B. Meton., the East, the Orient, Luc. 9, 544.—
A. Adj.
1. Belonging to the morning, morning-: “Atlantides absconduntur,” i. e. disappear, set in the morning, Verg. G. 1, 221.—More freq.,
2. Belonging to the east, eastern, orient (a favorite word of the Aug. poets): “domus Aurorae,” Prop. 2, 14, 10 (3, 10, 8 M.): “equus,” id. 4 (5), 3, 10: “Arabes,” Tib. 3, 2, 24; cf.: “domus Arabum,” Verg. G. 2, 115: “acies,” id. A. 1, 489: “caelum,” Ov. M. 4, 197: “ripa,” Prop. 4 (5), 5, 21. “mare,” Tib. 2, 2, 16; cf. “fluctus,” Hor. Epod. 2, 51: “partes,” id. C. 1, 35, 31; Ov. F. 1, 140; cf. “orbis,” id. ib. 3, 466; 5, 557 et saep.—
2. An inhabitant of the East, an Oriental, Ov. Tr. 4, 9, 22 Jahn; id. Am. 1, 15, 29; Prop. 2, 3, 43 sq.—
3. The name of one of the horses of the sun, Ov. M. 2, 153.
