MEG 
MfeDuN (Me<J aw), ontis, m. son of Codrus, 
the lust Icing of Athens, was the first ar- 
chon that was appointed. His descendants 
are called Medontidm. Vellei. 
MEDULLA (medius), a;, f. the marrow of 
bones, p.veX6;. Herat. — Also, the pith or 
heart of trees and herbs. Colum. So 
also of grain, and other things. Plin. 
Frumenta candidiorem medullain red- 
duilt, h. e. flour, meal. Pctron. Nuces 
sine medulla, without kernels. — Figur. 
the inmost, innermost part. Cic. Mihi ha¬ 
res in mednllis, I love you in my heart. 
Virg. Est (It. e. comedit) flamma medul¬ 
las. 5 ’ Cic. Q.us mihi sunt inclusa me- 
dullis._Also, the prime or quintessence 
of any thing. Enn. ap. Cic. suadse, the 
marrow of persuasion, an excellent spcah~ 
er. Gell. verborum. 
MEDuLLARIS (medulla), e, adj. medul- 
3 lary, being in the marrow, or in the inner¬ 
most part of any thing. Apul. 
MEDuLLIToS (Id.), adv. in or to the very 
3 marrow. Varr. -IT Figur. in the inner¬ 
most part, intimately, cordially, affection¬ 
ately. Plaut. amare 
ME DOLLS (Id.), as, avi, atum, a. 1. to 
3 fill with marrow. Cels. 
MEDOLL5SOS (Id.), a, um, adj. fall of 
2 marrow. Cels. 
MEDuLLOLX (dimin. of medulla), ae, f. 
3 Catull. 
MeDCS (MrjSof), a, um, adj. in or of Me¬ 
dia, pertaining to it. Virg. and Horat. 
Hence, Medus, a Medc, sometimes also 
a Persian, Assyrian, Parthian. Horat. 
Plur. Medi. Id. 
Me DOS, i, m. a river in Persia. Curt. - 
U Also, the son of Medea ; he is the subject 
of a tragedy by Pacuvius. Cic. 
MEDuSX (Mliowa), a, f. one of the Gor- 
gons, and daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. 
Minerva changed her iocksintoserpents,and 
Perseus cut off her head, which tur ned into 
s tones all such as fixed their eyes upon it. 
The horse Pegasus arose from the Hood of 
Medusa. (See Gorgon.) — Hence, Me- 
dusaus, a, um, adj. relating to Medusa. 
Ovid, equus, or, Id. prapes, li. e. Pega¬ 
sus. Id. fons, h. e. Ilippocrene, so 
called, because it was said to have been 
laid open by the hoof of Pegasus. 
MEGvERX (M tyaipa), ee, f. one of the Fa 
ries. Virg. 
MEGALeNSTS, e, adj. pertaining to the 
goddess Cybele (peyaXri 3eu). Hence, 
Megalensia sacra, Plin., or merely, 
Megalensia, Cic. a festival and games 
in honor of Cybele, instituted by the Phry¬ 
gians, and introduced at Rome in the 
second Punic war, when the statue of the 
goddess was brought from Pessinus. 
Hence, Gell. Ludi Megalenses. - 
IT Relating to the festival in honor of 
Cybele. Martial, purpura {for the pra- 
tnr was dressed in such a garment, at the 
celebration of this festival). 
MEGX.LESrx.COS (Megalesius), a, um, 
3 adj. relating to the games at the festival 
in honor of Cybele. Juvenal. 
MEGXLeSIOS (Mcj/nXi/irios), a, um, adj. 
same as Megalensis. Hence, Megalesia, 
same as Megalensia. Cic. Megalesia 
spectare. Ovid. Megalesia ludi. Liv. 
Ludifuere, Megalesia appellata. Cic. 
Megalesia facere. 
MEG ALT UM (peyaXeiov), ii, n. a kind of 
ointment. Plin. 
MEGXL3GR XPIIIX {peyaXoypadia), bp, 
2 f, a drawing of pictures on a large scale. 
Vitruv. 
MEGALOPOLIS (McyaXdTroXif), is, f. a 
town in Arcadia. — Hence, Megalopotltav 
arum, Liv. and Megalopolitani, Id. the 
inhabitants of Megalopolis. 
MEGARA, ae, f. and MEGARA (rd Ml ya- 
pa), orum, n. plur. the capital of the small 
country of Megwris in Gree-e. Cic. and 
Liv. - IT Also, o town of Sicily, Liv., 
which was also called Megaris. Cic. 
MEGXREI8S (Megareus & Megara), a, 
3 um, adj. pertaining to Megareus. Ovid. 
heros, h. e. Hippomenes, his son. - 
IT Also, pertaining to the town of Megara. 
Stat.. ' 
MEGXReNSIS (Megara). e, adj. of or 
2 pertainincr to Megara. Plin. 
