I.a poetical appellation of Apollo as the god of light: “quae mihi Phoebus Apollo Praedixit,” Verg. A. 3, 251; Hor. C. S. 62; Prop. 1, 2, 27.—Poet. for the sun: “dum rediens fugat astra Phoebus,” Hor. C. 3, 21, 24: “Phoebi pallidus orbis,” Ov. R. Am. 256; id. M. 2, 110: “tristior iccirco nox est, quam tempora Phoebi,” id. R. Am. 585.—Hence,
A. Phoe-bēĭus , a, um, adj., Phœbean, Apollinean: “juvenis,” i. e. Æsculapius, Stat. S. 3, 4, 6: “anguis,” of Æsculapius, Ov. M. 15, 742: “ictus,” of the sun, id. ib. 5, 389: ales, the raven, so called because metamorphosed by Apollo, Stat. S. 2, 4, 17: “oscen,” Aus. Idyll. 11, 15: “Idmon,” son of Phœbus, Val. Fl. 1, 228: “Circe,” daughter of Sol, Petr. 135.—
B. Phoe-bēus , a, um, adj., Phœbean, Apollinean: “carmina,” Lucr. 2, 504: “lampas,” the sun, Verg. A. 4, 6: “virgo,” Daphne, Ov. P. 2, 2, 82: “laurus,” id. Tr. 4, 2, 51: “Rhodos,” where the worship of Apollo prevailed, id. M. 7, 365: “lyra,” id. H. 16, 180: “sortes,” oracle, id. M. 3, 130: “tripodes,” id. A. A. 3, 789: “Phoebeā morbos pellere arte,” id. F. 3, 827.—
C. Phoebas , ădis, f., a priestess of Apollo; hence the inspired one, the prophetess, Ov. Am. 2, 8, 12; id. Tr. 2, 400; Luc. 5, 128; 165.
