proper noun · masculinethird declension
Ganymēdēs
Ganymēdēs m sg (genitive Ganymēdis)
Classical[ɡa.nyˈmeː.deːs]Ecclesiastical[ɡa.niˈmɛː.des]
Meaning
- GreekGanymede
- New LatinGanymede (moon)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ganymēdēs | — |
| genitive | Ganymēdis | — |
| dative | Ganymēdī | — |
| accusative | Ganymēdem | — |
| ablative | Ganymēde | — |
| vocative | Ganymēdēs | — |
Gănўmēdes, is (
I. gen. i, Cic. Tusc. 4, 33, 71;
also in a Latinized form Catamitus, Plaut. Men. 1, 2, 35; cf. Paul. ex Fest. s. h. v. p. 44, and s. v. alcedo, p. 7 Müll.), m., = Γανυμήδης. I. Ganymede, a son of Laomedon (acc. to the cyclic poets, whom Cicero follows; acc. to Homer, a son of Tros; acc. to Hyginus, of Assaracus or of Erichthonius), who, on account of his youthful beauty, was carried off by Jupiter's eagle from Mount Ida to heaven, and there made Jupiter's cup-bearer in place of Hebe; as a constellation, the Waterman (Aquarius), Cic. Tusc. 1, 26, 65; 4, 33, 71; id. N. D. 1, 40, 112; Hyg. Fab. 271; id. Astr. 2, 16; 29; Verg. A. 1, 28; Ov. M. 10, 155 al.—
B. Deriv. Gănўmē-dēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Ganymede, Ganymedean:
comae, Mart. 9, 17, 6; manu mixta pocula, id. 8, 39, 4: chorus, i. e. of beautiful servants, id. 7, 50, 4.—II. A eunuch in the service of Arsinoë, an enemy of Cœsar, Auct. B. Alex. 4, 1.
Origins
Ancient Greek Γανυμήδης (Ganumḗdēs). Doublet of Catamītus, whence catamītus.