proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Lycaeus
Lycaeus m sg (genitive Lycaeī)
Classical[lyˈkae̯.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[liˈt͡ʃɛː.us]
Meaning
- masculinesingularA mountain of Arcadia, where Zeus and Pan were worshipped
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Lycaeus | — |
| genitive | Lycaeī | — |
| dative | Lycaeō | — |
| accusative | Lycaeum | — |
| ablative | Lycaeō | — |
| vocative | Lycaee | — |
Lўcaeus, i, m., = Λυκαῖος,
I. a mountain in Arcadia (now Dhiaforti), where Jupiter and Pan were worshipped, Plin. 4, 6, 10, § 21; Verg. G. 4, 539; Ov. M. 1, 217; Aug. Civ. Dei, 18, 17; Serv. Verg. A. 8, 343 and 344:
saxa Lycaei, Verg. E. 10, 15.—Hence, II. Lўcaeus, a, um, adj., Lycean:
Panos de more Lycaei, Verg. A. 8, 344: collis, Ov. M. 1, 698: nemus, id. ib. 8, 317: deus, i. e. Pan, Val. Fl. 6, 533.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λυκαῖος (Lukaîos).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyLycaeusLycaeus or LYCEUS (τὸ Λύκαιον ὄπος, ὁ Λυκαῖος: Diofórti), a lofty mountain of Arcadia, in the district of Parrhasia, from which there is a view of the…Biography & mythologyLycaeusLycaeus (Λυκαῖος), sometimes also Lyceus, a surname of certain divinities worshipped on mount Lycaeum in Arcadia, as for instance Zeus, who had a sanc…