HER 
HER 
HET 
Hercle, is frequently used as an oath, 
by Hercules! truly! by my troth, m rov 
'll oanXca. Cic. Mehercules, or Melier- 
culc, is sometimes used instead of it. 
Cic. Also, Meherele. 7'ereut. Some 
other \vord3 denoting assurance are 
frequently joined with Hercle. Tcrent. 
Hercle certe. Plaut. Hercle sane. 
Tcrcnt. Sane hercle. — Genii. Herculi 
is found in Cic. Herculei in Catull. — 
The poplar was sacred to Hercules. 
Pluedr. — Ovid. ■ Prist. 3, 405. Uxor 
Heiculis, k. e. Dejanira. Odd. Fast. 
6, 65 and 78. Uxor Herculis, li. e. Hebe. 
HELtCOLEOS (Hercules), a, urn, adj. re- 
3 latinir to Hercules,Herculean,'llpasXcio(. 
Herat, labor. Odd. Met. 15, 8. hos- 
nes,*A. e. Croton, who received Hercules 
as a guest. Hence, Ovid. Urbs hospitis 
Herculei, k. c. the town of Crotona. Id. 
Trachin, h. e. built by Hercules. Ovid. 
Rem. 47. hostis, ft. e. Teleplius, the son 
of Hercules. Prop, litora, ft. e. near 
Hercalanum. Odd. gens, A. e. Fabia. 
Id. urbs, ft. e. Hcrculanuin. Virg. arbor, 
ft. e. the poplar (Populus alba, U■)• Mar¬ 
tial. astrum, ft. e. signuin Leonis. 
HeRCvNICS ('Epsvvws), a, urn, adj. Her- 
cyuian. Coes, silva, or, Tacit, saltus, 
or, absol. Id. Hercynia, a large forest ex¬ 
tending over a great part of ancient Ger¬ 
many. 
HERE, same as Heri. Cic. 3 
HCRkDISLUM (dimin. of heredium), l, 
2 n. a small inheritance, a small patrimony, 
Kry piir lov. Colam. 
H :ReDIPkTX (heredium & peto), is, m. 
2 a will-hunter, a legacy hunter. Petrov.. 
H kReOKTaRIOS (hereditas), a, um, adj. 
relating to an inheritance, nXypovopucds. 
Cic. audio. Id. Habere cum aliquo 
controversiam hereditariam. —— IT Al¬ 
so, inherited, hereditary. Plin. agri. 
Flor. Jure hereditario possidere aliquid. 
Curt. Hereditarium imperium vindi- 
care. Cic. cognomen. Flor. bellum. 
Quintil. odia. Paler. Max. paupertas. 
HeReDITaS (heres), atis, f. inheritance, 
heirship, nXypovopia. Cic. Hereditate 
possidere aliquid. Id. Hoc mihi here¬ 
ditate venit. Plin. Domus, qua; mihi 
hereditate obvenit. - IT Also, that 
which is inherited or got by inheritance, 
mi inheritance. 
Zeno. Cic. — Hence, Cic. Herillii, A. e. 
the disciples of Herillas. 
HkRMX. See Hermes. 
HeRjVLEOS ("E ppaios, or 'E ppaio;), a, 
um, adj. sacred to Mercury, called after 
him. Suet. Hermasum, sc. cubiculum. 
HeRMXGORaS, as, m. a Greek rhetorician. 
Cic .— Hence, Hermagorei, his disciples. 
Quintil. 
HeRMXPHRODITDS {'EppaibpdSiros), i, 
3 m. a hermaphrodite. Plin. — Also, adj. 
Plin. Equie hermaphrodite. 
HeRMXTHeNX ('E pphs and ’ASpyo), ffi, 
f. a dtmble bust of Mercury and Minerva, 
on the same base. Cic. 
HeRMeNEUMX (cppyycvpa), atis, n. an 
3 interpretation, exposition. Senec. Excerpt. 
Controv. 
HeRMkRXCLkS ('Epprjs and ’Upases), 
is, m. a statue of Mercury and Hercules, 
on the same pedestal. Cic. 
HeRMeS (Eppys), ®, or HeRMa, ®, m. 
Mercury. -IT Also, a statue of Mer¬ 
cury, consisting of a four-cornered 
block or stone with a head of Mercury 
on it. Such images of Mercury were, 
especially at Athens, erected at the en¬ 
trance of temples and private buildings. 
JTep. 
HeRMIQNe, es, or HeRMIONX, os, f. a 
daughter of Mcnelaus and Helen. - 
IT Also, a town of Argolis, where Ceres 
had a famous temple. Plin. 
HeRMIONeS, um, m. a people in the mid¬ 
dle part of Germany. Plin. 
HER MONITOR!, orum, m. a people of Ger¬ 
many living near the sources of the river 
Elbe. Tacit. 
HeRMuPSX ('EppoS rr6a), ®, f. the herb 
Mercury. Plin. ; 
HeRMOS, i, m. a river of Asia Minor, 
the sands of which were covered with gold. 
Virg. 
HeRNIX (unc.), e, f. the disease when the 
3 intestines fall into the scrotum ; a rup¬ 
ture, hernia, xyXy, ivrtpoKyXy. Cels. 
