proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Enīpeus
Enīpeus m sg (genitive Enīpeī)
Classical[ɛˈniː.pɛu̯s]Ecclesiastical[eˈniː.peu̯s]
Meaning
- A river of Pieria descending from a valley of Olympus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Enīpeus | — |
| genitive | Enīpeī | — |
| dative | Enīpeō | — |
| accusative | Enīpeum | — |
| ablative | Enīpeō | — |
| vocative | Enīpeu | — |
Ĕnīpeus (trisyl.), i, m., = Ἐνῖπεύς.
I. A river in Thessaly that flows into the Penēus, Verg. G. 4, 368; Luc. 7, 116; as a river-god, the lover of Tyro, daughter of Salmoneus, and by her the father of Pelias and Neleus, Prop. 1, 13, 21; 3, 19, 13 (4, 18, 13 M.); Ov. M. 6, 116; Hyg. Fab. 157: voc. Enīpeu, Ov. M. 7, 229.—
II. A river in Pieria, Liv. 44, 8, 2; 44, 20, 3.—
III. A Roman youth, Hor. C. 3, 7, 23.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐνῑπεύς (Enīpeús).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyEnipeusEnipeus (Ἐνίπευς. sometimes Ἐνισεύς). 1. Strab. viii. p.356; Eustath. ad Od. 11.328: Fersalíti, one of the principal rivers of Thessaly, rises in Moun…GeographyEnipeusEnipeus a river of the Macedonian Pieria,which is described by Livy (44.8) as descending from a valley of Olympus, and as enclosed between high and pr…Biography & mythologyEnipeusEnipeus (Ἐνιπεύς), a river-god in Thessaly, who was beloved by Tyro, the daughter of Salmoneus. Poseidon, who was in love with her, assumed the appear…