hippŏmănes Copy link Outline I. A slimy humor that flows from a mare when in heat ...II. A plant that was supposed to put mares in heat ...III. A small black membrane on the forehead of a new-born foal ... ⓘhippŏmănēs: neut nom sg • hippŏmănes, is, n., = ἱππομανές (horse-heat, horse-rage). I. A slimy humor that flows from a mare when in heat, and which was used to excite desire, Verg. G. 3, 280 sq.; Tib. 2, 4, 8; Prop. 4, 5, 18 (cf. Verg. A. 4, 516).— II. A plant that was supposed to put mares in heat, Serv. Verg. G. 3, 281.— III. A small black membrane on the forehead of a new-born foal, used in making love-potions, Plin. 8, 42, 66, § 165; 28, 11, 49, § 180; Juv. 6, 132.
hippŏmănĕs Copy link Outline a) excroissance noire sur le front des poulains :b) humeur que rendent les juments : [l'hippomane, sous ces deux formes, servait ... ⓘhippŏmănēs: neut nom sg • hippŏmănĕs, is, n. (ἱππομανές), hippomane : a) excroissance noire sur le front des poulains : Plin. 8, 165 ; b) humeur que rendent les juments : Virg. G. 3, 280 ; [l'hippomane, sous ces deux formes, servait pour des philtres].
hippomanes Copy link ⓘhippŏmănēs: neut nom sg HIPPOMANES n. [ἱππομανὲς] Indecl. compositum ab [ἵππος, equus, et [μανία, furia vel insania. […] 🗁 Page Scan