Caphareus
νεκρὸν ἐάν ποτ' ἴδηις καὶ μνήματα κωφὰ παράγηις κοινὸν ἔσοπτρον ὁρᾶις· ὁ θανὼν οὕτως προσεδόκα → whenever you see a body dead, or pass by silent tombs, you look into the mirror of all men's destiny: the dead man expected nothing else | if you ever see a corpse or walk by quiet graves, that's when you look into the mirror we all share: the dead expected this
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Căphāreus: or Căphēreus (trisyl.), ei, m., = Καφαρεύς,
I a rocky promontory on the southern coast of Eubœa, where the homeward-bound fleet of the Greeks was wrecked, being misled by Nauplius, king of the island, and father of Palamedes, who had been slain before Troy; now Capo del Oro, or Xylofago, Serv. ad Verg. A. 11, 260; Hyg. Fab. 116; Ov. M. 14, 472; 14, 481.— Gr. acc. Căphārĕă, Ov. M. 14, 472; id. Tr. 1, 1, 83; voc. Caphareu, Val. Fl. 1, 371.—Form Caphereus, Verg. A. 11, 260; Mel. 2, 7, 9; Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—
II Derivv.
A Căphārēus, a, um (four syll.), adj., = Καφήρειος, of Caphareus: aqua, Ov. Tr. 5, 7, 36.—Scanned Căphārĕa; saxa, Prop. 3 (4), 7, 39; Hyg. Fab. 116.—
B Căphā-ris, ĭdis, f. adj., = Καφηρίς, of Caphareus: petrae, Sen. Herc. Oet. 805.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Caphāreūs¹⁴ (-phēreūs), ĕī, ou ĕos, m. (Καφηρεύς), Capharée promontoire de l’Eubée, où se brisa la flotte des Grecs, en revenant de Troie : Ov. M. 14, 472 ; Virg. En. 11, 260 || -rēus, a, um, de Capharée : Ov. Tr. 5, 7, 36 ; -ĕus Prop. 3, 7, 39 || -ris, ĭdis, adj. f., de Capharée : Sen. Herc. Œt. 805.
