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(adjective) : Marpessus or Marpēsus, i, f., = Μάρπησσος (another form of Μάρμησσος v. Marmessus)
* A town in the Troas, on Mount Ida, home of the Erythrean Sibyl, Varr. ap. Lact. 1, 6, 12.—Hence, : Marpessĭus (-ēsius), a, um, of or belonging to Marpessus in the Troas, Marpessian, Tib. 2, 5, 67 Drisen.
* A town in the Troas, on Mount Ida, home of the Erythrean Sibyl, Varr. ap. Lact. 1, 6, 12.—Hence, : Marpessĭus (-ēsius), a, um, of or belonging to Marpessus in the Troas, Marpessian, Tib. 2, 5, 67 Drisen.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
Lewis Short
Marpessus | Marpēsus, a, um | Marpessĭus | Marpēsĭus (noun M) : (), , , = Μάρπησσος
* A mountain in the island of Paros, in which lay the quarries of Parian marble, Serv. Verg. A. 6, 471.—Hence, (), , adj., of or belonging to Marpessus in Paros, Marpessian; and transf., Parian: Marpessia cautes,i. e. Parian,Verg. A. 6, 471; and referring to the above passage, Marpessia rupes,Arn. 2, 60.
* A mountain in the island of Paros, in which lay the quarries of Parian marble, Serv. Verg. A. 6, 471.—Hence, (), , adj., of or belonging to Marpessus in Paros, Marpessian; and transf., Parian: Marpessia cautes,i. e. Parian,Verg. A. 6, 471; and referring to the above passage, Marpessia rupes,Arn. 2, 60.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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