Palaeste

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

Pălaestē, ēs, f., = Παλαιστή,

I a seaport in Epirus , Caes. B. C. 3, 6 fin. dub. (al. Pharsalia).—Hence,

II Pălaestīnus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Palaeste or Epirus (as the entrance to the Lower World), Palaestian : Palaestinae deae, the Furies , Ov. F. 4, 236 (where Meletinas is a better reading): arenae, Luc. 5, 460.

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