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Lewis Short
(adj.adj.) : lūcīnus, a, um, adj.lux
* Lightbringing, or, bringing to the light: hora,one's natal hour,Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 222. —Class. only subst.: Lūcīna, ae, f. (lit., adj.; sc. dea).
* The goddess of childbirth (because she brings to the light): Juno Lucina,Plaut. Aul. 4, 7, 11: date ignem in aram, ut venerem Lucinam meam,id. Truc. 2, 5, 23: an facient mensem luces, Lucinaque ab illis Dicar?Ov. F. 6, 39; Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 41; Cat. 35, 13; cf. Cic. N. D. 2, 27, 68.— More freq. absol.: nascenti puero Casta fave Lucina,Verg. E. 4, 8: si vocata partubus Lucina veris affuit,Hor. Epod. 5, 5: facilis,Ov. F. 2, 449.
* Poet. transf., childbirth: Lucinam pati,Verg. G. 3, 60; cf.: Lucinae experta labores,id. ib. 4, 340: cui rugis uterum Lucina notabit,Ov. A. A. 3, 785.
* Of Hecate, as the producer of terrific dreams and nocturnal spectres: efficiat vanos noctis Lucina timores,Tib. 3, 4, 13 Dissen ad loc.
* Lightbringing, or, bringing to the light: hora,one's natal hour,Prud. adv. Symm. 2, 222. —Class. only subst.: Lūcīna, ae, f. (lit., adj.; sc. dea).
* The goddess of childbirth (because she brings to the light): Juno Lucina,Plaut. Aul. 4, 7, 11: date ignem in aram, ut venerem Lucinam meam,id. Truc. 2, 5, 23: an facient mensem luces, Lucinaque ab illis Dicar?Ov. F. 6, 39; Ter. Ad. 4, 5, 41; Cat. 35, 13; cf. Cic. N. D. 2, 27, 68.— More freq. absol.: nascenti puero Casta fave Lucina,Verg. E. 4, 8: si vocata partubus Lucina veris affuit,Hor. Epod. 5, 5: facilis,Ov. F. 2, 449.
* Poet. transf., childbirth: Lucinam pati,Verg. G. 3, 60; cf.: Lucinae experta labores,id. ib. 4, 340: cui rugis uterum Lucina notabit,Ov. A. A. 3, 785.
* Of Hecate, as the producer of terrific dreams and nocturnal spectres: efficiat vanos noctis Lucina timores,Tib. 3, 4, 13 Dissen ad loc.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
Lewis Short
lūcīnus, i. q. lychnus, q. v.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary
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