proper noun · femininefirst declension
Hiera
Hiera f sg (genitive Hierae)
Classical[ˈhi.ɛ.ra]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.e.ra]
Meaning
- femininesingularOne of the Aegates islands, now Marettimo
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Hiera | — |
| genitive | Hierae | — |
| dative | Hierae | — |
| accusative | Hieram | — |
| ablative | Hierā | — |
| vocative | Hiera | — |
hĭĕra, ae, f. (sc. antidotus), = ἱερά (sacred;
I.
Lat. sacra), a sort of antidote against poison, Scrib. Comp. 99; 156.—II. Perh. = corona, a garland:
hieran fecimus, Sen. Ep. 83, 4.Hĭĕra, ae, f.
I. The name of several islands, Mel. 2, 7, 18; Plin. 2, 106, 110, § 238; 4, 12, 23, § 70 al.—
II. Hĭĕra Cōme, a place in Caria, Liv. 38, 12, 10; cf. 38, 15, 7; 37, 19, 7.
Hĭĕra Cōme, v. 2. Hiera, II.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἱερὰ (Hierà).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyHieraHiera (Ἱερά), the name of several islands. 1. One of the Aegates. [AEGATES No. 1.] 2. One of the Aeolian or Liparaean islands. [AEOLIAE INSULAE.] 3. A…Biography & mythologyHieraHiera (Ἱέρα), the wife of Telephus, who in the Trojan war commanded the Mysian women on horseback. Late traditions described her as excelling in beaut…