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Miletus2

Miletus2 · m

the father of Caunus and Byblis

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Where it lives

Adelphi 2 · 2.02/10k
De Consolatione ad Helviam 1 · 1.48/10k
C. Caligula 1 · 1.31/10k
Florida 1 · 1.27/10k
Epistulae 1 · 1.01/10k
Carmina 2 · 0.89/10k
De Lege Agraria 1 · 0.73/10k
Historiae Alexandri Magni 4 · 0.54/10k
Tristia 1 · 0.44/10k
Saturae 1 · 0.4/10k
De Architectura 2 · 0.35/10k
In C. Verrem 3 · 0.3/10k

Densest 12 of 21 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

1. Mīlētus — Lewis & Short

Mīlētus, i, m., = *mi/lhtos,

I the father of Caunus and Byblis, Ov. M. 9, 443.— Hence, Mīlētis, ĭdis, f., the daughter of Miletus: moesta, Ov. M. 9, 634.

2. Mīlētus — Lewis & Short

Mīlētus (-tos), i, f., = *mi/lhtos,

I the city of Miletus, in Caria, the birthplace of Thales, Mel. 1, 17, 1; Plin. 5, 29, 31, § 112; Cic. Att. 9, 9, 2.—Esp., as a proverb for luxury and wantonness: paupertas Romana perit, hinc fluxit ad istos et Sybaris colles, hinc et Rhodos et Miletos, Juv. 6, 296. —Hence,

A Mīlēsĭus, a, um, adj., = *milh/sios, of or belonging to the city of Miletus, Milesian: Milesia mulier, Cic. Clu. 11, 32: vellera, Verg. G. 3, 306: lana, Plin. 29, 2, 9, § 33: rosa, id. 21, 4, 10, § 16: deus, i. e. Apollo, who had a temple and oracle at Miletus, App. M. 4, p. 157, 19: Ceres, Val. Max. 1, 1, 5: carmina, v. in the foll.—

B Subst.

1 Mīlēsĭa, ae, f., Miletus: propter Milesiae conditorem, App. M. 4, p. 157, 29.—

2 Mīlēsii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Miletus, Milesians, famous for their luxury and wantonness, Liv. 38, 39. 9; hence, transf.: Milesia carmina, wanton, lascivious songs, Ov. Tr. 2, 413: sermo Milesius, obscent stories, App. M. 1 init.; for which, as subst., Mīlēsĭae, ārum, f. plur. (sc. fabulae), Sev. Aug. ap. Capitol. Albin. 12.—

b Mī-lētis, ĭdis, f. adj., of or belonging to Miletus, Milesian: Miletida ad urbem, i. e. Tomi, a colony of Milesians, Ov. Tr. 1, 10, 41.

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