not
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Permessus: i, m., = Περμησσός,
I a river in Bœotia sacred to Apollo and the Muses, which rises in Mount Helicon and flows into the Copaic lake, Verg. E. 6, 64.— Hence,
A Permessis, ĭdis or ĭdos, adj. f., Permessian, Mart. 1, 77, 11; 8, 70, 3.—
B Permessĭus, a, um, adj., Permessian: fons, Claud. Laud. Seren. 8.
