I.a range of mountains in the most northern part of Scythia, where are the sources of the Tanais, Mel. 1, 19, 13; 2, 1, 1; 3, 5, 1; Plin. 4, 12, 24, § 78; 6, 5, 5, § 15; Enn. Ann. 4, 5 al. — Less freq. in sing.: “Rhipaeus mons,” Mel. 1, 19, 18 and 20.— Hence Rhī-paeus or Rhīphaeus (Rīp- ), a, um, adj., Rhiphæan: “arces,” Verg. G. 1, 240: “Eurus,” id. ib. 3, 382: “pruinae,” id. ib. 4, 518: “grando,” Stat. Th. 1, 420: “nives,” Luc. 4, 118: “bruma,” Val. Fl. 5, 603; Col. 10, 77: “mons,” Mel. 1, 19, 13; 2, 1, 1.
Rhīpaei or Rhīphaei (Rīp- ), montes,
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.
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