Melicerta
Πολλὰ τὰ δεινὰ κοὐδὲν ἀνθρώπου δεινότερον πέλει → There are many wondrous things in this world, but none more wondrous than humans
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Mĕlĭcerta: and Mĕlĭcertes, ae, m., = Μελικέρτης,
I son of Ino and the Theban king Athamas. His mother, pursued by her husband in his madness, threw herself into the sea with Melicerta, who became a seagod, called by the Greeks Palaemon, and by the Romans Portunus, Ov. M. 4, 522; cf. Verg. G. 1, 437; Ov. F. 6, 485 sq.; Pers. 5, 103.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Mĕlĭcerta Virg., Ov. et Mĕlĭcertēs Hyg. Fab. 2, æ, m., Mélicerte [dieu marin] : Virg. G. 1, 437 ; Ov. M. 4, 522 ; F. 6, 494.
Latin > German (Georges)
Melicerta u. Melicertēs, ae, m. (Μελικέρτης), Sohn der Ino u. des Athamas, mit dem sich die vom rasenden Athamas verfolgte Mutter ins Meer stürzte, worauf er ein Seegott wurde, bei den Griechen Palaemon, bei den Lateinern Portunus genannt, Form -ta, Verg. georg. 1, 437. Ov. met. 4, 522; fast. 6, 494. Pers. 5, 103: Form -tēs, Hyg. fab. 2.
