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noun

Ĕlĕa

gen. Ĕleae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
a city of Lucania; the birth-place of Parmenides and Zeno; the founders of the Eleatic philosophy
a city of Lucania, the birth-place of Parmenides and Zeno, the founders of the Eleatic philosophy, in Lat. also called Velia, Cic. N. D. 3, 33, 82.— Hence, Zeno Elĕātes, of Elea, Cic. Tusc. 2, 22, 52; and: Elĕātĭci philosophi, Eleatic, id. Ac. 2, 42, 129.
Perseus ID: n15408 Key: Elea