Leleges
πρῶτον μὲν οὖν ὄστρεια παρὰ Νηρεῖ τινι ἰδὼν γέροντι φυκί ἠμφιεσμένα ἔλαβον ἐχίνους τ' ἐστὶ γὰρ προοίμιον δείπνου χαριέντως ταῦτα πεπρυτανευμένου → So first I spotted oysters wrapped in seaweed at the shop of some old Nereus, and sea urchins, which I bought; these were the appetizers for a delightfully managed dinner
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Lĕlĕges: um, m., = Λέλεγες,
I a Pelasgic tribe who lived scattered over several parts of Asia Minor and Greece (in Caria, lonia, Mysia, Thessaly, Locris, Megara), Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 27; 5, 30, 33, § 127; Verg. A. 8, 725; Ov. M. 9, 645; Luc. 6, 383.—In sing.: hac Ixionides, illa Troezenius heros parte Lelex, the Lelegeian, as a proper name, Ov. M. 8, 566.—
II Hence,
A Lĕ-lĕgēïus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Leleges, Lelegeian: litora, i. e. the coast of Megara, Ov. M. 8, 8: moenia, i. e. Megara, id. ib. 7, 443.—
B Lĕlĕgēis, ĭdis, adj., Lelegeian, Asiatic: nymphae Lelegeides, Ov. M. 9, 651.—Subst., an early name of Miletus, because formerly inhabited by the Leleges, Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 112.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Lĕlĕges,¹⁶ um, m. (Λέλεγες), peuple de Locride, de Carie, de Thessalie : Virg. En. 8, 725 ; Ov. M. 9, 645 ; Plin. 4, 27 ; Luc. 6, 383 || Lĕlĕgēis, ĭdis, f., des Lélèges : Ov. M. 9, 651 || ancien nom de Milet [habitée d’abord par les Lélèges] : Plin. 5, 112 || Lĕlĕgēĭus, a, um, des Lélèges : Ov. M. 8, 8.