MEGAREUS (M eyapevs). ei and eos, m. 
the son of Neptune and father of Hippo¬ 
menes. Ovid. - IT Also, in or of Me- 
rrara. Cic. Euclides Megareus (Me- 
MEL 
yapevs). —When not declined like a 
Greek word, it consists of four sylla¬ 
bles. 
MEGaReOS (UeyapcTos], a, um, adj. 
3 in or of Megara, pertaining to it. Ovid. 
Euclides. —— IT Megarea. Ovid. Fast. 
4, 471, for Megara (a town of Sicily), 
or for Megarensia, sc. arva. 
MEGXRTCOS (Msyapucds), a, um, adj. in 
or of Megara, pertaining to it, Mcgarean, 
Megarensian. Cic. signa, statues made 
of °Megarean marble. Hence, Cic. Me- 
garii, sc. philosophi, disciples of Euclid 
of Megara, or belonging to his sect. 
MEGARIS (Meyapls), xdis, f. a small 
country of Greece, bordering upon Attica . 
Me crara was its capital. -TT A town of 
Sicily, also called Megara. Cic. 
MEGXROS (Megara), a, um, adj. in or of 
3 Megara, pertaining to it, Mcgarean. Virg. 
MEGISTaNES (M cyiordvss), um, m. 
2 plur. grandees, nobles, peers. Tacit. 
ME HE, an old form for me. Quintil. 
MeHeRCiILE, and MeHeRCOLeS^ and 
by syncop. MeHeRCLE, v ij too Hpn- 
jc Xea, adv. by Hercules, in very truth. 
See Hercules. 
MeI. 5 (unc.), is, a. 3. to mak-c water, ov- 
3 peep. Martial. - IT De concubitu. 
Horat. Meiat eodem, for concumbat 
cum eadem. 
MEL [peXi), mellis, n. honey. Cic. — 
Ablat. Melli, in Plaut. — Plur. Mella, 
Virg., Ovid., Plin.—Horat.. Mella Faler- 
no diluta, a mixture of wine and honey, 
oivdpeXi. —-The ancients used honey to 
preserve corpses from corruption. Nep. 
-IT Figur. any thing sweet, pleasant, 
agreeable,dear, &c. Horat. Poetica mella. 
Id. Melli est, is sweet or pleasing to me. 
So also of sweet or pleasant language, 
or of oratory. Auct. Carm. ad Pison. 
Nestoreum. Plin. Ep. senis Homerici. — 
Hence, a term of endearment, darling, 
sweet, honey. Cod. in Cic. Ep. Sem- 
pronium, mel ac delicias tuas. Plaut. 
Meum mel. 
MELX, te, f. a river. (See Mella.) - 
IT Also, the name of a family, as, Pompo 
nius Mela, who lived under the em 
peror Claudius, and wrote a book on 
geography which is still extant. 
MELXENXETSS, i, m. See Melanaetos. 
MELAMPHyLLON (peXapKpvXXov), or 
MEL AMPHyLLUM, i, n. a species of 
the plant acanthus. Plin. 22, 34. 
MELAMPODION (peXapirbSiov), i, n. black 
hellebore (Helleborus orientalis, Willd.), 
called after the physician Melampus. 
Plin. 25, 21. 
MELaMPSyTHIUM (luXapxpvSiov), ii, n. 
a sort of dark-colored wine, made of 
raisins. Plin. 
MELAMPuS (MeXapirov;), odis, m. a cel¬ 
ebrated physician and soothsayer, son of 
Amythaon. Virg. - IT Also, the 
name of a dog, Blackfoot. Ovid. 
MELXNXETOS {peXavaerdy), i, m. a kind 
of eagle (Falco Aquila, L.). Plin. 
MELANCH7ETeS (//cXayxairrjs), bb, m. 
the name of a dog. Ovid. 
MELANCHLAGNT (McXayxXaTvoi), orum, 
m. a savage nation of Scythia. Pompon. 
Mela. 
MELANCHOLIA (peXayxoXia), ae, f. 
black bile, or clioler; melancholy, a 
kind of madness. — Hence, Melanc-holi- 
ctis, a, um, adj. abounding with black bile, 
melancholic, disordered with melancholy, 
ueXayxohiKbs. Cic. 
MELaNCORyPITOS {pe\ayK6pv(j>of), l, m. 
having a bla.ck head, a kind of snipe. Plin. 
MELANCRXNIS (peXayicpavis), is, f. 
a kind of rush (perhaps Schcenus nigri¬ 
cans, L.). Plin. 
MELaNDRyUM [pcXav&pvov), i, n. a 
piece of the salted tunny fish. Plin. - 
IT Also, a plant. See Malundrum. 
MELXNECJS (MsXaveDj), ei and eos, m. 
the name of a Centaur. Ovid. — Also, 
that of a dog. Id. 
MELANIA (peXavla), ffi, f. blackness; a 
2 black speck or spot. Plin. 
MELaNSPkRMON {peXavcrirsppov), i, n. 
same as Gith. Plin. 
