Scythissa

Scytha, ae, m., and Scythes, ae, m., = Skuthês, a Scythian; sing. form Scytha, Phaedr. 3, prol. 52; Luc. 10, 454; Vulg. Col. 3, 11; cf. Lact. 3, 25, 18; Tac. A. 2, 60;

form Scythes (class.),

Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 90; Hor. C. 2, 11, 1; 4, 14, 42; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 198; cf. Hor. C. 4, 5, 25; Sen. Hippol. 167.— Mostly in plur.: Scythae, ārum, m., = Skuthai.

The Scythians, a general designation of the nomadic tribes of the north of Europe and Asia, beyond the Black Sea, Mel. 2, 1, 2; 1, 2, 3 sq.; 3, 7, 1; Plin. 4, 12, 25, § 81; 6, 17, 19, § 50; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 58, § 150; Hor. C. 1, 35, 9; 3, 8, 23; 3, 24, 9; id. C. S. 55 et saep.—Hence,

Scythes or Scytha, ae, adj. comm., Scythian:

Taurus,

Sen. Hippol. 906:

Pontus,

Stat. Th. 11, 437; Sen. Herc. Fur. 1210:

pellis,

Mart. 10, 62, 8:

smaragdos,

id. 4, 28, 4.—

Scy-thĭa, ae, f., the country of the Scythians, Scythia, Mel. 1, 3, 4; 2, 1, 6; 3, 5, 6; Plin. 2, 50, 51, § 135; 4, 13, 27, § 941; Just. 2, 2; Cic. Pis. 8, 18; id. N. D. 2, 34, 88; Ov. M. 1, 64; 2, 224; id. Tr. 1, 3, 61; 3, 2, 1 et saep.—

Scythĭcus, a, um, adj., Scythian:

Oceanus,

Mel. 1, 2, 1; Plin. 2, 17, 20, § 53: Ister, Ov.Tr.5, 1, 21:

amnis,

i. e. the Tanais, Hor. C. 3, 4, 36:

orae,

Ov. Tr. 4, 9, 17; id. M. 5, 649:

montes,

id. ib. 15, 285:

sagitta,

id. ib. 10, 588:

tegimen,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 90:

Diana,

i. e. the Taurian Diana, Ov. M. 14, 331 et saep.—In partic.:

herba,

Plin. 27, 1, 1, § 2; more usually called Scythĭcē, ēs, f., id. 25, 8, 43, § 82; 26, 14, 87, § 146. —

Scythis, ĭdis, f.

A Scythian woman, Ov. M. 15, 360; Val. Fl. 5, 343.—

The Scythian emerald, Mart. Cap. 1, §§ 67 and 75.—

Scythissa, ae, f., a Scythian woman, Nep. Dat. 1, 3.

nātĭo, ōnis, f. [nascor], a being born, birth; hence, transf.

Personified, Natio, the goddess of birth:

Natio quoque dea putanda est, quae, quia partus matronarum tueatur, a nascentibus Natio nominata est,

Cic. N. D. 3, 18, 47 (al. Nascio).—

A breed, stock, kind, species, race (rare but class.;

syn.: genus, stirps, familia): in hominibus emendis si natione alter est melior, emimus pluris, etc.,

Varr. L. L. 9, § 93 Müll.;

Auct. B. Alex. 7, 3: natio optimatium,

Cic. Sest. 44, 96:

officiosissima candidatorum,

id. Pis. 23, 55.—Also in a contemptuous sense, a race, tribe, set:

salvete, fures maritimi, Famelica hominum natio, quid agitis?

Plaut. Rud. 2, 2, 6:

vestra natio (Epicureorum),

Cic. N. D. 2, 29, 74:

ardelionum,

Phaedr. 2, 5, 1.—Of animals:

praegnantes opere levant: venter enim labore nationem reddit deteriorem,

Varr. R. R. 2, 6, 4; cf. id. L. L. 9, § 92 Müll.; and: in pecoribus quoque bonus proventus feturae bona natio dicitur, Paul. ex Fest. p. 167 Müll.— Transf., of things, a sort, kind (post-Aug.):

nationes in apium naturā diximus,

Plin. 22, 24, 50, § 109:

cera natione Pontica,

id. 21, 14, 49, § 83; cf. id. 12, 25, 55, § 125.—

In a more restricted sense, a race of people, nation, people (used commonly in a more limited sense than gens, and sometimes as identical with it; cf.: gens, populus; usually applied by Cicero to distant and barbarous people): nam itast haec hominum natio;

in Epidamniis Voluptarii, etc.,

Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 34:

omnes nationes servitutem ferre possunt: nostra civitas non potest,

Cic. Phil. 10, 10, 20; cf.:

exteris nationibus ac gentibus ostendere, etc.,

id. Font. 11, 25:

ne nationes quidem et gentes,

id. N. D. 3, 39, 93; cf.

