Absyrtus
Absyrtus, i, m., = Ἄψυρτος,
- a son of Aeetes, king of Colchis, killed by his sister Medea in her flight with Jason; he was torn in pieces by her, and his limbs were scattered in the way to prevent her father's pursuit, Ov. Tr. 3, 9, 6 sq.; Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 48.
Absyrtus, i, m., = Ἄψυρτος,
- a river in Illyria which flows into the Adriatic Sea, Luc. 3, 190 (al. Absyrtis or Apsyrtis).
Absyrtus, ī, m. (Ἄψυρτος), Bruder der Medea, den sie auf der Flucht vor Äetes tötete u. stückweise ins Meer warf, um die Verfolger aufzuhalten, Ov. trist. 3, 9, 6. Hyg. fab. 13 u. 23. Val. Flacc. 8, 369. Mythogr. Lat. 1, 204.
Absyrtus, ī, m. ¶ 1 fils dʼÆétès, frère de Médée : Cic. Nat. 3, 48 ; Ov. Tr. 3, 9, 6 ¶ 2 fleuve de lʼIllyrie ; Luc. 3, 190.
Absyrtus
or Apsyrtus (Ἄψυρτος). The son of Aeëtes, king of Colchis, whom Medea took with her when she fled with Iason. Being pursued by her father, she murdered her brother, cut his body in pieces, and threw them into the sea, that her father might be detained by gathering the limbs of his child. Tomi, the place where this horror was committed, was believed to have derived its name from τέμνω, “cut.” See Argonautae; Medea.