Appias

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Ὡς χαρίεν ἔστ' ἄνθρωπος, ἂν ἄνθρωπος ᾖ → Res est homo peramoena, quum vere est homo → Wie voller Anmut ist ein Mensch, der wirklich Mensch

Menander, Monostichoi, 562

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Appias: ădis, f. id..
I An epithet of the nympi at the fountain of Aqua Appia (v. Applus), whose waters gushed forth near the temple of Venus: Non illas lites Appias ipsa probat, Ov. R. Am. 660; id. A. A. 1, 82.—Hence, transf., to her statues, found at the neighboring temple of Venus: Appiadesque deae, Ov. A. A. 3, 452.—
II An epithet of Minerva, given by Cicero jestingly, to flatter Appius Pulcher, in imitation of the appellative Pallas, Cic. Fam. 3, 1 Manut.