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Nērĭtŏs (-us ), i, m., = Νήριτος,
I.a mountain in Ithaca, and an island in its vicinity, Mel. 2, 7; Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 55: “Neritos ardua saxis,” Verg. A. 3, 271; Sen. Troad. 856.—Hence,
II. Nērĭtĭus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Neritos, Neritian; poet. for Ithacean: “Macareus,” Ov. M. 14, 159; also for Ulyssean: “Neritia proles,” the Saguntines, because they emigrated from the Cephallenian islands, Sil. 2, 317; cf. Liv. 21, 7: “Neritia ratis,” the ship of Ulysses, Ov. M. 14, 563: “dux,” i. e. Ulysses, id. F. 4, 69: “domus,” of Ulysses, id. M. 13, 712.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 14.159
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 14.563
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 3.271
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 13.712
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 21, 7
    • Seneca, Troades, 856
    • Ovid, Fasti, 4
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