Amphiaraus
φιλοσοφώτερον καὶ σπουδαιότερον ποίησις ἱστορίας ἐστίν: ἡ μὲν γὰρ ποίησις μᾶλλον τὰ καθόλου, ἡ δ' ἱστορία τὰ καθ' ἕκαστον λέγει → poetry is something more scientific and serious than history, because poetry tends to give general truths while history gives particular facts
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Ἀμφιάρεως (sometimes scanned as four syllables, Euripides, Supp. 158), -εω, ὁ, V. also Ἀμφιάραος (Euripides, Phoen. 173), or use Οἰκλείδης, -ου, ὁ, or say, son of Oecles
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Amphĭărāus: i, m., = Ἀμφιάραος,
I a distinguished Grecian seer, father of Alcmœon and Amphilochus. Knowing that he was doomed to lose his life in the Theban war, he concealed himself in his house; but his wife, Eriphyle, was prevailed upon to betray him by the offer of a golden necklace, and he was compelled by Polynices to accompany him to the war, where he was swallowed up, with his chariot, in the earth, Cic. Div. 1, 40; Ov. P. 3, 1, 52.—
II Derivv.
A Amphĭărēus (five syll.), a, um, adj., Amphiarian: quadrigae Amphiariae, Prop. 3, 32, 39.—
B Amphĭă-rāīdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Amphiaraus, i. e. Alcmœon, Ov. F. 2, 43 (al. Amphĭărēïădes).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Amphĭărāus,¹⁶ ī, m. (Ἀμφιάραος), devin d’Argos : Cic. Div. 1, 88 || -rēus, a, um, d’Amphiaraüs : Prop. 2, 34, 39 || -rēĭădēs, æ, m., descendant mâle d’Amphiaraüs : Ov. F. 2, 43.
Latin > German (Georges)
Amphiarāus, ī, m. (Ἀμφιάραος), Held, Seher u. Traumdeuter aus dem Geschlechte der Melampodiden zu Argos, Sohn des Oïkles (od. Apollo) u. der Hypermnestra, Gemahl der Eriphyle, Vater des Alkmäon, Amphilochus u.a., der Eurydike u. Demonassa, nahm gegen seinen Willen an dem Zuge der Sieben gegen Theben teil, floh vor seinem Verfolger Polyklymenus u. wurde auf Zeus' Befehl mit den Rossen u. dem Streitwagen von der Erde verschlungen und unsterblich gemacht, Varr. bei Serv. Verg. Aen. 8, 275. Hygin. fab. 73. Cic. de div. 1, 88. Min. Fel. 26, 5. Apul. de deo Socr. 15. Ov. ex Pont. 3, 1, 52 u. bes. Stat. Theb. 7, 690 sqq. – Dav.: a) Amphiarēiadēs, ae, m., der Amphiarëiade (männl. Nachkomme des Amphiaraus) = Alkmäon, Ov. fast. 2, 43. – b) Amphiarēus, a, um (Ἀμφιάρειος), amphiaraisch, des Amphiaraus, quadrigae (Streitwagen), Prop. 2, 34, 39.
