Nyctĭmĕnē
Nyctĭmĕnē, ēs, f., = Νυκτιμένη, the daughter of Epopeus, king of Lesbos, who unknowingly had intercourse with her father: when she discovered it, she fled in despair to the woods, where she was changed by Minerva into a night-owl, Ov. M. 2, 591; cf. Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 403; Hyg. Fab. 204 and 253.
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
nyctĭmĕnē
Headword (normalized/stripped):
nyctimene
Intro Text:
Nyctĭmĕnē, ēs, f., = Νυκτιμένη, the daughter of Epopeus, king of Lesbos, who unknowingly had intercourse with her father: when she discovered it, she fled in despair to the woods, where she was changed by Minerva into a night-owl, Ov. M. 2, 591; cf. Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 403; Hyg. Fab. 204 and 253.
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n31534
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