Ogyges

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λέγεται δὲ καὶ κλῶνας αὐτῆς θύραις ἢ θυρίσι προστεθέντας ἀποκρούειν τὰς τῶν φαρμάκων κακουργίας → its branches attached to doors or windows are said to repel the evil of spells

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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Ōgyges: is, Ōgygus, i, and Ōgy-gĭus, ĭi, m., = Ὠγύγης, Ὤγυγος, Ὠγύγιος,
I the mythic founder and king of Thebes, in Bœtia, in whose reign a great deluge is said to have occurred: oppidum Thebae, quod rex Ogyges aedificarit, Varr. R. R. 2, 1, 2: ante cataclysmon Ogygi, id. ib. § 3: hoc factum Ogyge rege dicebant, Varr. Fragm. ap. Aug. Civ. Dei, 21, 8.—Form Ogygus, Paul. ex Fest. p. 179 Müll.—Form Ogygius, Aug. Civ. Dei, 18, 8.—Hence,
   A Ōgygĭ-dae, ārum, m., the descendants of Ogyges, poet. for the Thebans, Stat. Th. 2, 586.—
   B Ōgygĭus, a, um, adj., = Ὠγύγιος, Ogygian, poet. for Theban: deus, i. e. Bacchus, who was especially honored at Thebes, Ov. H. 10, 48; also, Lyaeus, Luc. 1, 675: populus, the Thebans, Sen. Oedip. 589: chelys, i. e. of Amphion, king of Thebes, Sid. Carm. 16, 3: Ogygia moenia, i. e. Thebae, Paul. ex Fest. p. 178 Müll.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Ōgўgēs, is ou ī, m. (Ὠγύγης), Ogygès [fondateur de Thèbes, en Béotie] : Varro R. 2, 1, 2 || -gўgĭdæ, ārum, m., les descendants d’Ogygès, les Thébains : Stat. Th. 2, 586 || -gўgĭus, a, um (Ὠγύγιος), d’Ogygès : deus Ov. H. 10, 48, Bacchus ; Ogygia chelys Sid. Carm. 16, 3, la lyre d’Amphion ; Ogygia mœnia Acc. d. Fest. 178, Thèbes || subst. m., c. Ogyges : Aug. Civ. 18, 8.

Latin > German (Georges)

Ōgygēs, is u. ī, m. u. Ōgygus, ī, m. (Ὠγύγης, Ὠγυγος), Erbauer u. König von Theben in Böotien, unter dessen Regierung eine große Wasserflut gewesen sein soll, Form -ges, Varro r. r. 3, 1. § 2 u. (Genet. Ogygi) § 3. Paul. ex Fest. 179, 13: Form -gus, Augustin. de civ. dei 18, 8. p. 230, 24 u. 231, 4 D.2 Varro ibid. p. 230, 38. Augustin. de civ. dei 21, 8, 2. p. 441, 18 D.2 Fest. 178 (b), 10. – Dav.: A) Ōgygidēs, ae, m. (Ὠγυγίδης), ein Ogygide (ein Nachkomme des Ogyges), poet. = ein Thebaner, Stat. Theb. 2, 586. – B) Ōgygius, a, um (Ὠγὑγιος), ogygisch = thebanisch, moenia, Acc. fr.: populus, Sen.: deus, der thebanische Bacchus, Ov.