Thermodon
κρατίστην εἶναι δημοκρατίαν τὴν μήτε πλουσίους ἄγαν μήτε πένητας ἔχουσαν πολίτας → the best democracy is that in which the citizens are neither very rich nor very poor (Thales/Plutarch)
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
(River) Θερμώδων, -οντος, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Thermōdon: ontis, m., = Θερμώδων,>
I a river of Pontus, on which dwelt the Amazons, now Termeh Tchai, Mel. 1, 19, 9; Plin. 6, 3, 4, § 10; Verg. A. 11, 659; Prop. 4 (5), 4, 71; Ov. M. 2, 249; id. P. 4, 10, 51; Sil. 8, 432; Just. 2, 4, 2.—Hence,
A Thermōdon-tēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Thermodon, Thermodontean; poet. for Amazonian: agri, Prop. 3, 14 (4, 13), 14 (Müll. Thermodontiacis).—
B Thermōdontĭ-ăcus, a, um, adj., the same: turmae, Stat. S. 1, 6, 56: bipennis, i. e. of Penthesilea, the queen of the Amazons, Ov. M. 12, 611; cf. securis, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 66: aurum, of Hippolyte, Ov. M. 9, 189.—
C Thermō-dontĭus, a, um, adj., the same: ripae, Sen. Med. 215: hostis, id. Herc. Oet. 21.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Thermōdōn,¹⁴ ontis, m. (Θερμώδων), fleuve de Cappadoce, près duquel habitaient les Amazones : Virg. En. 11, 659 ; Plin. 6, 10 || -dontēus, Prop. 3, 14, 6, ou -dontĭăcus et -dontĭus, a, um, du Thermodon, des Amazones : Ov. M. 12, 611 ; Sen. Med. 215.
