Lycaon
συνετῶν μὲν ἀνδρῶν, πρὶν γενέσθαι τὰ δυσχερῆ, προνοῆσαι ὅπως μὴ γένηται· ἀνδρείων δέ, γενόμενα εὖ θέσθαι → it is the part of prudent men, before difficulties arise, to provide against their arising; and of courageous men to deal with them when they have arisen
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Λυκάων, -ονος, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Lycāon: ŏnis, m., = Λυκάων,
I a king of Arcadia, father of Callisto, whom Jupiter, because he had defiled his altar with human sacrifices, turned into a wolf; acc. to Ovid, because he had tried to murder Jupiter himself, who was his guest, Ov. M. 1, 198; Hyg. Fab. 176 sq.; Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 10; acc. Lycaona, id. ib. 2, 526.—
B His grandson, also called Arcas, Ov. F. 6, 225.—Hence,
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A Lycāŏnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Lycaon, Lycaonian: mensa, Ov. Ib. 433: parens, i. e. Callisto, id. M. 2, 496; cf. Cat. 66, 66: Arctos, i. e. Callisto as the constellation of the Bear, Ov. F. 3, 793; 6, 235. —Hence, axis, the northern sky, where the constellation of the Bear is situated, Ov. Tr. 3, 2, 2.—
B Lycāŏnis, ĭdis, f., the daughter of Lycaon, i. e. Callisto, Ov. F. 2, 173.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(2) Lўcāōn, ŏnis, m. (Λυκάων), roi d’Arcadie, changé en loup par Jupiter : Hyg. Fab. 176 ; Cic. Fam. 3, 10, 10 ; Ov. M. 1, 198 || petit-fils du précédent, père de Callisto, aussi nommé Arcas : Ov. F. 6, 225 || -ŏnĭus, a, um, de Lycaon : Catul. 66, 66.
Latin > German (Georges)
(2) Lycāōn2, onis, m. (Λυκάων), I) König in Arkadien, Vater der Kallisto, ein angeblich barbarischer, gegen die Götter frevelnder Wüterich, der Menschenopfer brachte, von Jupiter in einen Wolf verwandelt, Ov. met. 1, 198 sqq. Hyg. fab. 176 sq. – Dav.: a) Lycāonis, idis, Vok. i, f. (Λυκαονίς), Tochter des Lykaon, d.i. Kallisto, Ov. fast. 2, 173. – b) Lycāonius, a, um (Λυκαόνιος), lykaonisch, mensa, Ov.: Callisto, Mutter des Arkas, Catull.: Arctos, Kallisto, ein Gestirn, Ov.: axis, mitternächtige Gegend, wo dieses Gestirn sich befindet, Ov. – II) übtr., Enkel des ersteren, Sohn der Kallisto, als Gestirn (= Arctophylax), Ov. fast. 6, 235.
Wikipedia EN
In Greek mythology, Lycaon (/laɪˈkeɪɒn/; Attic Greek: Λυκάων, Lukáо̄n, Attic Greek: [ly.kǎː.ɔːn]) was a king of Arcadia who, in the most popular version of the myth, killed and cooked his son Nyctimus and served him to Zeus, to see whether the god was sufficiently all-knowing to recognize human flesh. Disgusted, Zeus transformed Lycaon into a wolf and killed his offspring; Nyctimus was restored to life.
