Definition of Baucis
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zgo back
Orthography ID = 2006306
1.
LNS
Baucis, Baucidis
Baucis
Βαῦκις
noun (f., 3rd Greek declension)
  1. The wife of Philemon, in Phrygia
  2. an old woman
Abbreviations
Baucis, idis, f., = Βαῦκις. The wife of Philemon, in Phrygia. She, with her husband, entertained, in a very hospitable manner, Jupiter and Mercury, who came to them in the form of men; in return for which they were changed to two sacred trees before their hut, which became a temple, Ov. M. 8, 631 sq.

— Meton., an old woman, Pers. 4, 21.
 
top_lefttop_controlrow1_right
middle_left
middle_check
middle_arrow
middle_right
middle_left
middle_check
middle_arrow
middle_right
middle_left
middle_check
middle_arrow
middle_right
middle_left
middle_check
middle_arrow
middle_right
middle_left
middle_check
middle_arrow
middle_right