Eriphyla

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

Ĕrĭphȳla, ae, or , ēs, f., = Ἐριφύλη,

I daughter of Talaüs , and wife of Amphiaraüs , whom she betrayed to Polynices for a golden necklace , for which she was slain by her son Alcmaeon. —Form -a, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 18, § 39; id. Inv. 1, 50, 94; Prop. 2, 16, 29 (3, 8, 29 M.); 3, 13, 57 (4, 12, 57 M.).— Form -e, Ov. A. A. 3, 13; Verg. A. 6, 445.— Plur. : multae Eriphylae, Juv. 6, 655, v. Amphiaraus.—Hence,

II Ĕrĭphȳlaeus , a, um, adj., of Eriphyla : penates, Stat. Th. 4, 211.