proper noun · femininefirst declension
Dictē
Dictē f sg (genitive Dictēs)
Classical[ˈdɪk.teː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdik.te]
Meaning
- A mountain of Crete
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Dictē | — |
| genitive | Dictēs | — |
| dative | Dictae | — |
| accusative | Dictēn | — |
| ablative | Dictē | — |
| vocative | Dictē | — |
Dictē, ēs, f., Δίκτη,
I. a mountain in the eastern part of Crete (now Sethia), in a cave of which Jupiter, acc. to fable, was concealed from Saturn, Plin. 24, 17, 102, § 164.—
II. Derivv.,
A. Dictaeus, a, um, adj., Dictaean, among poets for Cretan:
arva, Verg. A. 3, 171: saltus, id. ib. 4, 73: rura, Ov. M. 3, 2: greges, id. F. 5, 118: antrum, Verg. G. 4, 152: Nymphae, id. E. 6, 57: rex, i. e. Jupiter, id. G. 2, 536; also, Minos, Ov. M. 8, 43: Telestes, id. 9, 717: Dictaeae astra coronae, i. e. of Ariadne, Claud. II. Cons. Stil. 208: arundo, i. e. of the Cretans, who were famous archers, Sil. 13, 184; so, pennae, id. 15, 634.—B. dictamnus, i, f., or dic-tamnum, i, n., the plant dittany, growing in great abundance on Mount Dicte and Mount Ida: Origanum dictamnus, Linn.; Plin. 8, 27, 41, § 97; 25, 8, 53, § 93; 26, 14, 87, § 142; Verg. A. 12, 412; Cic. N. D. 2, 50, 126.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δίκτη (Díktē).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyDicteDicte (Δίκτη, Strab. x. p.478 Diod. 5.70: Steph. B. sub voce; Δίκτον, Arat. Phaen. 33; Δίκταιον ὄρος, Etym. M. s. v.; Dictaeus M., Plin. Nat. 4.12: Ju…Biography & mythologyDicteDicte (Δίκτη), a nymph from whom mount Dicte in Crete was said to have received its name. She was beloved and pursued by Minos, but she threw herself …