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Marpessus

Marpessus · f

a town in the Troas, on Mount Ida, home of the Erythrean Sibyl

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What it meant

1. Marpessus — Lewis & Short

Marpessus or Marpēsus, i, f., = *ma/rphssos (another form of *ma/rmhssos v. Marmessus),

I a town in the Troas, on Mount Ida, home of the Erythrean Sibyl, Varr. ap. Lact. 1, 6, 12.—Hence, adj.: Marpessĭus (-ēsius), a, um, of or belonging to Marpessus in the Troas, Marpessian, Tib. 2, 5, 67 Drisen.

2. Marpessus — Lewis & Short

Marpessus (Marpēsus), i, m., = *ma/rphssos,

I a mountain in the island of Paros, in which lay the quarries of Parian marble, Serv. Verg. A. 6, 471.—Hence, Marpessĭus (Marpēsĭus), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Marpessus in Paros, Marpessian; and transf., Parian: Marpessia cautes, i. e. Parian, Verg. A. 6, 471; and referring to the above passage, Marpessia rupes, Arn. 2, 60.

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