hydrus
σὺν Ἀθηνᾷ καὶ σὺ χεῖρα κινεῖ → God helps those who help themselves, God helps them that help themselves, heaven helps those who help themselves, the Lord helps those who help themselves, move your hand along with Athena, move your hand along with Minerva, fortune favors the prepared mind, fortune favours the prepared mind, chance favors the prepared mind, chance favours the prepared mind
Latin > English
hydrus hydri N M :: water-snake; snake; the constellation Hydra
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
hydrus: or -os, i, m., = ὕδρος,
I a water-serpent, serpent (cf.: chelydrus, chersydrus, anguis, serpens).
I Lit., Plin. 29, 4, 22, § 72; Verg. G. 4, 458; id. A. 7, 753; Ov. M. 13, 804: marini, Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 98. In the hair of the Furies, of Medusa, etc., Verg. A. 7, 447; Val. Fl. 2, 195; Ov. M. 4, 800; hence poet. transf.: nam si Vergilio puer et tolerabile desit Hospitium, caderent omnes a crinibus hydri, i. e. all his poetic fire would have come to naught (referring to his description of the Furies, A. 7, 415 and 447), Juv. 7, 70.—
II Transf.
A The poison of a serpent, Sil. 1, 322.—
B Hydros, i, the constellation of the Waterserpent, called also Anguis and Hydra, German. Arat. 429.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) hўdrus (-drŏs), ī, m. (ὕδρος), hydre, serpent d’eau : Virg. G. 4, 458 || pl., serpents des Furies : Virg. En. 7, 447 || venin : Sil. 1, 322 || le Serpentaire [constellation] : Germ. Arat. 429.
Latin > German (Georges)
(1) hydrus1, ī, m. (ὕδρος), I) die Wasserschlange, Hyder, bei Dicht. auch für Schlange übh., 1) eig., Plin. 29, 72: hydr. marinus, Plin. 6, 98. Solin. 54, 6. Mart. Cap. 6. § 699. – Schlange übh., zB. Verg. georg. 2, 141 u. 3, 545. Ov. met. 13, 803: Cadmeus h., Val. Flacc. 7, 76: Echionius h., Val. Flacc. 8, 343. – als Attribut in den Haaren der Furien u. der Medusa, Verg. Aen. 7, 447. Ov. met. 4, 801. Lucan. 9, 673. Val. Flacc. 2, 195: hydri Gorgonei, Claud. rapt. Pros. 2, 225: u. der Bellona, Claud. in Eutr. 2, 111. – dah. caderent a crinibus hydri, er würde die Furien nicht mit Schlangenhaaren gebildet haben, es würde ihm sein poetisches Feuer vergangen sein, Iuven. 7, 70. – 2) meton., a) Schlangengift, Sil. 1, 322. – b) der aufgetriebene Leib der Schwangeren, Ven. Fort. carm. 8, 3, 330. – c) eine Art Baackwerk, Plin. Val. 5, 24 sqq. – II) nom. propr., Hydros, ī, m., die Wasserschlange, als Gestirn, sonst Hydria od. Anguis gen., Germanic. Arat. 423 u. 429.
Latin > Chinese
hydrus, i. m. :: 公水蛇
