noun

Bĕrĕcyntus

gen. Bĕrĕcynti · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

= Βερέκυντος

a mountain on the banks of the river Sangarius; in Phrygia; sacred to Cybele

a mountain on the banks of the river Sangarius, in Phrygia, sacred to Cybele, Serv. ad Verg. A. 6, 784; 9, 82; Schol. Cruq. ad Hor. C. 4, 1, 22.—

adjj

Derivv., the adjj.

Bĕrĕcyntĭus (Bĕrĕcynth-), a, um, = Βερεκύντιος.

pertaining to the mountain Berecyntus; Berecyntian •

Of or pertaining to the mountain Berecyntus, Berecyntian: tractus, Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 108 (acc. to Pliny, in Caria): juga, Claud. ap. Eutr. 2, 300: mater, i. e. Cybele, Verg. A. 6, 785; Stat. Th. 4, 782; and subst.: Bĕrĕcyntia, ae, f., Verg. A. 9, 82; Ov. F. 4, 355.—

pertaining to Cybele; a flute of a crooked shape; a curved Phrygian flute •

Of or pertaining to Cybele: heros, i. e. Midas, son of Cybele, Ov. M. 11, 106: Attis, her favorite, Pers. 1, 93: tibia, a flute of a crooked shape (orig. employed only in her festivals), Ov. F. 4, 181; hence, for a curved Phrygian flute, in gen., Hor. C. 3, 19, 18; 4, 1, 22; Ov M. 11, 16; cf. cornu, Hor. C. 1, 18, 13: furores, the madness of the priests of Cybele, Mart. 4, 43, 8.—

Berecyntian •

Bĕrĕcyntĭădes, ae, m., Berecyntian: venator, perh. Attis (v. Attis), Ov. Ib. 506 Heins.—

belonging to Cybele

Bĕrĕcyntĭăcus, a, um, = Berecyntius, 2., of or belonging to Cybele: sacerdos, Prud. c. Sym. 2, 51.

Perseus ID: n5204 Key: Berecyntus