Capaneus
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Căpăneus: (trisyl.), ei, m., = Καπανεύς,
I a son of Hipponŏus and Astynome, Hyg. Fab. 70; one of the seven before Thebes, struck with lightning by Jupiter, Ov. M. 9, 404; Veg. Mil. 4, 21; Stat. Th. 10, 549; 10, 898 sq.—Gen. Capanei, Prop. 2 (3), 34, 40.— Acc. Capanea, Plin. 35, 11, 40, § 144.—Voc. Capaneu, Ov. A. A. 3, 21.—
II Deriv.: Căpănēus (four syll.), a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Capaneus, Capanean: tela, Stat. Th. 10, 811: signa, id. ib. 10, 832.— And access. form Căpănēia: conjux, Stat. Th. 12, 545.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Căpăneūs,¹⁵ ĕī ou ĕos m., Capanée [un des sept chefs devant Thèbes] : Ov. M. 9, 404 || -ēĭus, et -eus, a, um, de Capanée : Stat. Th. 12, 545 ; 10, 811.
Latin > German (Georges)
Capaneus, eī, Akk. ea, Vok. eu, m. (Καπανεύς), einer der sieben Fürsten vor Theben, von Jupiter, dessen Macht er verachtete, mit dem Blitz erschlagen, Stat. Theb. 10, 898. Prop. 2, 24, 40. Plin. 35, 144. Serv. Verg. Aen. 1, 44 (wo Nomin. Capaneos). – Als sein Leichnam verbrannt wurde, stürzte sich seine Gemahlin Euadne (Tochter des Iphis, dah. Iphias) in den brennenden Scheiterhaufen, Ov. art. am. 3, 21 sq. – Dav. Capanēius, a, um, kapanëisch, des Kappaneus, coniunx, Stat. Theb. 12, 545.
