Lyaeus, i, m., = Λυαῖος, Lyæus, the relaxer, unbender, deliverer from care.
- I. A surname of Bacchus: patri Lyaeo, Verg. A. 4, 58: corniger Lyaeus, Ov. Am. 3, 15, 17; id. M. 4, 11; 8, 274; 11, 68; Verg. G. 2, 229 al.
- II. Transf., wine: uda Lyaeo Tempora, Hor. C. 1, 7, 22: Curam Dulci Lyaeo solvere, id. Epod. 9, 37: illic apposito narrabis multa Lyaeo, Ov. Am. 2, 11, 49.
Hence, Lyaeus, a, um, adj.: regales inter mensas laticemque Lyaeum, the Lyæan liquid, i. e. wine, Verg. A. 1, 686.