proper noun
Thălīa
Meaning
- One of the Muses; the Muse of Comedy
Thălīa (written Thălēa, acc. to Fest. p. 359 Müll., and Serv. Verg. E. 6, 2; so Rib.), ae, f., = Θάλεια.
I. One of the Muses; the Muse of Comedy, Verg. E. 6, 2; Ov. A. A. 1, 264; of Lyric poetry, Hor. C. 4, 6, 25.—
II. One of the Graces, Sen. Ben. 1, 3, 6; 1, 3, 10.—
III. A sea-nymph, Verg. A. 5, 826.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Thalīa (-lēa) ae, f
the Muse of Comedy, V., O. —Hence, arguta, the Muse, H.—A sea-nymph, V.