LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun

Brĭtŏmartis

Meaning

  1. A Cretan nymph

Brĭtŏmartis, is, f., = Βριτόμαρτις (Cretan, ΒΠΙΤΥ, rich in blessing, and ΜΑΠΤΙΣ, maiden, Sol. 11).
I. A Cretan nymph, daughter of Jupiter and Carme, inventress of the hunting-net; when pursued by Minos, she cast herself into the sea, Verg. Cir. 285 sq.—
II. An epithet of the Cretan Diana: ignea, Claud. III. Cons. Stil. 251: lucos Britomartis agit, id. ib. 303.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyBritomartisBritomartis (Βριτόμαρτις), appears to have originally been a Cretan divinity of hunters and fishermen. Her name is usually derived from βριτύς, sweet …

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What does Brĭtŏmartis mean in Latin?
Brĭtŏmartis, a proper noun, means “A Cretan nymph”.