Lewis & Short

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1. Mĕgăra, ae, m., a Numantine, Flor. 2, 18, 4.

2. Mĕgăra, ae, f., and Mĕgăra, ōrum, n. (abl. plur. Megaribus for Megaris, Plaut. Pers. 1, 3, 57), = τὰ Μέγαρα.

  1. I. A city in the country of Megaris, the birthplace of Euclid.
    1. A. Fem., Cic. Div. 1, 27, 57; Mart. 11, 43, 6.
    2. B. Neutr., Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 60; Liv. 28, 7, 16.
  2. II. Mĕgă-ra, ae, f., a city of Sicily, Liv. 24, 30 sq.; Sil. 14, 273; Serv. ad Verg. E. 1, 55; v. Megaris, II.

3. Mĕgăra, ae, f., wife of Hercules, whom, in his madness, he destroyed, together with her children, Hyg. Fab. 31.