Dictynna

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Τὸ γὰρ θανεῖν οὐκ αἰσχρόν, ἀλλ' αἰσχρῶς θανεῖν → Mors ipsa non est foeda, sed foede mori → Das Sterben bringt nicht Schmach, doch sterben in der Schmach

Menander, Monostichoi, 504

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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Δίκτυννα, ἡ.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Dictynna: ae, f., Δίκτυννα.
I The nymph Britomartis, so called because, when pursued by Minos, she sprang into a net (δίκτυον; cf. Callim. Hymn. Dian. 189 sq.), Verg. Cir. 304.—
II An appellation of Diana, Ov. M. 2, 441; 5, 619; id. F. 6, 755; Tib. 1, 4, 25; Stat. Th. 9, 632.—Hence,
   A Dictynnaeum (-nēum), i, n., a place sacred to the goddess Dictynna, near Sparta, Liv. 34, 38, 5.—
   B Dictynnaeus mons (τὸ Δικτύνναιον), a promontory on the N. W. coast of Crete, where a temple of Diana stood, now Cape Sparta, Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 60; Sol. 11, 6.—
III A city near the temple of Diana in Crete, Mel. 2, 7, 12.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Dictynna,¹⁴ æ, f. (Δίκτυννα),
1 Dictynne [surnom de Diane chasseresse, de δίκτυον, filet de chasse] : Ov. M. 2, 441
2 ville de Crète : Mela 2, 113.

Latin > German (Georges)

Dictynna, ae, f. (Δίκτυννα), 1) die Nymphe Britomartis (nach Kallimachus, weil sie, von Minos verfolgt, in die Netze [[[δίκτυον]]] sprang, od., nach Strabo, vom Berge Dikte), Ps. Verg. Cir. 304. – II) Beiname der Artemis als Jagdgöttin, Ov. met. 2, 441. – Dav.: A) Dictynnaeus mōns (το Δικτύνναιον), ein Vorgebirge an der nordwestl. Küste der Insel Kreta, wo die Artemis Diktynna einen Tempel hatte, j. Cap Sparta, Plin. 4, 60. Solin. 11, 6. – B) Dictynnēum, ī, n. (*Δικτυννειον), Tempelort der Artemis Diktynna bei Sparta, Liv. 34, 38, 5.