Σελινοῦς
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
English (LSJ)
Σελινοῦντος, ὁ, Selinus, in Sicily, Th.6.4:—Adj. Σελινούντιος, α, ον, of Selinus, Id.8.26, Str.6.2.9; cf. σελινούσιος ΙΙ.
French (Bailly abrégé)
οῦντος (ὁ ou ἡ)
Sélinonte :
1 ville de Sicile (auj. ruines de Castel Vetrano);
2 fl. près d'Olympie.
Étymologie: σέλινον, litt. « riche en persil ».
Russian (Dvoretsky)
Σελῑνοῦς: οῦντος ἡ Селинунт (город на южн. побережье Сицилии, колония Мегары) Her., Thuc., Xen.
οῦντος ὁ Селинунт
1 река в Трифалии, Элида Xen.;
2 река в Ионии Xen.
Wikipedia EN
- Selinunte (/ˌsɛlɪˈnuːnteɪ/ SEL-in-OON-tay, Italian: [seliˈnunte]; Ancient Greek: Σελῑνοῦς, romanized: Selīnoûs [seliːnûːs]; Latin: Selīnūs [sɛˈliːnuːs]; Sicilian: Silinunti [sɪlɪˈnuntɪ]) was a rich and extensive ancient Greek city on the south-western coast of Sicily in Italy. It was situated between the valleys of the Cottone and Modione rivers. It now lies in the comune of Castelvetrano, between the frazioni of Triscina di Selinunte in the west and Marinella di Selinunte in the east.
- Selinus or Selinous (Ancient Greek: Σελινοῦς) was a port-town on the west coast of ancient Cilicia and later of Isauria, at the mouth of a small river of the same name, now called Musa Çay. It is located west of the modern city of Gazipaşa in Turkey.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
Σελῑνοῦς: -οῦντος, πόλις ἐν Σικελίᾳ, Θουκ. 6. 4. - Ἐπίθ. Σελινούντιος, α, ον, ὁ κάτοικος, ὁ αὐτ. 8. 26, Στράβ. 275· πρβλ. τὸ ἑπόμ.