, in the reverse order: omnes exterae gentes ac nationes,

id. Imp. Pomp. 11, 31:

per omnes gentes nationesque,

Quint. 11, 3, 87:

eruditissima Graecorum natio,

Cic. de Or. 2, 4, 18:

Judaei et Syri, nationes natae servituti,

id. Prov. Cons. 5, 10:

immanes ac barbarae nationes,

id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 9, § 27:

quod eas quoque nationes adire volebat,

Caes. B. G. 3, 7:

Suevi majorem Germaniae partem obtinent, propriis adhuc nationibus nominibusque discreti,

Tac. G. 38:

Gannascus, natione Canninefas,

id. A. 11, 18:

patre Camissare, natione Care, matre Scythissā natus,

Nep. Dat. 1, 1:

NATIONE CILIX,

Inscr. Fabr. p. 495, n. 189; so in connection with names of cities: NATIONE ARRETIO, Inscr. Don. cl. 6, n. 181.—

Ad Nationes, the name of a portico in Rome, built by Augustus, where the images of all known nations were set up:

ante aditum porticūs Ad Nationes,

Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 39; cf. Serv. Verg. A. 8, 721.—

In eccl. Lat., like gens, and the Gr. ethnos, opp. to Christians, the heathen:

per deos nationum,

Tert. de Idol. 22.

Scytha, ae, m., and Scythes, ae, m., = Skuthês, a Scythian; sing. form Scytha, Phaedr. 3, prol. 52; Luc. 10, 454; Vulg. Col. 3, 11; cf. Lact. 3, 25, 18; Tac. A. 2, 60;

form Scythes (class.),

Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 90; Hor. C. 2, 11, 1; 4, 14, 42; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 198; cf. Hor. C. 4, 5, 25; Sen. Hippol. 167.— Mostly in plur.: Scythae, ārum, m., = Skuthai.

The Scythians, a general designation of the nomadic tribes of the north of Europe and Asia, beyond the Black Sea, Mel. 2, 1, 2; 1, 2, 3 sq.; 3, 7, 1; Plin. 4, 12, 25, § 81; 6, 17, 19, § 50; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 58, § 150; Hor. C. 1, 35, 9; 3, 8, 23; 3, 24, 9; id. C. S. 55 et saep.—Hence,

Scythes or Scytha, ae, adj. comm., Scythian:

Taurus,

Sen. Hippol. 906:

Pontus,

Stat. Th. 11, 437; Sen. Herc. Fur. 1210:

pellis,

Mart. 10, 62, 8:

smaragdos,

id. 4, 28, 4.—

Scy-thĭa, ae, f., the country of the Scythians, Scythia, Mel. 1, 3, 4; 2, 1, 6; 3, 5, 6; Plin. 2, 50, 51, § 135; 4, 13, 27, § 941; Just. 2, 2; Cic. Pis. 8, 18; id. N. D. 2, 34, 88; Ov. M. 1, 64; 2, 224; id. Tr. 1, 3, 61; 3, 2, 1 et saep.—

Scythĭcus, a, um, adj., Scythian:

Oceanus,

Mel. 1, 2, 1; Plin. 2, 17, 20, § 53: Ister, Ov.Tr.5, 1, 21:

amnis,

i. e. the Tanais, Hor. C. 3, 4, 36:

orae,

Ov. Tr. 4, 9, 17; id. M. 5, 649:

montes,

id. ib. 15, 285:

sagitta,

id. ib. 10, 588:

tegimen,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 90:

Diana,

i. e. the Taurian Diana, Ov. M. 14, 331 et saep.—In partic.:

herba,

Plin. 27, 1, 1, § 2; more usually called Scythĭcē, ēs, f., id. 25, 8, 43, § 82; 26, 14, 87, § 146. —

Scythis, ĭdis, f.

A Scythian woman, Ov. M. 15, 360; Val. Fl. 5, 343.—

The Scythian emerald, Mart. Cap. 1, §§ 67 and 75.—

Scythissa, ae, f., a Scythian woman, Nep. Dat. 1, 3.

Scytha, ae, m., and Scythes, ae, m., = Skuthês, a Scythian; sing. form Scytha, Phaedr. 3, prol. 52; Luc. 10, 454; Vulg. Col. 3, 11; cf. Lact. 3, 25, 18; Tac. A. 2, 60;

form Scythes (class.),

Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 90; Hor. C. 2, 11, 1; 4, 14, 42; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 198; cf. Hor. C. 4, 5, 25; Sen. Hippol. 167.— Mostly in plur.: Scythae, ārum, m., = Skuthai.

