Absyrtus
κρεῖττον τὸ μὴ ζῆν ἐστιν ἢ ζῆν ἀθλίως → death is better than a life of misery, it is better not to live at all than to live in misery
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Absyrtus: i, m., = Ἄψυρτος,
I a river in Illyria which flows into the Adriatic Sea, Luc. 3, 190 (al. Absyrtis or Apsyrtis).
Absyrtus: i, m., = Ἄψυρτος,
I a son of Æetes, king of Colchis, killed by his sister Medea in her flight with Jason; he was torn in pieces by her, and his limbs were scattered in the way to prevent her father's pursuit, Ov. Tr. 3, 9, 6 sq.; Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 48.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Absyrtus, ī, m.
1 fils d’Æétès, frère de Médée : Cic. Nat. 3, 48 ; Ov. Tr. 3, 9, 6
2 fleuve de l’Illyrie ; Luc. 3, 190.
Latin > German (Georges)
Absyrtus, ī, m. (Ἄψυρτος), Bruder der Medea, den sie auf der Flucht vor Äetes tötete u. stückweise ins Meer warf, um die Verfolger aufzuhalten, Ov. trist. 3, 9, 6. Hyg. fab. 13 u. 23. Val. Flacc. 8, 369. Mythogr. Lat. 1, 204.
