Tros
- a king of Phrygia, after whom Troy was named; he was the son of Erichthonius and grandson of Dardanus, Verg. G. 3, 36; Ov. F. 4, 33; Sil. 11, 297; Aus. Idyll. 12, 19.—Hence,
- A Trōja or Trōia, ae, f., Troy, a city of Phrygia, Mel. 2, 3, 6; Liv. 1, 1; Verg. A. 1, 1; 3, 3; Ov. M. 11, 199 sq.; 13, 404 sq.—
- 2 Transf.
- a A place founded by Aeneas in the Laurentine territory in Italy, Liv. 1, 1, 3.—
- b A place settled by Helenus in Epirus, Ov. M. 13, 721; Verg. A. 3, 349.—
- c A Roman game played on horseback, a sort of sham-fight, Verg. A. 5, 596 sq.; Suet. Caes. 39; id. Aug. 43; id. Calig. 18 fin.; id. Claud. 21; cf. Fest. p. 367.—Hence,
- B Trōĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Troy, Trojan: Aeneas, Verg. A. 1, 596; Ov. M. 14, 156: heros, i. e. Aesacus, id. ib. 11, 773: sacra, Tib. 2, 5, 40 (Troica, Müll.): arma, Verg. A. 1, 249; 3, 306: gaza, id. ib. 1, 119.—
- 2 Trōjānus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Troy, Trojan: urbs, i. e. Troy, Verg. A. 1, 624: moenia, Ov. M. 13, 23: regna, id. ib. 9, 232: opes, Verg. A. 2, 4: bellum, Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 1; Ov. M. 15, 160: tempora, Hor. C. 1, 28, 11; Ov. M. 8, 365; Sen. Cons. Helv. 8, 6; id. Ep. 88, 40: judex, i. e. Paris, Ov. F. 4, 121: ludi, i. e. the game of Troy (v. 2. c. supra), Suet. Tib. 6.— Prov.: equus Trojanus, for a concealed danger, a secret artifice: intus, intus inquam est equus Trojanus, Cic. Mur. 37, 78. —Equus Trojanus is also the title of a tragedy of Naevius, Cic. Fam. 7, 16, 1; 7, 1, 2.— Subst.
- α Trōjāni, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Troy, the Trojans, Cic. Div. 2, 39, 82; id. Inv. 1, 22, 32; id. Phil. 2, 22, 59; Lucr. 1, 476; Verg. A. 11, 421; Ov. M. 13, 702; Liv. 1, 1, 2; Sen. Ep. 27, 5.—
- β Trōjānum, i, n., a country-place in Latium, Cic. Att. 9, 13, 6.—
- 3 Trōĭcus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Troy, Trojan: tempora, Cic. Brut. 10, 40: bellum, Vell. 1, 5, 3; Ov. P. 2, 10, 14: Vesta, id. M. 15, 730; cf. ignis, the perpetual fire which was kept in the temple of Vesta at Rome, Stat. S. 1, 1, 35: fata, Ov. H. 1, 28.—
- 4 Trōs, ōis, m., a Trojan. Verg. A. 1, 574; 10, 108; 6, 52.— Plur., Verg. A. 1, 172; 2, 325; 5, 265; 12, 137; Ov. H. 1, 13; id. M. 12, 67; 13, 91; 13, 269.—
- 5 Trōăs, ădis or ădŏs, adj. f., Trojan: in agro Troade, Nep. Paus. 3, 3: humus, Ov. H. 13, 94: matres, ib. ib. 16, 183: turba, Sen. Troad. 84.—More freq.,
- b Subst.
- α A Trojan woman, Ov. M. 13, 566; 13, 421; 13, 481; id. H. 13, 137; Verg. A. 5, 613. —
- β Troas, the title of a tragedy by Q. Cicero, Cic. Q. Fr. 3, 6, 7: Troades, the title of a tragedy by Seneca.—
- γ The region about Troy, the Troad, Plin. 5, 30, 32, § 121; Nep. Paus. 3, 3; Mel. 1, 2; 1, 18; 2, 7. —
- 6 Trōĭădes, um, f., Trojan women, Pers. 1, 4.
Dav. abgel.: A) Trōius, a, um (Τρώϊος), zu Troja gehörig, troïsch, tellus, Catull.: Aeneas, Verg. – B) Trōiānus, a, um, zu Troja gehörig, trojanisch, urbs, Troja, Verg. u. Lact.: moenia, Ov.: equus, Cic. u. Iustin.: bellum, Hor., Ov., Quint. u. Iustin.: Troianis temporibus, Aur. Vict. u. Iustin.: Troi. iudex, d.i. Paris, Hor. u. Ov.: ludi, d.i. das Trojaspiel (s. oben Troiano. 2, c), Suet.: porcus, ein gefülltes Schwein (als Tafelgericht), Mart. – Sprichw., equus Troianus, von einer verborgenen Gefahr, intus, intus, inquam, est equus Troianus, a quo numquam me consule dormientes opprimemini, Cic. Mur. 78. – Plur. subst., Troiānī, ōrum, m., die Einw. von Troja, die Trojaner, Lucr., Cic. u.a. – C) Troicus, a, um (Τρωϊκός), zu Troja gehörig, troïsch, tempora, Cic.: bellum, Vell. u. Auson.: Vesta, Vell. u. Ov.: ignis, das beständig unterhaltene Feuer der Vesta in Rom, Stat. – D) Trōs, ōis, m. (Τρώς), der Troer, Trojaner, Verg. u.a. (kollektiv = der Troer, Auson. edyll. 12. De hist. 19. p. 137, 1 Schenkl): Plur. Trōes, um, Akk. as, m. (Τρῶες), die Troer, Verg. u. Ov. – E) Trōas, ados, Akk. ada, adi. fem. (Τρωάς), trojanisch, humus, Ov.: matres, Ov.: torba, Sen. poët. – häufiger subst., a) die Trojanerin, Verg. u. Ov.: Plur. Trōades, Akk. adas, f., die Trojanerinnen, Titel einer Tragödie des Q. Cicero, Cic. – b) die Landschaft Troas, Nep. u. Plin. – Nbf. Trōada, wov. Akk. Troadam, Iul. Val. 3, 60 (3, 35). – F) Trōiadēs, ae, m. (Τρωϊάδης), der Trojaner, Tr. puer. als Gestirn = der Wassermann, Anthol. Lat. 619, 6 (485, 6). – G) Trōiades, um, f. (Τρωϊάδες), Trojanerinnen, Pers. 1, 4. – H) Trōadēnsis, e, in od. aus der Landschaft Troas, metallum, Cod. Theod. 11, 28.
