Echion
στεφανηφορήσας καὶ ἱερατεύσας → having worn the crown and having had the priesthood
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Ἐχίων, -ονος, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Ĕchīon: ŏnis, m.
I One of the heroes who sprang up from the dragon's teeth sown by Cadmus; the husband of Agave and father of Pentheus, Ov. M. 3, 126; 10, 686; Stat. Th. 4, 569; Hyg. Fab. 178.—Hence: Echione natus, for Pentheus, Ov. M. 3, 526.—
B Derivv.
1 Echīŏnĭdes, ae, m., the son of Echion, i. e. Pentheus, Ov. M. 3, 513 and 701.—
2 Echīŏnĭus, a, um, adj., meton. for Cadmean or Theban: hydrus, i. e. killed by Cadmus, Val. Fl. 8, 343: dens, id. 7, 554: aula, id. 7, 301; cf. arces, Ov. Tr. 5, 5, 53: nomen, Verg. A. 12, 515; cf. plebs, Stat. Th. 1, 169: Bacchus, Pall. Insit. 45.—
II A son of Mercury, an Argonaut, and a sharer in the Calydonian hunt, Ov. M. 8, 311; Hyg. Fab. 14.—Hence,
B Echīŏ-nĭus, a, um, adj., of Echion: lacerto, Ov. M. 8, 345.—
III A celebrated Greek painter, Cic. Par. 5, 2, 37; id. Brut. 18, 70.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) Ĕchīōn,¹⁵ ŏnis, m. (Ἐχίων), fils de Mercure, un des Argonautes : Ov. M. 8, 311 || le père de Penthée et le compagnon de Cadmus : Ov. M. 3, 126 || -ŏnĭdēs, æ, m., fils d’Échion [Penthée] : Ov. M. 3, 701 || -ŏnĭus, a, um, d’Échion : Ov. M. 8, 345 || de Thèbes : Virg. En. 12, 515.
