noun

Phīneus

gen. ĕi and ĕos · gender masculine

acc. plur. Phineas, Mart. 9, 26, 10), m., = Φινεύς.

acc. plur. Phineas, Mart. 9, 26, 10), m., = Φινεύς.

King of Salmydessus; in Thrace. He possessed the gift of prophecy; but was struck with blindness for having deprived his sons of sight

King of Salmydessus, in Thrace. He possessed the gift of prophecy, but was struck with blindness for having deprived his sons of sight, upon a false accusation made against them by Idœa, their step-mother, Ov. M. 7, 3; Val. Fl. 4, 425; Hyg. Fab. 19; Serv. Verg. A. 3, 209; Ov. A. A. 1, 339; id. R. Am. 355.—

a blind man by extension

Transf., a blind man, Mart. 9, 26, 10.—Hence,

belonging to Phineus; Phinean ••

Phīnēï-us and Phīnēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Phineus, Phinean: Phineïa domus, Verg. A. 3, 212: guttur, Ov. F. 6, 131: Phineum venenum, Petr. 136: aves, the Harpies, Sen. Thyest. 154.—

a male descendant of Phineus

Phīnī-des, ae, m., a male descendant of Phineus, Ov. Ib. 273.—

Brother of Cepheus; who fought with Perseus about Andromeda; and was changed by him into a stone

Brother of Cepheus, who fought with Perseus about Andromeda, and was changed by him into a stone, Ov. M. 5, 8.

Perseus ID: n36071 Key: Phineus