noun

Nēleus

gen. ĕi and ĕos · gender masculine

(), , , = Νηλευς

a son of Neptune and the nymph Tyro, a king of Pylos, the father of twelve sons who were all, except Nestor, killed by Hercules

a son of Neptune and the nymph Tyro, a king of Pylos, the father of twelve sons who were all, except Nestor, killed by Hercules, Ov. M. 2, 689; cf. id. ib. 12, 552; Hyg. Fab. 10.—Hence,

adj., Nelean; the Neleian •

Nēlēĭus, a, um, adj., Nelean: Neleia Nestoris arva, Ov. H. 1, 63: Pyliae Neleia mella senectae, i. e. the eloquence of Nestor, Sil. 15, 459.—Esp. as subst.: Nēlēĭus, i, m., the Neleian, i. e. Nestor: haec postquam dulci Neleius edidit ore, Ov. M. 12, 577.—

adj., Nelean •

Nēlēus, a, um, adj., Nelean: Nelea Pylos, Ov. M. 6, 418; 12, 558.—

a male descendant of Nestor, a Nelide

Nēlīdes, ae, m., a male descendant of Nestor, a Nelide, Ov. M. 12, 553; Val. Fl. 1, 338.

Perseus ID: n30698 Key: Neleus