Tmolus

Tmōlus and Tĭmōlus, i, m., = Τμῶλος,

• a mountain of Lydia in which the Pactolus rises, producing excellent wines, now Kisilja Mousa Dagh, Plin. 5, 29, 30, § 110; Verg. G. 1, 56; Ov. M. 2, 217; 11, 151 sq.— Form Timolus, Ov. M. 6, 15; 11, 86.—
• II A town near Mount Tmolus, Tac. A. 2, 47.—
• III A small river flowing from Mount Tmolus, Plin. 33, 8, 43, § 126. — Hence,
• • A Tmōlĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tmolus, Tmolian: terra, Ov. P. 4, 15, 9.— Subst.: Tmōlĭus, ii, m. (sc. mons), Mount Tmolus, Verg. G. 2, 98.—
  • B Tmō-lītes, is, adj. m., of Tmolus: vicanus, Cic. Fl. 3, 8.—Subst., the wine of Tmolus, Tmolian wine, Plin. 14, 7, 9, § 74; Vitr. 7, 3.

Tmōlus, ī, m. (Τμῶλος), ein an Wein u. Safran reiches Gebirge in Lydien, wo der Paktolus entspringt, eine Fortsetzung des Taurus, bei Saides, jetzt Bozdag, Plin. 5, 110. Verg. georg. 1, 56. Ov. met. 2, 217; 11, 151 sqq.: ders. Timōlus, Ov. met. 6, 15; 11, 86; vgl. Plin. 5, 110 (nach dem Timolus die urspr. Form war.) – Auf ihm lag eine gleichnamige Stadt, die durch ein Erdbeben (19 n. Chr.) unterging. Tac. ann. 2, 47. – Der Gott dieses Gebirges, Ov. met. 11, 156. – Dav.: A) Tmōlius, a, um (Τμώλιος), tmolisch, terra, Ov.: quibus Tmolius (Τμώλιος, sc.οἶνος) assurgit, Wein, der am Tmolus wächst, Verg. – B) Tmōlītēs, ae, Akk. ēn. m., vom Berge Tmolus, subst., a) ein Bewohner des Berges Tmolus, ein Tmolite, Tmolites ille vicanus, Cic. Flacc. 8. – b) (sc. οἶνος) der Wein vom Berge Tmolus, tmolischer Wein, Vitr. 8, 3, 12. Plin. 14, 74 (wo Dat. Tmoliti).

Tmōlus, (13) ī, m. (Τμῶλος), le Tmole [montagne de Lydie] : Virg. G. 1, 56 ; Plin. 5, 110 || rivière de Lydie : Plin. 33, 126.

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TMOLUS

TMOLUS(Τμῶλος), a mountain range on the south of Sardes, forming the watershed between the basins of the Hermus in the north and the Cayster in the south, and being connected in the east with Mount Messogis. It was said to have received its name from a Lydian king Timolus, whence Ovid (Ov. Met. 6.16) gives this name to the mountain itself. Mount Tmolus was celebrated for the excellent wine growing on its slopes (Verg. G. 2.97; Senec. Phoen. 602; Eurip. Bacch. 55, 64; Strab. 14. p. 637; Plin. Nat. 5.30). It was equally rich in metals; and the river Pactolus, which had its source in Mount Tmolus, at one time carried from its interior a rich supply of gold. (Strab. xiii. pp. 591, 610, 625; Plin. Nat. 33.43; comp. Horn. Il. 2.373; Aesch. Pers. 50; Hdt. 1.84, 93, 5.101; Ptol. 5.2.13; Dion. Per. 831.) On the highest summit of Mount Tmolus, the Persians erected a marble watch-tower commanding a view of the whole of the surrounding country (Strab. 13. p. 625). The Turks now call the mountain Bouz Dagh. (Richter, Wallfahrten, pp. 512, 519.)

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TMOLUS

TMOLUSa town of Lydia, situated on Mount Tmolus, which was destroyed during the great earthquake in A.D. 19. (Tac. Ann. 2.47; Plin. Nat. 5.30; Euseb. Chron. ad Ann. V. Tib.;Niceph. Call. 1.17.) Some coins are extant with the inscription Τμωλείτων. (Sestini, p. 114.)

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Tmolus

(Τμῶλος). (1) The god of Mount Tmolus in Lydia is described as the husband of Pluto, the daughter of Himantes, (or Omphalé) and father of Tantalus, and is said to have decided the musical contest between Apollo and Pan.

(2) Now Dagh, a celebrated mountain of Asia Minor, running east and west through the centre of Lydia, and dividing the plain of the Hermus on the north from that of the Caÿster on the south.

Tmolus Tmolus, a gold-producing mountain in Lydia

• near Sardis: Hdt. 1.84, Hdt. 1.93, Hdt. 5.100

Tmolus(2), husband of Omphale

• at his death bequeaths to her the government of Lydia: Apollod. 2.6.2