noun

Pēnēus

gen. Pēnei · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

a principal river in Thessaly; which rises in Mount Pindus; flows through the Vale of Tempe

a principal river in Thessaly, which rises in Mount Pindus, flows through the Vale of Tempe, and falls into the Gulf of Therma, the modern Selembria; in mythology, a rivergod, the father of Cyrene and Daphne, Ov. M. 1, 569 sq.; Plin. 4, 8, 15, § 31; Liv. 32, 15; Verg. G. 4, 355; Hyg. Fab. 161; 203.— Voc. Penee, Ov. Am. 3, 6, 31.—Hence,

belonging to the Peneus; Penean poetic •

Pēnēis, ĭdis, f., = Πηνηίς, of or belonging to the Peneus, Penean (poet.): Nympha, i.e. Daphne, Ov. M. 1, 504; 1, 472.—

belonging to the Peneus; Penean poetic ••

Pē-nēĭus, a, um, adj., = Πηνήϊος, of or belonging to the Peneus, Penean (poet.): Peneia Tempe, Verg. G. 4, 317: arva, Ov. M. 12, 209: Daphne, id. ib. 1, 452: amnis, i. e. the Peneus, Luc. 8, 33.—

Penean poetic •

Pēnēus, a, um, adj., Penean (poet.): undae, Ov. M. 7, 230.

Perseus ID: n34501 Key: Peneus