Aratus

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

Ἄρατος, ὁ.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Ărātus: i, m., = Ἄρατος.
I A Greek poet of Soli, in Cilicia, who fl. B. C. 250; author of an astronomical poem, entitled Φαινόμενα, which Cicero, and afterwards Caesar Germanicus, translated into Latin, Cic. de Or. 1, 16, 69; id. Rep. 1, 22, 56; id. N. D. 2, 41; Ov. Am. 1, 15, 16; Stat. S. 5, 3, 23 (Ărătŭs, Paul. Nol. Carm. 19, 125; Sid. Carm. 23, 112).—
II Aratus of Sicyon, a distinguished Greek general, founder of the Achœan League, Cic. Off. 2, 23, 81 (v. his life written by Plutarch).

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

(3) Ărātus,¹⁴ ī, m.,
1 poète grec, auteur des Phénomènes, trad. par Cicéron : Cic. de Or. 1, 69 || -tēus, et -tīus, a, um, d’Aratus : Cic. Div. 2, 14 ; Leg. 2, 7
2 général grec, fondateur de la ligue achéenne : Cic. Off. 2, 81
3 fleuve des Molosses : Plin. 4, 4.

Latin > German (Georges)

(2) Arātus² (Arātos), ī, m. (Ἄρατος), I) ein griechischer Dichter, Verfasser eines astronomischen Gedichts ( Φαινόμενα betitelt), das Cicero u. Cäsar Germanikus ins Lateinische übersetzten, Cic. de or. 1, 99; de nat. deor. 2, 104. Ov. am. 1, 15, 16: in Zitaten griech. Genet., phaenomenōn Arātū, Diom. 483, 3. – Dav. Arātēus u. Arātīus, a, um (Ἀράτειος), des Aratus, aratëisch, carmen, Cic. u. Lact.: carmina, Cic.: dah. absol., nostra quaedam Aratea, Ciceros Φαινόμενα, Cic. de div. 2, 14. – II) ein berühmter griech. Feldherr aus Sikyon, Stifter des achäischen Bundes, Cic. de off. 2, 81.

Wikipedia EN

Aratus of Soli was a Greek didactic poet. "Aratus" may also refer to:

1. Aratus of Sicyon (271–213 BC), an ancient Greek statesman, sixteen times strategos of the Achaean League
2. Aratus the Younger of Sicyon, son of the previous and strategos of the Achaean League 219/18 BC.
3. Aratus III of Sicyon, grandson of Aratus of Sicyon and ambassador of the Achaean League
4. Aratus of Cnidus, the author of a history of Egypt, now lost