Phoebe

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

Phoēbē, ēs, f., = Φοίβη.

I The moongoddess , sister of Phoebus , i. e. Diana , Luna , or the moon : vento semper rubet aurea Phoebe, Verg. G. 1, 431; id. A. 3, 371; 6, 18: Phoebe venantibus assit, Ov. Am. 3, 2, 51: jaculatrix Phoebe, id. H. 20, 229: innupta, id. M. 1, 476; Val. Fl. 7, 366.—

B Transf., night : tertia, Ov. F. 6, 235.—

II A daughter of Leda and sister of Helen , Ov. H. 8, 77.—

III Daughter of Leucippus , Ov. A. A. 1, 679; Prop. 1, 2, 15.

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