I.an epithet of Bacchus, because his mysteries were celebrated at night: “Nyctelius pater,” Ov. A. A. 1, 567: “latex,” wine, Sen. Oedip. 492: “Nyctelia sacra,” the Bacchanalia, Serv. ad Verg. A. 4, 383
Nyctĕlĭus , a, um, adj., = Νυκτέλιος,
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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