Pelorus
From LSJ
Ῥοπή ‘στιν ἡμῶν ὁ βίος, ὥσπερ ὁ ζυγός → Paulo momento, ut trutina, vita impellitur → Wie eine Waage hält das Leben Gleichgewicht
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
(Cape) Πέλωρος, ὁ or Πελωρίς, -ίδος, ἡ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Pĕlōrus: (-os), i, m., and Pĕlōrum, i, n., = Πέλωρος,
I a promontory on the north-eastern coast of Sicily, the modern Capo di Faro: Peloros, Ov. M. 13, 727: Pelorus, Sil. 14, 78: Pelorum, Plin. 3, 5, 10, § 73; Mart. Cap. 6, § 646.—Hence,
II Pĕ-lōrĭtānus, a, um, adj., Pelorian: regio, Sol. 5.
