单词 | hellespontiac |
释义 | > as lemmasˌHelleˈspontiac ˌHelleˈspontiac adj. [compare ancient Greek Ἑλλησποντιακός, classical Latin Hellespontiacus of the Hellespont, often with reference to Priapus as having been born at Lampsacus, a city on the eastern side of the Hellespont (compare quots. 1855, 1931)] rare = Hellespontine adj. ΚΠ 1649 T. Stanley Europa 29 Because the Hellespontiack power they slight. 1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 191 Let gardens woo,..And, guard against the robbers and the birds, Be their protection with a willow scythe, The Hellespontiac Priapus' ward [L. Hellespontiaci servet tutela Priapi]. 1931 E. K. Rand Magical Art of Virgil ix. 314 That custodian of thieves and birds, the Hellespontiac Priapus. < as lemmas |
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