Καστόρειος
Καστόρειος, of or belonging to Castor
Καστόρειος, α, ον,
- of or belonging to Castor: τὸ Κ. μέλος a martial song, set to the flute, used in celebrating victories in the horse or chariot races, Pi. P. 2.69; ὁ Κ. ὕμνος Id. I. 1.16; also, of a battle-march, Plu. Lyc. 22, cf. Mus. 2.1140c, Phld. Vit. p.25 J.
- II καστόρειος or καστόριος, α, ον, of the beaver, ὄρχεις Hsch. s.v. κάστωρ; αἷμα Dsc. 2.24:—esp. καστόρειον or καστόριον, τό, castor, secretion found in the body of the beaver, used in medicine, Anon.Lond. 37.51, POxy. 1088.27 (i A.D.), Plu. Adul. 2.55a, Sor. 2.29, Phlp. in GC 65.29, etc.
Καστόρειος, ος, ον, de Castor ; Καστόρειον μέλος, Pd. P. 2, 127 ; Plut. Lyc. 22, M. 1140c ; Καστόρειος ὕμνος, Pd. I. 1, 21, propr. chant de Castor, chant de guerre que les Spartiates jouaient sur la flûte.
Étym. Κάστωρ.
Καστόρειος
- 1of Kastor, referring to some melody or rythm, perhaps connected with his patronage of horsemen, cf. ἱππίῳ νόμῳ O. 1.101: Σ P. 2.127 claims this was hyporchematic. τὸ Καστόρειον δʼ ἐν Αἰολίδεσσι χορδαῖς θέλων ἄθρησον χάριν ἑπτακτύπου φόρμιγγος ἀντόμενος (sc. μέλος: “gleichbedeutend mit Epinikion”, Fränkel; D & P, 49418: Σ, Wil. refer to fr. 105) P. 2.69 ἐθέλω ἢ Καστορείῳ ἢ Ἰολάοιʼ ἐναρμόξαι μιν ὕμνῳ I. 1.16
Καστόρειος, ον
- of or for Castor;— τὸ Κ. μέλος, a martial song, set to the flute, used in celebrating victories in the chariot-race (Castor being the inventor of the ξυνωρίς) , Pind., Plut.; ὁ Κ. ὕμνος Pind.