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Oebalus

Oebalus · m

a king of Sparta

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Oebălus — Lewis & Short

Oebălus, i, m., = *oi)/balos,

I a king of Sparta, the father of Tyndarus and grandfather of Helen, under whose guidance the Parthenians went to Lower Italy and founded Tarentum, Hyg. Fab. 78.—
II A king of Caprea, son of Telon, Verg. A. 7, 734.—Hence,
A Oebălĭdes, ae, m., = *oi)bali/dhs, a male descendant of Œbalus, an Œbalide, Spartan: Oebalides puer, i. e. Hyacinthus, Ov. Ib. 590: Laberis, Oebalide, i. e. Hyacinthe, id. M. 10, 196: Oebalides, i. e. Pollux, Val. Fl. 4, 293.—In plur.: Oebă-lĭdae, ārum, m., Castor and Pollux, Ov. F. 5, 705.—
B Oebălis, ĭdis, f. adj.
1 Of or belonging to Œbalus, Œbalian, Spartan: applicor in terras, Oebali nympha, tuas, i. e. Helen, Ov. H. 16, 126
2 Italian, Roman: Oebalides matres, Ov. F. 3, 230.—
C Oebălĭus, a, um, adj., = *oi)ba/lios.
1 Of or belonging to Œbalus, Œbalian, Spartan: Oebalii fratres, i. e. Castor and Pollux, Stat. S. 3, 2, 9: alumnus, i. e. Pollux, Val. Fl. 1, 422: manus. of Castor, id. ib. 6, 220; puer, i. e. Hyacinthus, Mart. 14, 173, 2: vulnus, of Hyacinthus, Ov. M. 13, 396: paelex, Helen, id. R. Am. 458: amores, of Helen, Stat. S. 2, 6, 27: magister, Pollux, Stat. Th. 6, 822.—
2 Sabine, Ov. F. 1, 260.

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