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nis
Nīsa
Nīsaeus
Nīsēis
Nīsēĭus
nĭ-sĭ (archaic forms
Nīsĭas
Nĭsĭbis or
nīsus
nīsus
Nīsus
nitălōpĭces
nītēdŭla
nĭtĕfăcĭo
nĭtēla
nītēla
nītella
nītellīnus
nĭtens
nītens
nĭtenter
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Nīsus
Nīsus, i, m., = Νῖσος A king of Megara, father of Scylla, who, in order to gain the love of Minos, cut off her father's purple hair, on which the safety of his kingdom depended, whereupon Nisus was changed into a sparrow-hawk, and Scylla into the bird ciris, Verg. G. 1, 404 sq.; Ov. M. 8, 8 sqq.; v. Scylla.— Hence, Nī-saeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan: et vos Nisaei, naufraga monstra, canes, i. e. Scylla, the daughter of Phorcus, Ov. F. 4, 500; cf. id. A. A. 1, 331.— Nīsēis, ĭdis, f., the daughter of Nisus, Scylla (q. v.), confounded with the daughter of Phorcus: praeterita cautus Niseide navita gaudet, Ov. R. Am. 737.— Nī-sēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Nisus, Nisæan: per mare caeruleum trahitur Niseia virgo, Verg. Cir. 390; Ov. M. 8, 35.— Nīsĭas, ădis, f., Nisæan, i. e. Megarian: Nisiades matres Nisiadesque nurus, of Megaris, in Sicily (a colony of Megara, in Greece), Ov. H. 15, 54.— Son of Hyrtacus and friend of Euryalus, Verg. A. 5, 294; 9, 176 sq.

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Headword:
Nīsus
Headword (normalized):
nīsus
Headword (normalized/stripped):
nisus
IDX:
31038
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n31013
Key:
Nisus3

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