Caphareus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Căphāreus or Căphēreus (trisyl.), ei, m., = Καφαρεύς,

I a rocky promontory on the southern coast of Euboea , where the homeward-bound fleet of the Greeks was wrecked , being misled by Nauplius , king of the island , and father of Palamedes , who had been slain before Troy; now Capo del Oro , or Xylofago , Serv. ad Verg. A. 11, 260; Hyg. Fab. 116; Ov. M. 14, 472; 14, 481.— Gr. acc. Căphārĕă, Ov. M. 14, 472; id. Tr. 1, 1, 83; voc. Caphareu, Val. Fl. 1, 371.—Form Caphereus, Verg. A. 11, 260; Mel. 2, 7, 9; Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—

II Derivv.

A Căphārēus , a, um (four syll.), adj., = Καφήρειος, of Caphareus : aqua, Ov. Tr. 5, 7, 36.—Scanned Căphārĕa; saxa, Prop. 3 (4), 7, 39; Hyg. Fab. 116.—

B Căphā-ris , ĭdis, f. adj., = Καφηρίς, of Caphareus : petrae, Sen. Herc. Oet. 805.

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