ultrix

ultrix, īcis, adj. [ultor], avenging, vengeful.

• I Adj. (poet.): ultricesque sedent in limine Dirae, the avenging goddesses, i.e. the Furies, Verg. A. 4, 473; cf. Furiae, Claud. Ep. 1, 14; and, deae, Sen. Med. 967: Curae, Verg. A. 6, 274: dextra, Sen. Herc. Fur. 895: irae, Claud. III. Cons. Hon. 104: rotae, id. Laud. Stil. 1, 98.—In neutr. plur.: ultricia bella, Sil. 2, 423: tela ultricia, Stat. Th. 10, 911.—*
• II Subst., she that avenges, an avenger: ultrix afflictae civitatis, Cic. Dom. 43, 112 (dub.; B. and K. victrix).

ultrīx, īcis (Fem. v. ultor), die Rächerin, rächerisch, Dirae, die rächenden Unholdinnen (Furien), Verg. u.a.: dies., deae, Lucan. u. Fronto (vgl. Arntzen Aur. Vict. epit. 21, 3. Oudend. Lucan. 10, 337): Curae (personif.), die Qualen des Gewissens (nach begangener Untat), Verg.: flamma, brennende Rachgier, Verg.: undae, Ov.: poenae, Ambros.: hora, Sil.: Ggstz., ultrix facinorum impiorum bonorumque praemiatrix Adrastia, Amm. 14, 11, 25. – im neutr. Plur. ultricia tela, Stat.: ultricia bella, Sil.: ultricia verba, Orest. tr.

ultrix [CL], one (f.) that exacts vengeance or retribution, avenger, punisher (in quot. esp. transf., in appos.); b (for spec. wrong or sim.). flammis inferni ~icibus Gildas EB 67; insuper impletur flammis ultricibus aer, / ignis ubique suis ruptis regnabit habenis Bede Hymn. 14. 72; obstructum est os loquentium iniqua, turris Babel concidit, labium constructorum ~ix dispersio confudit Gosc. Lib. Mild. 23; c1168 quis persecutorum ecclesie ~icem dexteram Dei, qui potentes potentius punit, legitur evasisse? J. Sal. Ep. 233 (239); ~ix: increpationibus enim scelera ulciscitur Bern. Comm. Aen. 107; comes ‥ desuper ~ice lata sententia ‥ rebus humanis exemptus est Gir. EH II 23; Helisei ‥ derisores ~ices ursi devorarunt Id. SD 34; terra luxurie fedatur sordibus / et ultrix pluvia cadit ex nubibus Walt. Wimb. Carm. 512.  b neque aliquis hactenus impune de frondibus illius ‥ distrahere poterat quin statim ~ice pena sue temeritatis merita non susceperat R. Cold. Osw. 17 p. 357; injuriarum ~ix manus non abfuit Found. Waltham 26; [mustela] injuriarum ‥ ~ix Gir. TH I 27.

ultrīx, (12) īcis, f. de ultor, vengeresse, qui tire vengeance : Virg. En. 4, 473 ; 6, 274 || [qqf. au n. ] ultricia bella Sil. 2, 423, guerres vengeresses.

ultrix , icis. f.
報仇之女。

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ultrīx īcis, adj.

• ultor, avenging, vengeful: ultrices Dirae, V.: Curae, V.