Syene
ἁρμονίη ἀφανὴς φανερῆς κρείττων → the hidden attunement is better than the obvious one, invisible connection is stronger than visible, harmony we can't see is stronger than harmony we can, unseen harmony is stronger than what we can see
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Syēnē: ēs, f., = Συήνη,>
I a town at the southern extremity of Upper Egypt, now Essouan, Plin. 2, 73, 75, § 183 sqq.; Ov. P. 1, 5, 79; Mel. 1, 9, 9; Luc. 2, 587; 10, 234; Mart. 9, 36, 7.—Meton., the granite of Syene, Syenite, Stat. S. 4, 2, 27.—Hence, Syē-nītes, ae, adj. m., of or belonging to Syene, Syenite: Phorbas, Ov. M. 5, 74: lapis, a kind of red granite, Syenite, Plin. 36, 8, 13, § 63.— As subst.: Syēnītae, ārum, m., the inhabitants of Syene, the Syenites, Plin. 6, 29, 35, § 178.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Sўēnē, ēs, f. (Συήνη), ville de la Haute- Égypte, célèbre pour son granit rouge : Plin. 2, 183 || [poét.] granit rouge : Stat. S. 4, 2, 27 || Sўēnītēs, æ, a) adj. m. (Συηνίτης), de Syène : Ov. M. 5, 74 ; b) subst. m., syénite, granit rouge : Plin. 36, 63 || -nītæ, ārum, m., habitants de Syène : Plin. 6, 178.
