Adonis
Τὸ νικᾶν αὐτὸν αὑτὸν πασῶν νικῶν πρώτη τε καὶ ἀρίστη. Τὸ δὲ ἡττᾶσθαι αὐτὸν ὑφ' ἑαυτοῦ πάντων αἴσχιστόν τε ἅμα καὶ κάκιστον. → Τo conquer yourself is the first and best victory of all, while to be conquered by yourself is of all the most shameful as well as evil
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Ἄδωνις, -ιδος, ὁ.
Feast of a Adonis: Ἀδώνια, τά.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Ădōnis: nis or nĭdis, m., = Ἄδωνις and Ἄδων (nom. Adon, Venant. Carm. 7, 12 and 18;
I gen. Adonis, Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 49; dat. Adonidi, Cic. N. D. 3, 23; acc. Adonidem, Claud. Nupt. Hon. et Mar. 16: Adonim, Prop. 3, 5, 37, acc. to Müller, Adonem: Adonem, Serv. ad Verg. E. 10, 18; Arnob. 4, p. 184; voc. Adoni, Ov. Met. 10, 542; abl. Adone, App. M. 8, p. 213).
I A son of Cinyras, king of Cyprus, beloved by Venus on account of his extraordinary beauty; he was torn in pieces in the chase by a wild boar, which Mars (acc. to some, Diana) sent against him out of jealousy, but was changed by Venus to a flower, which bore the name Adonium, and was yearly bewailed by her on the anniversary of his death, Ov. M. 10, 503 sq.; Macr. S. 1, 21; Serv. ad Verg. E. 8, 37; cf. with 10, 18, and Adonia: Adonis horti, Gr. κῆποι Ἀδώνιδος, pots of lettuce and other plants, which blossom quick, but wither as soon, Plin. 19, 4, 19, § 49; cf. Böttig. Sab. 1, 264.—
II A name of the Sun-god among the Assyrians and Phœnicians, Macr. S. 1, 21.—
III A name of a fish, i. q. exocoetus, Plin. 9, 19, 34, § 70.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
(1) Ădōnis,¹⁴ ĭdis, m.,
1 Adonis [célèbre par sa beauté] : Virg. B. 10, 18 ; Ov. M. 10, 532 ; Cic. Nat. 3, 59
2 fleuve de Phénicie : Plin. 5, 78.
Latin > German (Georges)
(2) Adōnis, Verg. ecl. 10, 18. Ov. met. 10, 532. Hygin. fab. 58. Myth. Lat. 2, 128: Genet. Adonidis, Prisc. 6, 67: Dat. Adonidi, Cic. de nat. deor. 3, 59: Akk. Adonidem, Claud. nupt. Hon. et. Mar. fesc. 1, 16. Vulg. Ezech. 8, 14: Akk. Adonin, Auson. edyll. 6, 58. Macr. sat. 1, 21, 1 sqq. Grat. cyn. 66: Vok. Adoni, Ov. met. 10, 543 u.a.: Nom. Adōn, Varr. sat. Men. 540. Mythogr. Lat. 1, 200 u.a.: Genet. Adonis, Plin. 19, 49. Macr. sat. 1, 21, 1. Apul. met. 2, 26. Arnob. 7, 33: Dat. Adoni, Serv. Verg. ecl. 8, 37: Akk. Adonem, Prop. 2, 13, 53. Arnob. 4, 27. Mythogr. Lat. 1, 200. Anthol. Lat. 220, 6 (706, 6): Abl. Adone, Lact. 1, 17, 9. Apul. met. 8, 25. Mythogr. Lat. 3, 11, 17. Vgl. Neue-Wagener Formenl.3 Bd. 1. S. 856 f.
Adōnis, nidis, Dat. nidi, Akk. nidem u. nin, Vok. Adoni, m. (Ἄδωνις) u. Adōn, ōnis, m. (Ἄδων), I) Sohn des Cinyras, Königs von Cypern, und der Metharme, wegen seiner außerordentlichen Schönheit von Venus geliebt, wurde von einem wilden Eber, den Mars (nach andern Diana) aus Eifersucht gegen ihn schickte, auf der Jagd zerrissen, aber von Venus in eine Blume verwandelt, die den Namen Adonium führte, und jährlich an seinem Sterbetage von ihr beklagt; Sinnbild der sterbenden u. wiederauflebenden Natur, Ov. met. 10, 503 sqq. Cic. de nat. deor. 3, 59. Amm. 22, 9, 15, bes. Macr. sat. 1, 21 (nach dem Adon bei den Phöniziern u. Assyriern Sonnengott war). – Adonis horti, κηποι Ἀδώνιδος, eine Anlage von Pflanzungen, die schnell aufblühen, aber ebensoschnell auch wieder eingehen, Plin. 19, 49. – II) ein Fisch = exocoetus, Plin. 9, 70. – / Nom.