Pactolus
Ἀναβάντα γὰρ εἰς τὴν ἀκρόπολιν, καὶ διὰ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς λύπης προσκόψαντα τῷ ζῆν, ἑαυτὸν κατακρημνίσαι → For he ascended the acropolis and then, because he was disgusted with life by reason of his excessive grief, cast himself down the height
English > Greek (Woodhouse)
(River) Πακτωλός, ὁ.
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Pactōlus: i, m., = Πακτωλός,
I a river in Lydia which was said to bring down golden sands, the mod. Sarabat, Verg. A. 10, 142; Plin. 5, 29, 30, § 110; Hyg. Fab. 191; Ov. M. 11, 142: Pactolus aureas undas agens, Varr. ap. Non. 243, 20.—Prov., of wealth: tibique Pactolus fluat, Hor. Epod. 15, 20; cf. Prop. 1, 14, 11; Juv. 14, 299.— Hence,
II Pactōlis, ĭdis, f. adj., of or belonging to the Pactolus: nymphae Pactolides, Ov. M. 6, 16.
Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)
Pactōlus,¹³ ī, m. (Πακτωλός), le Pactole [fleuve de Lydie, qui roule des sables d’or] : Plin. 5, 110 ; Virg. En. 10, 142 ; Sol. 40, 11 || Pactōlis, ĭdis, f., du Pactole : Ov. M. 6, 16.
Latin > German (Georges)
Pactōlus, ī, m. (Πακτωλός), ein Fluß in Lydien, der Goldsand mit sich führte (dah. Chrysorrhoas gen., Plin. 5, 110. Solin. 40, 11. Hyg. fab. 191 u. 242: u. Lydius aurifer amnis, Tibull. 3, 3, 29), wahrsch. der heutige Sarabat, Verg. Aen. 10, 142: griech. Akk. Pactolon, Ov. met. 11, 87. – Sprichw. vom Reichtum, tibique Pactolus fluat, Hor epod. 15, 20; vgl. Prop. 1, 14, 11. Iuven. 14, 299. – Dav Pactōlis, idis, f. (Πακτωλίς), paktolisch, nymphae, Ov. met. 6, 16.
