Myconos
From LSJ
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Mycŏnos: or -us, i, f., = Μύκονος>,
I one of the Cyctades, now Mykoni, Mel. 2, 7, 11; Verg. A. 3, 76; Ov. M. 7, 463.—Hence,
II Mycŏnĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Myconos, Myconian: vinum, Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 75.—In plur. subst.: Mycŏnĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Myconos, the Myconians, Plin. 11, 37, 47, § 130.
