Thisbe

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

Thisbē, ēs, f., = Θίσβη.

I A little town on the coast of Boeotia , celebrated for its wild doves , now Kakosia , Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 26; Stat. Th. 7, 261; 9, 768.

II —Hence, This-baeus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Thisbe , Thisbaean : columbae, Ov. M. 11, 300.—

II A maiden beloved by Pyramus , Ov. M. 4, 55 sq.

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