Lycurgus

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

Λυκοῦργος, ὁ.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Lycurgus: i, m., = Λυκοῦργος.
I Son of Dryas, king of the Edones, who prohibited the worship of Bacchus to his subjects, and ordered all the vines to be destroyed, Ov. M. 4, 22; Prop. 4, 16, 23; Stat. Th. 4, 386; Hor. C. 2, 19, 16; Hyg. Fab. 132; 242.—
II Son of Pheres, a king of Nemea, Stat. Th. 5, 39. —
III Son of Aleus and Neæra, and father of Ancæus, a king of Arcadia; hence, Ly-curgīdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Lycurgus, i. e. Ancæus, Ov. Ib. 503; and: Lycŏorgīdes, ae, m., the same, Prisc. 584 P.—
The famous lawgiver of the Spartans, Cic. Div. 1, 43, 96; id. Rep. 2, 1; 2, 9, 5 sq.; id. Off. 1, 22, 76; Vell. 1, 6, 3 et saep.—
An Athenian orator, the contemporary and friend of Demosthenes, famed for his incorruptible integrity, Cic. Brut. 34, 130; id. de Or. 2, 23, 94.—Transf., for a severe magistrate: Lycurgos invenisse se praedicabat et Cassios, columina justitiae prisca, Amm. 30, 8, 13.—Hence, Lycur-gēi, ōrum, m., = Λυκούργειοι, disciples of Lycurgus, inflexibly severe: nosmetipsi, qui Lycurgei a principio fuissemus, cotidie demitigamur, Cic. Att. 1, 13, 3.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Lўcurgus, ī, m. (Λυκοῦργος),
1 Lycurgue [roi de Thessalie, que Bacchus rendit dément pour avoir arraché les vignes] : Hyg. Fab. 132 ; Ov. M. 4, 22
2 roi de Némée, père d’Archémore : Stat. Th. 5, 39
3 Lycurgue [législateur de Sparte] : Cic. Div. 1, 96
4 orateur athénien : Cic. Br. 138
5 dernier roi de Lacédémone : Liv. 34, 26.

Latin > German (Georges)

Lycūrgus, ī, m. (Λυκοῦργος), I) Sohn des Dryas, König der Edoner in Thrazien, der seinen Untertanen den Dienst des Dionysus (Bacchus) verbot, daher auch alle Weinstöcke vernichten ließ, Ov. met. 4, 22. Hyg. fab. 132 u. 242. – II) Sohn des Pheres, König in Nemea, Stat. Theb. 5, 39. – III) Sohn des Aleus u. der Neära, Vater des Ancäus, König in Arkadien, wovon Lycūrgīdēs, ae, m. (*Λυκουργείδης), der Lykurgide (Nachkomme des Lykurgus), d.i. Ancäus, Ov. Ib. 501. – episch, Lycoorgīdes (*Λυκοοργείδης), Prisc. 2, 37. – IV) ein heftiger u. strenger Redner zu Athen, Cic. Brut. 130. – dah. appellat., ein Lykurg = ein Geißler lasterhafter Bürger, Lycurgos invenisse se praedicabat et Cassios, columina iustitiae prisca, Amm. 30, 8, 13. – Dav. Lycūrgēī, ōrum, m. (Λυκούργειοι), Anhänger des Lykurg, Lykurgeer, appellat. = strenge Tadler, Geißler lasterhafter Bürger, nosmet ipsi, qui Lycurgei a principio fuissemus, cotidie demitigamur, der ich anfangs als ein zweiter Lykurg aufgetreten wäre, Cic. ad Att. 1, 13, 3. – V) der berühmte Gesetzgeber der Spartaner, Sohn des Eunomos, Cic. de div. 1, 96; de rep. 2, 2. Vell. 1, 6, 3.

Wikipedia EN

1. Lycurgus (king of Sparta) (third century BC)
2. Lycurgus (lawgiver) (eighth century BC), creator of constitution of Sparta
3. Lycurgus of Athens (fourth century BC), one of the 'ten notable orators' at Athens
4. Lycurgus (mythology), name of mythological characters named Lycurgus
5. Lycurgus of Arcadia, king
6. Lycurgus (of Nemea), son of Pheres
7. Lycurgus of Thrace, king, opponent of Dionysus
8. Lycomedes or Lycurgus, in Homer
9. Lycurgus, son of Pronax
10. Lycurgus, son of Heracles by Toxicrate, daughter of Thespius
11. Lycurgus, a suitor of Hippodamia of Pisa