Neleus
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English > Greek (Woodhouse)
Νηλεύς, -έως, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Nēleus: (dissyl.), ĕi and ĕos, m., = Νηλεύς,
I a son of Neptune and the nymph Tyro, a king of Pylos, the father of twelve sons who were all, except Nestor, killed by Hercules, Ov. M. 2, 689; cf. id. ib. 12, 552; Hyg. Fab. 10.—Hence,
A Nēlēĭus, a, um, adj., Nelean: Neleia Nestoris arva, Ov. H. 1, 63: Pyliae Neleia mella senectae, i. e. the eloquence of Nestor, Sil. 15, 459.—Esp. as subst.: Nēlēĭus, i, m., the Neleian, i. e. Nestor: haec postquam dulci Neleius edidit ore, Ov. M. 12, 577.—
B Nēlēus, a, um, adj., Nelean: Nelea Pylos, Ov. M. 6, 418; 12, 558.—
C Nēlīdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Nestor, a Nelide, Ov. M. 12, 553; Val. Fl. 1, 338.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Nēleūs, ĕī ou ĕos, m. (Νηλεύς), Nélée [roi de Pylos, père de Nestor : Ov. M. 2, 689 ; Hyg. Fab. 10 || fontaine de l’Hestiéotide : Plin. 31, 13.
Latin > German (Georges)
Nēleus, eī, m. (Νηλεύς), Vater Nestors, König in Pylos, Ov. met. 2, 689. Hyg. fab. 10. – Dav.: A) Nēlēius, a, um (Νηλήϊος), nelëisch, Ov. u.a. – subst., Nēlēius, iī, m., der Nelëier, d.i. Nestor, Ov. – B) Nēlēus, a, um, nelëisch, Ov. – C) Nēlīdēs, ae, m. (Νηλείδης), der Nelide (Sohn, Nachkomme des Neleus), Ov.
