Definition of Hister, Ister
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Hister, Histrī
(Ister, Istrī)
Hister, Ister
Ἴστρος
noun (m., 2nd -R declension)
  1. the lower part of the Danube
  2. one who dwells on the Danube
Abbreviations
Hister, tri (less correctly Ister), m., = Ἴστρος, the lower part of the Danube (the upper part, Danubius). Prop. In gen.: Ponticum simul et Hadriaticum mare et Histrum amnem et Alpes conspici posse, Liv. 40, 21: turbidus et torquens flaventes Hister arenas, Verg. G. 3, 350: stat vetus urbs, ripae vicina binominis Histri, Ov. P. 1, 8, 11.

— Esp.: Histro fallacior, an epithet applied by Tertullian to Marcion; because the river, on account of its strong eddies and many mouths, was dangerous to the navigator, Tert. adv. Marc. 1, 1.

— Meton., one who dwells on the Danube: collo triumphati proculcat Honorius Histri, Claud. VI. Cons. Honor. 648: aut tibi captivo famulus mittetur ab Histro, Mart. 7, 79, 11.
 
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