I.of or relating to (mythical) heroes, heroic: “vetus opinio est, jam usque ab heroicis ducta temporibus,” Cic. Div. 1, 1, 1: “tempora,” id. N. D. 3, 21, 54; Quint. 1, 11, 17: “aetates,” Cic. Tusc. 5, 3, 7: “Medea et Atreus, heroicae personae,” id. N. D. 3, 29, 71: “sublimitas heroici carminis,” of the heroic poem, of the epic, Quint. 1, 8, 5; cf.: “heroici carminis sonus,” Tac. Or. 10: “carmen,” Serv. Verg. A. 1 init.: “versus, usually herous versus (v. herous),” Prisc. p. 1256 P.—Adv.: hērōĭcē , in the heroic style: “hos quoque (versus Homeri) tamquam heroice incomptos adamavit (Vergilius),” Macr. S. 5, 14.
hērōĭcus , a, um, adj., = ἡρωϊκός,
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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