Parthenope
αὐτόχειρες οὔτε τῶν ἀγαθῶν οὔτε τῶν κακῶν γίγνονται τῶν συμβαινόντων αὐτοῖς → for not with their own hands do they deal out the blessings and curses that befall us
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Parthĕnŏpē: ēs, f., = Παρθενόπη,
I one of the Sirens, who, on the departure of Ulysses, threw herself, for grief, into the sea, and was cast up on the shore where Naples afterwards stood; on this account that city was in early times called by her name, Sil. 12, 33; Verg. G. 4, 564; Ov. M. 15, 712.—Hence,
II Parthĕnŏpēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Parthenope, i. e. to Naples, Neapolitan: moenia, Ov. M. 14, 101.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Parthĕnŏpē,¹⁴ ēs, f. (Παρθενόπη), une des Sirènes qui, lorsque Ulysse leur eut échappé, se précipitèrent dans la mer ; son corps fut rejeté sur la côte à l’endroit où plus tard fut bâtie la ville de Naples, qui prit son nom : Virg. G. 4, 564 ; Ov. M. 15, 712 ; Plin. 3, 62.
Latin > German (Georges)
Parthenopē, ēs, f. (Παρθενόπη), alter Name der Stadt Neapolis von der Sirene Parthenope, die dort begraben sein soll (s. Sil. 7, 34), Verg. georg. 4, 564. Ov. met. 15, 712. – Dav. Parthenopēius, a, um (Παρθενοπήϊος), parthenopëisch, poet. = neapolitanisch, Ov. met. 14, 101.
