Corinth — /kawr inth, kor /, n. 1. an ancient city in Greece, on the Isthmus of Corinth: one of the wealthiest and most powerful of the ancient Greek cities. 2. a port in the NE Peloponnesus, in S Greece: NE of the site of ancient Corinth. 3. Gulf of. Also … Universalium
CORINTHUS — I. CORINTHUS Iovis filius, Rex Corinthi: unde Proverbium natum, Iovis Corinthus, de iis qui acriter minantur et postea graviter mulctantur. Megara est colonia Corinthiorum, quae ob potentiam urbi maiori omnem honorem habuit et obedivit. Sed cum… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Sisyphus — In Greek mythology, Sisyphus (Greek: Σίσυφος [sí.sy.phos] Audio IPA|Ell Sisyfos.ogg| [ si.si.fos] , Latinized: Sisyphus, (IPAEng|ˈsɪsɨfəs)), was a king punished in Tartarus by being cursed to roll a huge boulder up a hill, only to watch it roll… … Wikipedia
Acrocorinth — ( el. Ακροκόρινθος), the acropolis of ancient Corinth, is a monolithic rock overseeing the ancient city of Corinth, Greece. It was continuously occupied from archaic times to the early nineteenth century. The city s archaic acropolis, already an… … Wikipedia
Ancient Corinth — Infobox Former Country native name = Κόρινθος conventional long name = Corinth common name = Corinth continent = Europe region = Mediterranean country = Greece era = Classical Antiquity government type = Monarchy event start = year start = 7th… … Wikipedia
EPOPE — dicebatur Acrocorinthus, quod Sisyphus illic Aeginam a Iove rapi viderit. Steph … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
ISTHMUS — tractusest terrae angustus, per quem ex lata terrae parte in aliam talem venitur: Hic multiplex. 1. Peloponnesi, qui et Corinthiacus, quo Peloponnesus reliquae Graeciae connectitur, 40. stad. inter sinum Corinth. ad Occas. et Saronicum ad Ort.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
ITHOME — opp. Phthiotidis. Hom. in Catal. Item urbs in agro Messeniaco, quam Lacedaemonii post 10. Annorum obsidionem in deditionem accepêrunt: Anno 1. Olymp. 14. qua de re vide Ioh. Marsh. Canone Chron. Sec. XVII. ubi de Bello Messeniace I. Thuc. l. 1.… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
