Cinyras
Ζῆν οὐκ ἄξιος, ὅτῳ μηδὲ εἷς ἐστι χρηστὸς φίλος → Life is not worth living if you do not have at least one friend.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Cĭnyras: (Cĭnyra, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 195), ae, m., = Κινύρας.
I A king in Assyria, afterwards in Cyprus; father of Myrrha, and, by her, of Adonis, Ov. M. 10, 299 sq.; cf. Hyg. Fab. 58; 242; 270; acc. Gr. Cinyran, Ov. M. 6, 98; voc. Cinyrā, id. ib. 10, 380.—Hence,
A Cĭnyrēĭus, a, um, adj., Cinyrean: virgo, i. e. Myrrha, Ov. M. 10, 369; Col. 10, 172: juvenis, i. e. Adonis, Ov. M. 10, 712; so also heros, id. ib. 10, 730. —
B Cĭnyraeus, a, um, adj., of Cinyras: litora Cypri, Luc. 8, 716.—
C Cĭny-rēus, a, um, adj., the same: germina, i. e. Myrrha, Stat. S. 5, 1, 214.—
II A leader of the Ligurians, Verg. A. 10, 186.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Cĭnўrās, æ, m., roi de Chypre, père d’Adonis : Ov. M. 10, 299 || -æus, Luc. 8, 716, -ēĭus Ov. M. 10, 369 et -ēus, a, um Stat. S. 5, 1, 214, de Cinyras.
Latin > German (Georges)
Cinyrās, ae, Akk. am u. ān, Vok. ā, m. (Κινύρας), König in Assyrien, später in Cyprus, Vater der Myrrha u. des Adonis, den er mit jener zeugte, Ov. met. 10, 299 sqq. Tac. hist. 2, 3. Hyg. fab. 28. – Dav.: A) Cinyrēius, a, um, cinyrëisch, virgo, Myrrha, Ov.: iuvenis, heros, Adonis, Ov. – B) Cinyraeus, a, um, cinyräisch, Cyprus, Lucan. 8, 716. – C) Cinyrēus, a, um, cinyrëisch, germina, Myrrhen, Stat. silv. 5, 1, 214.
