Latmus

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

Latmus, i, m., = Λάτμος,

I a mountain in Caria, at the mouth of the Maeander, where Luna (Selene) kissed the sleeping Endymion , Cic. Tusc. 1, 38, 92; Mel. 1, 17; Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 113.—

II Hence,

A Latmĭus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Mount Latmus, Latmian : Latmius Endymion, Ov. A. A. 3, 84: venator, Endymion , Val. Fl. 8, 28.—

B Latmĭădēus , a, um, adj., the same; of Endymion , Mart. Cap. 9, § 919.

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