Daulis
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)
Δαυλίς, -ίδος ἡ.
Territory of Daulis: Δαυλία, ἡ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Daulis: ĭdis, f., Δαυλίς,
I a city of Phocis, situated on an eminence, and celebrated as the scene of the fable of Tereus, Progne, and Philomela, Liv. 32, 18; Stat. Theb. 7, 344.—
II A district in Phocis, on the frontier of Doris, = Drymaea, Plin. 4, 3, 4, § 8.—Hence,
A Daulĭas, ădis, f., adj., Daulian: ales, i. e. Progne, Ov. H. 15, 154; and absol., Daulias, Catull. 65, 14: Dauliades puellae, i. e. Progne and Philomela, Verg. Cir. 199.—
B Daulis, ĭdis, adj., Daulian: parens sororque, Sen. Thyest. 275: Daulida rura, Ov. M. 5, 276 (where Daulia is a false reading).
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Daulis,¹⁶ ĭdis, f. (Δαυλίς),
1 Daulis [ville de Phocide, où régna Térée] : Liv. 32, 18
2 adj. f., de Daulis : Sen. Thyest. 275.
Latin > German (Georges)
Daulis, lidis, Akk. lida, f. (Δαυλίς), eine durch den Mythus des Tereus, der Prokne u. Philomele berühmte Stadt in Phocis, auf einer Anhöhe gelegen und gut befestigt, j. Daulia, Liv. 32, 18, 7: Akk., Ov. met. 5, 276. – Dav. A) Daulias, adis, f., (Δαυλιάς), daulisch, ales D., Prokne, Ov.: dies. absol. Daulias, die Daulierin, Catull.: Dauliades puellae, Prokne u. Philomele, Ps. Verg. Ciris 200. – B) Daulis, lidis, f. (Δαυλίς), daulich, Sen. Thy. 275.