erat ibi quidam Tros [ed. Griscom: Trous ] nomine Turnus
prevaluerunt in initio Troes
- 1. zoon v. Erichthonius, kleinzoon v. Dardanus, koning v. Frygië, naar wie de stad Troje genoemd is;
- 2. alg. Trojaan, meestal plur. Trōes, um; — Troia, ae f (a) het homerische Troje (Turks: Truva) in Kl.-Azië, belangrijkste stad v.d. landstreek Troas; (b) door Aeneas bij Laurentum in Latium gebouwde stad; (c) door Helenus in Epirus gestichte stad; (d) Troiae lusus Trojaans toernooi, Romeins schijngevecht voor ruiters; — Trōas, gen. adis (a) adj. (f) Trojaans [humus]; (b) subst. f Trojaanse (vrouw); de landstreek Troas in Kl.-Azië; — Troiānus (a) adj. a, um Trojaans [iudex = Paris; equus het paard v. Troje]; (b) subst. ī m Trojaan; — Trōïcus, ook Trōïus, a, um Trojaans.
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…spretaeque iniuria formae, et genus invisum, et rapti Ganymedis honores. His accensa super, iactatos aequore toto Troas, reliquias Danaum atque immitis Achilli, arcebat longe Latio, multosque per annos errabant, acti fatis, maria…
Vergil, Aeneid
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…ab Iove summo. Talibus orabat dictis, arasque tenebat, cum sic orsa loqui vates Sate sanguine divom, Tros Anchisiade, facilis descensus Averno ; noctes atque dies patet atri ianua Ditis ; sed revocare gradum superasque evadere ad…
Vergil, Aeneid
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…maiorque videri, nec mortale sonans, adflata est numine quando iam propiore dei. Cessas in vota precesque, Tros ait Aenea Cessas Neque enim ante dehiscent attonitae magna ora domus. Et talia fata conticuit. Gelidus Teucris per…
Vergil, Aeneid
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…bellis urbem et corda aspera temptas Nosne tibi fluxas Phrygiae res vertere fundo conamur, nos, an miseros qui Troas Achivis obiecit Quae causa fuit, consurgere in arma Europamque Asiamque et foedera solvere furto Me duce Dardanius Spartam expugnavit…
Vergil, Aeneid
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…pudet, O Rutuli, pro cunctis talibus unam obiectare animam Numerone an viribus aequi non sumus En omnes et Troes et Arcades hi sunt fatalesque manus, infensa Etruria Turno vix hostem, alterni si congrediamur, habemus. Ille…
Vergil, Aeneid
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…hac morte solvi rentur, hi stirpem hostium gaudent recidi. magna pars vulgi levis odit scelus spectatque ; nec Troes minus suum frequentant funus et pavidi metu partem mentis ultimam Troiae vident cum subito thalami more praecedunt faces et pronuba…
Seneca, Troades
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…artus, omnis officio stupet navita relicto, remus effugit manus, in vota miseros ultimus cogit timor eademque superos Troes et Danai rogant. i quid fata possunt invidet Pyrrhus patri, Aiaci Vlixes, Hectori Atrides minor, Agamemno…
Seneca, Agamemnon
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…sumunt. Hic graves alius mero obtruncat et continuat in mortem ultimam somnos, ab aris alius accendit faces contraque Troas invocat Troiae sacra. .. Ex is, qui in porticibus spatiabantur, lapides in Eumolpum recitantem miserunt .…
Petronius, Satyricon, Fragmenta, and Poems
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…manus. Quando ego non timui graviora pericula veris Res est solliciti plena timoris amor. In te fingebam violentos Troas ituros ; Nomine in Hectoreo pallida semper eram. Sive quis Antilochum narrabat ab hoste revictum, Antilochus nostri causa…
Ovid, Epistulae
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…cum fremit ilicibus quantus gaudetque nivali vertice se attollens pater Appenninus ad auras. Iam vero et Rutuli certatim et Troes et omnes convertere oculos Itali, quique alta tenebant moenia quique imos pulsabant ariete muros, armaque deposuere umeris .…
Vergil, Aeneid
(Τρώς). The son of Erichthonius and Astyoché, and grandson of Dardanus. He was married to Callirrhoë, by whom he became the father of Ilus, Assaracus, and Ganymedes, and was king of Phrygia. The country and people of Troy derived their name from him. (See Troia.) He gave up his son Ganymedes to Zeus for a present of horses. See Ganymedes.
- succeeds to the kingdom and calls the country Troy: Apollod. 3.12.2
- his children by Callirrhoe: Apollod. 3.12.2
- horses given to Tros for loss of Ganymede: Paus. 5.24.5