Pierus

Pīĕrus (-ŏs), ī, m. (Πίερος), ¶ 1 Piérus [père des Muses] : Cic. Nat. 3, 54 ¶ 2 père des Piérides, changées en pies : Ov. M. 5, 302 || -rĭus, a, um des Muses : Pierius grex Mart. 12, 11, 4, le chœur des Muses ; Pieria tuba Mart. 10, 64, 4, la trompette héroïque ; Pieria corona Mart. 12, 52, 1, la couronne du Parnasse [le laurier] ; Pierius dies Stat. S. 1, 3, 23, jour consacré aux Muses, à lʼétude || subst. f. pl., Pīĕrĭæ, les Muses : Cic. Nat. 3, 54 || Seleucia Pieria, v. Seleucia ¶ 3 le mont Piérus [consacré aux Muses, aux confins de la Thessalie et de la Macédoine] dʼoù Pīĕrĭus, a, um, du mont Piérus : Hor. O. 3, 4, 40 ; Prop. 2, 10, 5 ; Phædr. 3, prol. 17.

pierus, i. m.
人名。山名。

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Pi'erus

(Πίερος).

1. A son of Magnes of Thrace, father of Hyacinthus, by the Muse Clio. (Apollod. 1.3.3.)

Pi'erus

2. An autochthon, king of Emathia (Macedoia), begot by Euippe or Antiope nine daughters, to whom he gave the names of the nine Muses. They afterwards entered into a contest with the Muses, and being conquered, they were metamorphosed into birds called Colymbas, Iyngx, Cenchris, Cissa, Chloris, Acalanthis, Nessa, Pipo, and Dracontis. (Ant. Lib. 9; Paus. 9.29.2; Ov. Met. 5.295, &c.) [L.S]

Piĕrus

(Πίερος). (1) See Pieria.

(2) See Pierides.

Pierus Pierus, a Macedonian

• increases number of Muses from three to nine: Paus. 9.29.3

Pierus(2), river of Achaia

• Paus. 7.18.1, Paus. 7.22.1

Pierus(3), son of Magnes

• father of Hyacinth by the Muse Clio: Apollod. 1.3.2