Daulis

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English > Greek (Woodhouse)

Δαυλίς, -ίδος ἡ.

Territory of Daulis: Δαυλία, ἡ.

Daulis: ĭdis, f., Δαυλίς,
I a city of Phocis, situated on an eminence, and celebrated as the scene of the fable of Tereus, Progne, and Philomela, Liv. 32, 18; Stat. Theb. 7, 344.—
II A district in Phocis, on the frontier of Doris, = Drymaea, Plin. 4, 3, 4, § 8.—Hence,
A Daulĭas, ădis, f., adj., Daulian: ales, i. e. Progne, Ov. H. 15, 154; and absol., Daulias, Catull. 65, 14: Dauliades puellae, i. e. Progne and Philomela, Verg. Cir. 199.—
B Daulis, ĭdis, adj., Daulian: parens sororque, Sen. Thyest. 275: Daulida rura, Ov. M. 5, 276 (where Daulia is a false reading).

Daulis,¹⁶ ĭdis, f. (Δαυλίς),
1 Daulis [ville de Phocide, où régna Térée] : Liv. 32, 18
2 adj. f., de Daulis : Sen. Thyest. 275.