noun

Parthĕnŏpē

gen. Parthĕnŏpēs · gender feminine

= Παρθενόπη

one of the Sirens; who; on the departure of Ulysses

one of the Sirens, who, on the departure of Ulysses, threw herself, for grief, into the sea, and was cast up on the shore where Naples afterwards stood; on this account that city was in early times called by her name, Sil. 12, 33; Verg. G. 4, 564; Ov. M. 15, 712.—Hence,

belonging to Parthenope; to Naples; Neapolitan •

Parthĕnŏpēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Parthenope, i. e. to Naples, Neapolitan: moenia, Ov. M. 14, 101.

Perseus ID: n33947 Key: Parthenope