proper noun · masculinethird declension
Atrax
Atrax m sg (genitive Atracis)
Classical[ˈa.traks]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.traks]
Meaning
- masculinesingularA town of Thessaly, situated above the river Peneus
- masculinesingulara river in Aetolia, mentioned by Pliny
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Atrax | — |
| genitive | Atracis | — |
| dative | Atracī | — |
| accusative | Atracem | — |
| ablative | Atrace | — |
| vocative | Atrax | — |
| locative | Atracī Atrace | — |
Ā^trax, ăcis, = Ἄτραξ.
I. A.. Masc., a river in Ætolia, Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6.—
B. Derivv.
1. ā^trăces, those living near the Atrax, Plin. 4, 2, 3, § 6.—
II. A.. Fem., a town in Thessaly, on the Peneus, now Sidhiro-peliko, Plin. 4, 8, 15, § 29; Liv. 32, 15; 36, 10.—
B. Derivv.
1. ā^tră-cĭus, a, um, Atracian, poet. for Thessalian:
ars, i. e. magic art, which the Thessalians practised much, Stat. Th. 1, 105: venenum, Val. Fl. 6, 447.—2. (A patronymic instead of a gentile nom.; cf. Loers ad Ov. H. 17, 248.) ā^trăcĭdes, ae, m., the Thessalian Cœneus, Ov. M. 12, 209.—
3. ā^tră-cis, ĭdis, f., the Thessalian woman, Hippodamia, Ov. Am. 1, 4, 8; id. H. 17, 248; called also ātrăcĭa virgo in Val. Fl. 1, 141.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄτραξ (Átrax).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyAtraxAtrax (Ἄτραξ, also Ἀτρακία, Steph. B. sub voce Ptol. 3.13.42: Eth. Ἀτράκιος), a Perrhaebian town in Thessaly, described by Livy as situated above the …Biography & mythologyAtraxAtrax (Ἄτραξ), a son of Peneius and Bura, from whom the town of Atrax in Hestiaeotis was believed to have derived its name. (Steph. Byz. s. v.) He was…