proper noun · femininefourth declension
Celaenō
Celaenō f sg (genitive Celaenūs)
Classical[kɛˈɫae̯.noː]Ecclesiastical[t͡ʃeˈlɛː.no]
Meaning
- One of the harpies.
- 16 Tauri, a star in the constellation of Taurus and a member of the Pleiades open star cluster of stars. The name is derived from the Ancient Greek mythical name.
Cĕlaeno, ūs, f., = Κελαινώ.
I. A daughter of Atlas and Pleione, and one of the Pleiades, Ov. H. 19, 135.—
II. One of the Harpies:
dira, Verg. A. 3, 211; 3, 365.— Hence, appel. for an avaricious woman, Juv. 8, 130.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Celaenō ūs, f
, Κελαινώ, one of the Harpies: dira, V.: (uxor) nummos raptura Celaeno, like a harpy, Iu.
Origins
From the Ancient Greek Κελαινώ (Kelainṓ).