Indigetes

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Indĭgĕtĕs: um, m. plur. indu-gigno,
I heroes elevated to the rank of gods after their death, and regarded as the patron deities of their country: patrii Dii sunt, qui praesunt singulis civitatibus, ut Minerva Athenis, Juno Carthagini: Indigetes autem proprie sunt Dii ex hominibus facti, quasi in Diis agentes, Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 498: Dii Indigetes (in old prayer), Liv. 8, 9, 6.— Transf., of deified emperors, Arn. 1, 64. — In sing.: Indĭgĕs, ĕtis: Indigetem Aeneam ... Deberi caelo, Verg. A. 12, 794: deus, Tib. 2, 5, 43: pater, Sol. 2, 15: Juppiter, Liv. 1, 2, 6; Gell. 2, 16, 9; in the form INDIGENS, of Æneas, Inscr. Pompej. ap. Bull. Arch. Nap. 1845, p. 35: Indigetes dii, quorum nomina vulgari non licet, Paul. ex Fest. p. 106 Müll.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Indĭgĕtēs,¹³ um, m.,
1 Indigètes, divinités primitives et nationales des Romains : Virg. G. 1, 498 ; Liv. 8, 9, 6 || sing. Indiges appliqué à Énée : Virg. En. 12, 794 ; Liv. 1, 2, 5
2 peuplade d’Espagne : Sall. Pomp. 5.