proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Stymphālus
Stymphālus m sg (genitive Stymphālī)
Classical[stymˈpʰaː.ɫʊs]Ecclesiastical[stimˈfaː.lus]
Meaning
- a mountain, lake, and ancient town in Arcadia, in modern Greece
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Stymphālus | — |
| genitive | Stymphālī | — |
| dative | Stymphālō | — |
| accusative | Stymphālum | — |
| ablative | Stymphālō | — |
| vocative | Stymphāle | — |
| locative | Stymphālī | — |
Stymphālus, i, m., or Stymphā-lum, i, n., = Στύμφαλος,
I. a district in Arcadia, with a town, mountain, and lake of the same name, celebrated in fable as the haunt of a species of odious birds of prey, very vexatious to the inhabitants, but which were finally destroyed by Hercules, Plin. 4, 6, 10, § 20; Suet. Vit. Ter. 5; Stat. S. 4, 6, 100; id. Th. 4, 298; Claud. Idyll. 2, 1.— Plur.:
Stymphala, Lucr. 5, 30.—Hence, A. Stymphālĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Stymphalus, Stymphalian:
aves, Plaut. Pers. 1, 1, 4.—C. Stymphālis (scanned Stymphălis, Aus. Idyll. 19, 5), ĭdis, adj. f., of Stymphalus, Stymphalian:
undae, Ov. M. 9, 187; id. F. 2, 273; cf. Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 227: silva, Ov. M. 5, 585: aves, Hyg. Fab. 20; 30; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 8, 300. —Called, absol.: Stymphalides, Mart. 9, 102, 7; Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, prooem. 37.—Sing., Sen. Phoen. 422; id. Agam. 849 al.Origins
From Ancient Greek Στύμφαλος (Stúmphalos).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyStymphalusStymphalus (Στύμφαλος, Στύμφηλος, Paus. et alii; Στύμφηλον, Schol. ad Pind. Ol. 6.129; Stymphalum, Plin. Nat. 4.6. s. 10; Stymphala, Lucret. 5.31: Eth…Biography & mythologyStymphalusStymphalus. 2. A son of Elatus and Laodice, a grandson of Arcas, and father of Parthenope, Agamedes, and Gortys. (Apollod. 2.7.8, 3.9.1; Paus. 8.4.3, …