The Scythians, a general designation of the nomadic tribes of the north of Europe and Asia, beyond the Black Sea, Mel. 2, 1, 2; 1, 2, 3 sq.; 3, 7, 1; Plin. 4, 12, 25, § 81; 6, 17, 19, § 50; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 58, § 150; Hor. C. 1, 35, 9; 3, 8, 23; 3, 24, 9; id. C. S. 55 et saep.—Hence,

Scythes or Scytha, ae, adj. comm., Scythian:

Taurus,

Sen. Hippol. 906:

Pontus,

Stat. Th. 11, 437; Sen. Herc. Fur. 1210:

pellis,

Mart. 10, 62, 8:

smaragdos,

id. 4, 28, 4.—

Scy-thĭa, ae, f., the country of the Scythians, Scythia, Mel. 1, 3, 4; 2, 1, 6; 3, 5, 6; Plin. 2, 50, 51, § 135; 4, 13, 27, § 941; Just. 2, 2; Cic. Pis. 8, 18; id. N. D. 2, 34, 88; Ov. M. 1, 64; 2, 224; id. Tr. 1, 3, 61; 3, 2, 1 et saep.—

Scythĭcus, a, um, adj., Scythian:

Oceanus,

Mel. 1, 2, 1; Plin. 2, 17, 20, § 53: Ister, Ov.Tr.5, 1, 21:

amnis,

i. e. the Tanais, Hor. C. 3, 4, 36:

orae,

Ov. Tr. 4, 9, 17; id. M. 5, 649:

montes,

id. ib. 15, 285:

sagitta,

id. ib. 10, 588:

tegimen,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 90:

Diana,

i. e. the Taurian Diana, Ov. M. 14, 331 et saep.—In partic.:

herba,

Plin. 27, 1, 1, § 2; more usually called Scythĭcē, ēs, f., id. 25, 8, 43, § 82; 26, 14, 87, § 146. —

Scythis, ĭdis, f.

A Scythian woman, Ov. M. 15, 360; Val. Fl. 5, 343.—

The Scythian emerald, Mart. Cap. 1, §§ 67 and 75.—

Scythissa, ae, f., a Scythian woman, Nep. Dat. 1, 3.

Scytha, ae, m., and Scythes, ae, m., = Skuthês, a Scythian; sing. form Scytha, Phaedr. 3, prol. 52; Luc. 10, 454; Vulg. Col. 3, 11; cf. Lact. 3, 25, 18; Tac. A. 2, 60;

form Scythes (class.),

Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 90; Hor. C. 2, 11, 1; 4, 14, 42; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 198; cf. Hor. C. 4, 5, 25; Sen. Hippol. 167.— Mostly in plur.: Scythae, ārum, m., = Skuthai.

The Scythians, a general designation of the nomadic tribes of the north of Europe and Asia, beyond the Black Sea, Mel. 2, 1, 2; 1, 2, 3 sq.; 3, 7, 1; Plin. 4, 12, 25, § 81; 6, 17, 19, § 50; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 58, § 150; Hor. C. 1, 35, 9; 3, 8, 23; 3, 24, 9; id. C. S. 55 et saep.—Hence,

Scythes or Scytha, ae, adj. comm., Scythian:

Taurus,

Sen. Hippol. 906:

Pontus,

Stat. Th. 11, 437; Sen. Herc. Fur. 1210:

pellis,

Mart. 10, 62, 8:

smaragdos,

id. 4, 28, 4.—

Scy-thĭa, ae, f., the country of the Scythians, Scythia, Mel. 1, 3, 4; 2, 1, 6; 3, 5, 6; Plin. 2, 50, 51, § 135; 4, 13, 27, § 941; Just. 2, 2; Cic. Pis. 8, 18; id. N. D. 2, 34, 88; Ov. M. 1, 64; 2, 224; id. Tr. 1, 3, 61; 3, 2, 1 et saep.—

Scythĭcus, a, um, adj., Scythian:

Oceanus,

Mel. 1, 2, 1; Plin. 2, 17, 20, § 53: Ister, Ov.Tr.5, 1, 21:

amnis,

i. e. the Tanais, Hor. C. 3, 4, 36:

orae,

Ov. Tr. 4, 9, 17; id. M. 5, 649:

montes,

id. ib. 15, 285:

sagitta,

id. ib. 10, 588:

tegimen,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 90:

Diana,

i. e. the Taurian Diana, Ov. M. 14, 331 et saep.—In partic.:

herba,

Plin. 27, 1, 1, § 2; more usually called Scythĭcē, ēs, f., id. 25, 8, 43, § 82; 26, 14, 87, § 146. —

Scythis, ĭdis, f.

