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Misenum
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Lewis Short
Mīsēnum | Mīsēna, ōrum | Mīsēnus, i | Mī-sēnensis, e | Mīsēnātes, ĭum | Mīsēnus, i (noun N.m.m.m) : Μισηνόν
* A promontory, town, and harbor in Campania, now Punta di Miseno, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Cic. de Or. 2, 14, 60; id. Imp. Pomp. 12, 33; Plin. Ep. 6, 20; Suet. Aug. 49; Tac. A. 4, 5; 14, 13; cf.: Misenum promontorium a Miseno tubicine Aeneae ibi sepulto est appellatum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 123 Müll.; also called Promontorium Misenum,Tac. A. 14, 4; and Miseni,Liv. 24, 13, 6; and poet. in the plur.: , , Prop. 1, 11, 4.—Hence
* In fable, son of Aeolus, a trumpeter of Aeneas, buried at the promontory of Misenum, whence it received its name, Verg. A. 6, 162 sq.; Prop. 3, 18 (4, 17), 3; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 123 Müll.
* For Misenum; v. above.
* Adj., of or belonging to Misenum: villa,Phaedr. 2, 5, 8: classis,Tac. H. 3, 57.
* The inhabitants of Misenum, Veg. Mil. 4, 31.
* (sc. mons), the promontory of Misenum: (mons) qui nunc Misenus ab illo dicitur,Verg. A. 6, 234.
* A promontory, town, and harbor in Campania, now Punta di Miseno, Mel. 2, 4, 9; Cic. de Or. 2, 14, 60; id. Imp. Pomp. 12, 33; Plin. Ep. 6, 20; Suet. Aug. 49; Tac. A. 4, 5; 14, 13; cf.: Misenum promontorium a Miseno tubicine Aeneae ibi sepulto est appellatum, Paul. ex Fest. p. 123 Müll.; also called Promontorium Misenum,Tac. A. 14, 4; and Miseni,Liv. 24, 13, 6; and poet. in the plur.: , , Prop. 1, 11, 4.—Hence
* In fable, son of Aeolus, a trumpeter of Aeneas, buried at the promontory of Misenum, whence it received its name, Verg. A. 6, 162 sq.; Prop. 3, 18 (4, 17), 3; cf. Paul. ex Fest. p. 123 Müll.
* For Misenum; v. above.
* Adj., of or belonging to Misenum: villa,Phaedr. 2, 5, 8: classis,Tac. H. 3, 57.
* The inhabitants of Misenum, Veg. Mil. 4, 31.
* (sc. mons), the promontory of Misenum: (mons) qui nunc Misenus ab illo dicitur,Verg. A. 6, 234.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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