MELaNTeRIA {pcXavrypia), Be, f. shoe- 
3 maker's wax. Scrib. Larg. 
MELaNTTIEMON {peXavQcpov), i, n. 
same as Anthemis, camomile. Plin. 
MELaNTHeOS (Melanthus), a, um, adj. 
3 relating to Melanthus. Ovid. 
528 
MEL 
MELANTHIUM {peXavSiov), ii, a. same 
as Gith. Plin. 
MELANTHIOS (McXavS-iof), ii, tn. the 
goatherd of Ulysses. Ovid. 
MELANTH5 (McXavSu)), us, f. a sea- 
nymph and daughter of Proteus. Ovid. 
MELANTHUM, i, n. same as Melanthium. 
3 Seren. Samm. 
MELaNTHuS, i, m. a river of Sarmatia. 
Ovid. 
MELANuROS {ptXavovpo j), i, m. a kind 
of Sea-fish. Ovid. 
MeLXPIUM (from prjXov, an apple, & 
amov, a pear), ii, n. a pearmain, a 
pear-apple. Plin. 
MELaS (ucXaf), anis or SLnos, adj. 
black. — Hence, a black spot, of the skin. 
Cels. -IT Also, sc. fluvius, an epithet 
applied to some rivers of Thessaly, 
Thrace, Sicily, Pamphylia, &c. on ac¬ 
count of their dark color. 
MeLDT, orum, or MeLDTE, arum, m. a 
nation of Gallia Celtica. Cces. 
MELCOLUM. See Melliculum. 
MELE. Plur. of Melos. See Melos. 
MELEAGER, and MELEAGROS or -03 
(McXcayposj, gri, m. a son of CEneus, Icing 
of Calydon, by Althwa. At.ropos, one of the 
Parcce, declared at his birth, that, he should 
not die until the brand which lay upon the 
hearth was consumed. Afterwards, when 
he had killed the brothers of his mother, 
Althaea, furious with grief, seized the fatal 
brand, and cast it into the fire , upon which 
Meleager died in great agony. Ovid. 
Met. 8, 270, sqq. 
MELEaGReOS (McXeaypsio;), a, um, adj. 
3 pertaining to Meleager. Lucan. 
MELEAGKIS {UeXcayp'is), Mis, f. Plur. 
Meleagrides, sc. aves, or gallinre, Varr., 
and Plin., guinea-hens (Numida Melea- 
gris, L.). — Gallinffi African®, are either 
a species of them, or resemble them very 
much. — Also, the sisters of Meleager, 
who were so disconsolate at the death of 
their brother, that they refused all aliment, 
and were changed into birds called Melea¬ 
grides. Ovid. 
MELEAGRIuS (M cXeaypios), a, um, adj 
3 pertainincr to Meleager. Stat. 
MELEAGROS, or-iJS, i, m. See Meleager 
MELeS (MeX> 7S, pros), etis, m. a river 
of Ionia, near Smyrna. Plin .—Some 
of the ancients supposed that Homer 
was born on the banks of that river, 
from which circumstance they call him 
Mclcsigencs. Hence, Meleteus, or Mele- 
tieus, a, um, adj. Homeric. TertulL 
MeLeS (unc.), or MTELeS, and MeLIb, 
or MxELIS, is, f. according to some, 
a badger; others take it for a marten. 
Varr. 
MELeSIGENeS, is. See Meles, etis. 
MELeTAEOS, or MELeTEOS, a, um. See 
IVTpIpq pfis 
MELTBQdA (MeX0oia), te, f. a maritime 
town of Thessaly, at the foot of mount 
Ossa. Liv. — Hence, Meliboeus, a, um, 
adi. of or pertaining to Melibaa. Virg- 
dux, h. e. Pliiloctctes. Virg. purpura, 
h. e. made there. 
MELIBCEeNSTS (Melibcea), e,, adj. per- 
tainincr to Melibcea. Serv. ad JEu. 
MELICERA (peXUripa), f; a 
2 viscous, white, honey-like matter of ulcers, 
MELTCERIS ( neXiKWS), idis, f- a 
2 abscess or tumor, resembling a htm J 
MELTCeRTA, and MELICeRTeS (Mdjj 
Kcprris), se, m. a son of Athamas 
It.w; his mother, being persecuted 
furious father, threw herself into the Jj 
with Melicerta in her arm-- He ^ 
changed into a sea-god; and was 
among the Greeks by the name Pf* 
mon, and among the Latins by 
Portunus. Ovid. as 
MELICTILoROS P.Xi^P" ! ' , „ m 
yellow as honey), l, m. a kind, oj D 
unknown to us. lmnev-col- 
haven-colored chrysolite. Pan. o > 
Perhaps our honey-colored hyacinth.^ ^ 
MELICRATUM {peXinparoo), b • 
3 of mead. Vcget. me lodioW 
MELICOS {peXiKos), a, um, aoj. n 
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