Nyctĕlĭus
Nyctĕlĭus, a, um, adj., = Νυκτέλιος, an epithet of Bacchus, because his mysteries were celebrated at night: Nyctelius pater, Ov. A. A. 1, 567: latex, wine, Sen. Oedip. 492: Nyctelia sacra, the Bacchanalia, Serv. ad Verg. A. 4, 383
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
nyctĕlĭus
Headword (normalized/stripped):
nyctelius
Intro Text:
Nyctĕlĭus, a, um, adj., = Νυκτέλιος, an epithet of Bacchus, because his mysteries were celebrated at night: Nyctelius pater, Ov. A. A. 1, 567: latex, wine, Sen. Oedip. 492: Nyctelia sacra, the Bacchanalia, Serv. ad Verg. A. 4, 383
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n31530
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