noun

Hīmĕra

gen. Hīmĕrae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

a river of Sicily; which divides into two branches; of which the northern one is now called Fiume Grande

M. and f., a river of Sicily, which divides into two branches, of which the northern one is now called Fiume Grande, and the southern Fiume Salso, Mel. 2, 7, 17; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 90; Liv. 24, 6; Sil. 14, 233.—

the city of Himera; situated on the northern branch of the river of the same name; between Lilybœum and Pelorus

F., the city of Himera, situated on the northern branch of the river of the same name, between Lilybœum and Pelorus, Mel. 2, 7, 16; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 35, § 86; 2, 4, 33, § 73.—Also Hīmĕra, ōrum, n., Ov. F. 4, 475.—

belonging to the city Himera; Himeran; of Himera

Deriv.: Hīmĕraeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the city Himera, Himeran: Demophilus, of Himera,-Plin. 35, 9, 36, § 61.

Perseus ID: n20696 Key: Himera