Pactolus

Pactōlus, ī, m.: a river of Lydia which was said to wash down golden sand, 10.142.

Pactōlus, i, m., = Πακτωλός,

• a river in Lydia which was said to bring down golden sands, the mod. Sarabat, Verg. A. 10, 142; Plin. 5, 29, 30, § 110; Hyg. Fab. 191; Ov. M. 11, 142: Pactolus aureas undas agens, Varr. ap. Non. 243, 20.—Prov., of wealth: tibique Pactolus fluat, Hor. Epod. 15, 20; cf. Prop. 1, 14, 11; Juv. 14, 299.— Hence,
• II Pactōlis, ĭdis, f. adj., of or belonging to the Pactolus: nymphae Pactolides, Ov. M. 6, 16.

Pactōlus, ī, m. (Πακτωλός), ein Fluß in Lydien, der Goldsand mit sich führte (dah. Chrysorrhoas gen., Plin. 5, 110. Solin. 40, 11. Hyg. fab. 191 u. 242: u. Lydius aurifer amnis, Tibull. 3, 3, 29), wahrsch. der heutige Sarabat, Verg. Aen. 10, 142: griech. Akk. Pactolon, Ov. met. 11, 87. – Sprichw. vom Reichtum, tibique Pactolus fluat, Hor epod. 15, 20; vgl. Prop. 1, 14, 11. Iuven. 14, 299. – Dav Pactōlis, idis, f. (Πακτωλίς), paktolisch, nymphae, Ov. met. 6, 16.

Pactōlus, (13) ī, m. (Πακτωλός), le Pactole [fleuve de Lydie, qui roule des sables dʼor] : Plin. 5, 110 ; Virg. En. 10, 142 ; Sol. 40, 11 || Pactōlis, ĭdis, f. , du Pactole : Ov. M. 6, 16.

Pactōlus (-los) ī, m

• , Πακτωλός, a river of Lydia, with golden sands, V., O.—Prov.: tibi Pactolus fluat, i. e. boundless wealth, H., Iu.

PACTOLUS

PACTO´LUS(Πακτωλός), a small river of Lydia, which flows down from Mount Tmolus in a northern direction, and, after passing on the west of Sardis, empties itself into the Hermus. (Hdt. 5.101; Xenoph. Cyrop. 6.2.1, 7.3.4, Ages. i.30; Strab. xii. pp. 554, 521, 13. p. 625, foll.; Ptol. 5.2.6; Plin. Nat. 5.30.) In ancient times the Pactolus had carried in its mud, it is said, a great quantity of small particles of gold-dust, which were carefully collected, and were believed to have been the source of the immense wealth possessed by Croesus and his ancestors; but in Strabo's time gold-dust was no longer found in it. The gold of this river, which was hence called Chrysorrhoas, is often spoken of by the poets. (Soph. Phil. 392; Dionys. Perieg. 831; Hom. Hymn. in Del. 249; Verg. A. 10.142; Horat. Epod. 15.20; Ov. Met. 11.85, &c.; Senec. Phoen. 604; Juven. 14.298; Silius It. 1.158.) The little stream, which is only 10 feet in breadth and scarcely 1 foot deep, still carries along with it a quantity of a reddish mud, and is now called Sarabat.

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Pactōlus

(Πακτωλός). A small but celebrated river of Lydia, rising on Mount Tmolus, and flowing past Sardis into the Hermus. The golden sands of Pactolus have passed into a proverb, and were one of the sources of the wealth of ancient Lydia (Herod.v. 101; Verg. Aen. x. 142). For the fabulous origin of the gold, see Midas.

Pactolus Pactolus, a river flowing through Sardis

• Hdt. 5.101