— Hence, Herniosus, a, um, adj. afflict¬ 
ed with a hernia. Lampr. 
HeRNICx, orum, m. a people of Latium. — 
Hence, Hernicus, a, um,adj. Hemician. 
Virg. — Hermcum, the country of the 
Hernici. Liv. 
HeRNIoSOS, a, um. See Hernia. 3 
the memory of some hero ; also, in gene 
ral, a monument. Plin. -11 Also, re 
luting to Hero. Lucan. 
HeRPeS (cpOTjj), etis, creeping. Hence, 
3 a herpes, a kind of creeping or spreadin a 
ulcer. Cels .—IT Also, animal quo praef- 
pue sanantur quscunque serpunt. Plin. 
HeRPeSTICOS (tpKecTiKds), a, um, adj. 
3 spreading, eating. Lucil. gangraena. 
HeRSILIa, ;e, f. the leife of Romulus. 
Liv. 
HeRTHX, ae, f. a goddess of the ancient 
Germans, the earth. Tacit. Germ. 40. 
Some manuscripts read Herthum. 
HEROLi, orum, m. a people in the northern 
part of Germany, who overthrew the west¬ 
ern part of the Roman empire. Sidon. 
HERDS (unc.), i, in. the master of a family 
">■ of slaves, itoirbryy. Tcrent. and 
Cic. — Herus major, the master of tlr. 
house. Herus minor, the young master. 
Plaut. -IT Also, master, ruler, gov¬ 
ernor, proprietor. Horat. telluris. fr- 
tull. Celestes heros, ft. e. deos. 
HeSIODOS, i, m. a Greek poet, who live 
in the age of Homer, and wrote a porn 
agriculture. — Hence, Hesiodeus 
um, adj. relating b. 
Uj UI UU 1/y llt-iuisl wwwv, --- 7 I . . , , 
Cic. Hereditas estpeCth- JlERo, us, f. a beautiful girl o} bestos, 
„ 1 : ■ . - ,1 n ,m>v.ninm rrfDntllt Pn HIT rVfPfl df T .P.n.V.fldV. O. VOUtll OT 
ilia, qua morte alicujus ad quempiam 
pervenit jure, nec ea aut legata testa- 
mento, aut possessione retenta. Id. 
Heredias mihi venit, or, Plin. Ep. 
obvenit, ft. e. I get an inheritance. Cic. 
Hereditatem adire. Id. cernere ex tes- 
tamento, ft. e. to enter upon or to take 
possession of an inheritance. Id. tenere. 
Id. capere ab aliquo. Id. obire. Id. 
tradere alicui. Tacit, usurpare. Plin. 
alicui transmittere. Cic. Hereditas ja- 
cens, A. e. an estate in the interval of 
time between the demise of the last occupier 
and the entry of the successor. -If Fig- 
ur. Cic. glori®. Justin, patern® sci- 
enti®. 
HkReDIUM (Id.), ii, n. sc. pr®dium, a 
2 small hereditary farm or estate, Krrjpa. 
Varr. and Hep. 
HeReS, and HAIReS (xnpo s), edis, m. 
and f. an heir or heiress, aXypoubpog. 
Cic. Heres sum alicui, for alicujus. So, 
also, Id. bonis, for bonorum. Id. Ile- 
redem scribere, facere, instituere, A. e. 
to name or make one his heir. Id. Heres 
secundus, ft. c. an heir substituted in the 
room of another, who was first appointed, 
hut did not choose to accept, or died under 
the age of puberty. Id. Heres ex asse, 
ex semisse, ex triente, &c. A. e. heir to 
one’s whole fortune, to the half, third, &c. 
— Hence, figur. heir, follower. Cic. 
academies. Ovid, criminis. Id. fraudis. 
Id. landis.-IT Also, jocosely, a pro¬ 
prietor, possessor. Plaut. — Also, for 
stolo. Plin. 16, 67. 
HER! (perhaps from xOIs), adv. yesterday. 
Cic. -'IT Also, a short time ago, a few 
days axo. Pandect. 
HERIFOGX (herus & fugio), ®, in. a run- 
3 away slave. Catull. 
HERILIS (herus), e, adj. of a master or 
3 mistress of a family, SccnroriKOi. Terent 
filius, ft. e. the young master. Virg. 
mensa. Plaut. metus, ft. e. metus de he- 
ra. Horat. peccatum, ft. e. of a mistress. 
HERILLOS, i, m. a philosopher, disciple of 
greatly enamored of Leander, a youth of 
Abydos, who frequently swam across the 
Hellespont to have an interview with Hero, 
but was at last drowned as he attempted 
his usual course in a tempestuous night. 
Ovid. 
HeRoDeS ('Hpcodrjf), is> m - Herod, the 
name of several kings of Judaia. Ma- 
crob. and Horat. 
HeROICe (heroicus), adv. heroically, in 
3 the heroic style, 'Hp&ii'/ctoj. Macrob. 
HeRoiCOS (fipcoiKds), a, um, adj. of or 
pertaining to a hero, heroic. Cic. tem- 
pora. Id. person®. Hence, Quintil. 
carmen, ft. e. an epic poem. So, also, Id. 
