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Amastris –is f.
Amastris, the capital of Paphlagonia
anteā
before, before this; formerly, previously, in the past
buxifer –era –erum
producing box–trees (the Buxus yields boxwood, a close–grained, heavy, tough hardwood)
cacūmen –inis n.
a point, peak; summit
Castor –oris m.
a Trojan warrior
cōgnitus –a –um
known, noted, recognized
comō –āre –āvī –ātum
to be covered with hair or foliage
Cyclades –um f.
the Cyclades, the islands grouped around Delos in the Aegean Sea
CytōrIus –a –um
of Cytorus, a mountain in Paphlagonia east of Amastris, part of the coastal ridge along the southern shore of the Black Sea
Cytōrus –ī m.
a mountain in Paphlagonia east of Amastris, part of the coastal ridge along the southern shore of the Black Sea
dēdicō dēdicāre dēdicāvī dēdicātus
to declare, dedicate
dextera dextera f.
right hand
fretum fretī n.
straight, channel
gemellus –a –um
twin (adj. or subst.)
Hadriāticus –a –um
of the Adriatic, as neut, subst., the Adriatic Sea
erus –ī m.
an owner, householder, master, lord
horridus –a –um
rough, shaggy, trembling
imbuō –ere –uī –ūtus
to wet, moisten; stain
impotens –entis
powerless; lacking in self–control, hence headstrong, wild, violent, intemperate
lacus lacūs m.
lake
laevā
on the left
limpidus –a –um
clear, transparent
linteum –ī n.
linen cloth; sailcloth; a sail (> linum)
lītorālis –e
of the shore
