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Pygmaei , ōrum, m., = Πυγμαῖοι (qs. Fistlings, Tom Thumbs),
I.the Pygmies, a fabulous dwarfish race of antiquity, especially in Africa; at war with the cranes, by whom they were constantly defeated, Mel. 3, 8, 8; Plin. 6, 30, 35, § 188; 4, 11, 18, § 44; 5, 29, 29, § 109; Gell. 9, 4, 10.—Hence,
II. Pyg-maeus , a, um, adj., Pygmœan: mater, i. e. the queen of the Pygmies, Gerane or Œnoe, Ov. M. 6, 90: “sanguis,” id. F. 6, 176: “virgo,” a female dwarf, Juv. 6, 505: “bellator,” id. 13, 167.
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 (4):
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 6.90
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 4.44
    • Gellius, Noctes Atticae, 9.4.10
    • Ovid, Fasti, 6
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