Salmacis
From LSJ
τὸ κοῖλον τοῦ ποδὸς δεῖξαι → show the heels, show a clean pair of heels, show the hollow of the foot, run away
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Salmăcis: ĭdis, f.
I A very cleat fountain in Caria, much used, and fabled to render soft and effeminate all who drank of it, Ov. M. 4, 286; Vitr. 2, 8; Stat. S. 1, 5, 21.—Personified, the nymph of this fountain, Ov. M. 4, 337; 4, 347; voc. Salmaci, id. ib. 4, 306; cf. Fest. p. 329 Müll.—
II Transf., a weak, effeminate person, Enn. ap. Cic. Off. 1, 18, 61 (Trag. v. 36 Vahl.; cf. Trag. Rel. p. 53 Rib.).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Salmăcis, ĭdis, f. (Σαλμακίς), nymphe et fontaine de Carie [aux eaux amollissantes] : Ov. M. 4, 286 ; Stat. S. 1, 5, 21.