Ileroica, orum, ft. e. heroic or epic poems. 
HeRoINX ('Hpcoirr/), 83 . f a heroine. 
3 Pnrpert. 
HeRoION (fipQsiov), ii, n. same nsAspho- 
delus. Plin. 
HeRoIS (npo)i's), idis, f. a heroine, illustri- 
£ ous dame, woman above the common lot of 
humanity by reason of her beauty, accom¬ 
plishments, or virtues. Sueton. — Ovid 
Heroism,/or lieroidibus. 
HeRQPHILe ('HpoduAp), es, f. a priestess 
of Apollo. Tibuil. 
HERoS (rjpeos), ois, m. a hero, demi-god, 
man who was descended from the gods by 
his father’s or mother’s side, or one who, 
on account of his noble deeds, was ranked 
among the gods. Virg. Troius, ft. e. 
JEneas. Ovid. Laertius, ft. e. Ulysses. 
_Figur. a distinguished man, a man 
of singular virtue. Cic. Heroibus nos- 
tris, h. e. Brutus and Cassius. Id. He¬ 
ros ille noster Cato. 
HeRoSTRXTOS ('HpdarpaTos) i, m. an 
Ephesian who burned the famous temple of 
Diana., to immortalize his name. 
HitRoiJS (ypibo(), a, um, adj. same as 
3 Heroicus. Stat. Hence, Cic. pes, ft. e. 
afoot of a heroic verse or hexameter. Id. 
versus, or, absol. Ovid. Heroicus, sc. 
versus, consisting of such feet, or by which 
heroes arc celebrated. Plin. Heroum, 
sc. monumentum, a monument erected to 
372 
or Ilesiodlus, a 
Hesiod. Cic. 
HeSIONe ('Htridyr;), es, or HeSIQNX 
®, f. a daughter of Laomedon,king Oj 
Troy. Hercules delivered her from a sea 
monster, to which she had been ezposea 
and gave her in marriage to his fricii 
Telamon. Virg. 
HeSPERia, ®, f. See Hesperius. 3 
HeSPERIDeS, um, f. See Hesperis. 
HESPERIe, es, f. a daughter of the Cebre 
nus. Ovid. 
1-IeSPERIS ('Eo-irrpis), idis, f. relating it 
the evening. — Hence, Hesperis, sc 
berba, a kind of gillifiower (Hesperi. 
tristis, L.). It is called hesperis, because 
it smells stronger in the evening and at 
night than in the day-time. Plin. — 
IT Also, situated towards the west, west¬ 
ern. Virg. aqu®, A. e. Italian. — Hes- 
perides, sc. femin® or puell®, ft. e. west¬ 
ern or African girls. The Hespcriiles 
were three sisters who possessed a gar¬ 
den with golden apples (Hesperidum 
mala, A. c. oranges), which were guard¬ 
ed by a dragon. ' According to some, 
they were daughters of Hesperus; if 
this be correct, Hesperis would denote 
a daughter of Hesperus. 
HeSPERIOS (£07 re'pios), a, um, adj. situa¬ 
ted towards the west, western. Ovid, fre 
turn, ft. e. the westerm ocean. Virg. ter¬ 
ra, ft. e. Italia. — Also, absol. Horat. 
Hesperia, sc. terra, ft. e. Spain. Virg 
Hesperia, sc. terra, ft. e. Italy. Oma. 
axis, ft. c. occidentalis. Id. rex, h. e. 
Hesperus or Atlas. - IT Also, Italian. 
Virg. Latium. 
IIeSPERuGS (hesperus), ims,f. the even- 
in<r-star. Senec. „ , 
HeSPEROS, and TIeSPERSS (empo,) 
i, m. the evening-star. Cic-, rir 
and Ovid. - IT Also, the west. 
Ad Ilesperum jacentes terrte, h- «• 
ards the west, wcsticard. - ll 
rus is, also, by some, supposed to be 
son or brother of Atlas, and the father o) 
the Hcsperides. ,. r ... 
HeSTeRNOS (heri), a, um, adj. ofifi 
terday, ix^eauak- Cw- • j s 
Ilesterna nocte, last night. CeL- P a (|| 
baked yesterday ; a day old . g ■ 
flatus hesterno Iaccho, ft- «• p ® , Jf .. 
he had drunk yesterday. . r|li 
terno mero saucii. Pm. 
Quirites, ft. e. emancipated • J 0 
yesterday. Propcrt. corolla, • • ^ 0 
yesterday. - Hence, Siscnn. Hestem 
sc. die, yesterday. t ( j, 
HeSOS, of eSOS, i, m l a fjf{ n a Z !s * 
3 Gauls, supposed to be the sam 
Mars of the Romans. L “ cta ? U fram it», 
IIETjERIX (tratpm), f ' mce t»g 
3 brotherhood; a private or sen a 
Plin. Ep. a ia,e« 
ITET/ERTCe 
of the wintrs of the f JVt tf» 
faithful and devoted to m m 
‘“‘TO!&' «S- 
on one . 
