Acis
From LSJ
τὰ καλὰ καὶ συμφέροντα ταῖς ψυχαῖς ἡμῶν καὶ εἰρήνην τῷ κόσμῳ → what is good and profitable to our souls, and for peace to the world
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Acis: ĭdis, f.,
I one of the Cyclades, i. q. Siphnus, Plin. 4, § 66.
Ācis: ĭdis, m., = Ἆκις,
I a river in Sicily, which rises in Mount Aetna, and falls into the sea; now Fiume di Taci, Ov. F. 4, 468; Sil. 14, 221; Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 332 al.—Hence,
II A river-god, acc. to the myth, son of Faunus, beloved by Galatea on account of his beauty, Ov. M. 13, 750 sq.
