Nyctimene
Nyctĭmĕnē, ēs, f., = Νυκτιμένη,
- the daughter of Epopeus, king of Lesbos, who unknowingly had intercourse with her father: when she discovered it, she fled in despair to the woods, where she was changed by Minerva into a night-owl, Ov. M. 2, 591; cf. Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 403; Hyg. Fab. 204 and 253.
improba Nyctimine, que patris adire cubile / ausa fuit, ‥ . / ‥ / post sceleris tenebras nubila noctis amat
Nyctĭmĕnē, (16) ēs, f. (Νυκτιμένη), fille dʼÉpope, changée en chouette : Ov. M. 2, 591 ; Hyg. Fab. 204 ; 253.
Sic avesDe fabula Nyctimenes Nyctei filiæ in Noctuam versæ, vide Ovidium lib. 2. Metamorph. v. 591. et seqq.aliquando, Nyctimine, quæ Noctua dicitur, in specula constituta, undique et inordinate decurrunt, garriunt, vociferant et minantur.
Nycti'mene
a daughter of Epopeus, king of Lesbos, or, according to others, of Nycteus. Pursued and dishonored by her amorous father, she herself in the shade of forests, where she was metamorphosed by Athena into an owl. (Hyg. Fab. 204; Ov. Met. 2.590; Lutat. ad Stat. Theb. 3.507; Serv. ad Viry. Georg. 1.403.) [L.S]
Nyctimĕné
Daughter of Epopeus, king of Lesbos. Having been dishonoured by her father, she concealed herself in the shade of forests, where she was metamorphosed by Athené into an owl (Ovid, Met. ii. 590; Hyg. Fab. 204).