Troezen

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

Troezēn, ēnis, f., = Τροιζήν,

a very ancient city of Argolis , where Pittheus , the maternal grandfather of Theseus , reigned , near the mod. village of Damala , Mel. 2, 3, 8; Plin. 4, 5, 9, § 18; Cic. Off. 3, 11, 48; Ov. M. 6, 418: prope Troezena, id. ib. 15, 296; 15, 506; id. P. 4, 16, 15; Stat. Th. 4, 81.— Hence, Troezēnĭus , a, um, adj., of or beionging to Troezen : ager, Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 56: litus, Mel. 2, 7, 10: vinum, Plin. 14, 18, 22, § 116: carbunculi, id. 37, 7, 25, § 97: heros, i. e. Lelex , son of Pittheus , Ov. M. 8, 566.—In plur. subst. : Troezēnĭi , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Troezen , Mel. 2, 3, 8.

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