A Scythian woman, Ov. M. 15, 360; Val. Fl. 5, 343.—

The Scythian emerald, Mart. Cap. 1, §§ 67 and 75.—

Scythissa, ae, f., a Scythian woman, Nep. Dat. 1, 3.

Scytha, ae, m., and Scythes, ae, m., = Skuthês, a Scythian; sing. form Scytha, Phaedr. 3, prol. 52; Luc. 10, 454; Vulg. Col. 3, 11; cf. Lact. 3, 25, 18; Tac. A. 2, 60;

form Scythes (class.),

Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 90; Hor. C. 2, 11, 1; 4, 14, 42; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 198; cf. Hor. C. 4, 5, 25; Sen. Hippol. 167.— Mostly in plur.: Scythae, ārum, m., = Skuthai.

The Scythians, a general designation of the nomadic tribes of the north of Europe and Asia, beyond the Black Sea, Mel. 2, 1, 2; 1, 2, 3 sq.; 3, 7, 1; Plin. 4, 12, 25, § 81; 6, 17, 19, § 50; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 58, § 150; Hor. C. 1, 35, 9; 3, 8, 23; 3, 24, 9; id. C. S. 55 et saep.—Hence,

Scythes or Scytha, ae, adj. comm., Scythian:

Taurus,

Sen. Hippol. 906:

Pontus,

Stat. Th. 11, 437; Sen. Herc. Fur. 1210:

pellis,

Mart. 10, 62, 8:

smaragdos,

id. 4, 28, 4.—

Scy-thĭa, ae, f., the country of the Scythians, Scythia, Mel. 1, 3, 4; 2, 1, 6; 3, 5, 6; Plin. 2, 50, 51, § 135; 4, 13, 27, § 941; Just. 2, 2; Cic. Pis. 8, 18; id. N. D. 2, 34, 88; Ov. M. 1, 64; 2, 224; id. Tr. 1, 3, 61; 3, 2, 1 et saep.—

Scythĭcus, a, um, adj., Scythian:

Oceanus,

Mel. 1, 2, 1; Plin. 2, 17, 20, § 53: Ister, Ov.Tr.5, 1, 21:

amnis,

i. e. the Tanais, Hor. C. 3, 4, 36:

orae,

Ov. Tr. 4, 9, 17; id. M. 5, 649:

montes,

id. ib. 15, 285:

sagitta,

id. ib. 10, 588:

tegimen,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 90:

Diana,

i. e. the Taurian Diana, Ov. M. 14, 331 et saep.—In partic.:

herba,

Plin. 27, 1, 1, § 2; more usually called Scythĭcē, ēs, f., id. 25, 8, 43, § 82; 26, 14, 87, § 146. —

Scythis, ĭdis, f.

A Scythian woman, Ov. M. 15, 360; Val. Fl. 5, 343.—

The Scythian emerald, Mart. Cap. 1, §§ 67 and 75.—

Scythissa, ae, f., a Scythian woman, Nep. Dat. 1, 3.

Scytha, ae, m., and Scythes, ae, m., = Skuthês, a Scythian; sing. form Scytha, Phaedr. 3, prol. 52; Luc. 10, 454; Vulg. Col. 3, 11; cf. Lact. 3, 25, 18; Tac. A. 2, 60;

form Scythes (class.),

Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 90; Hor. C. 2, 11, 1; 4, 14, 42; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 198; cf. Hor. C. 4, 5, 25; Sen. Hippol. 167.— Mostly in plur.: Scythae, ārum, m., = Skuthai.

The Scythians, a general designation of the nomadic tribes of the north of Europe and Asia, beyond the Black Sea, Mel. 2, 1, 2; 1, 2, 3 sq.; 3, 7, 1; Plin. 4, 12, 25, § 81; 6, 17, 19, § 50; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 58, § 150; Hor. C. 1, 35, 9; 3, 8, 23; 3, 24, 9; id. C. S. 55 et saep.—Hence,

Scythes or Scytha, ae, adj. comm., Scythian:

Taurus,

Sen. Hippol. 906:

Pontus,

Stat. Th. 11, 437; Sen. Herc. Fur. 1210:

pellis,

Mart. 10, 62, 8:

smaragdos,

id. 4, 28, 4.—

Scy-thĭa, ae, f., the country of the Scythians, Scythia, Mel. 1, 3, 4; 2, 1, 6; 3, 5, 6; Plin. 2, 50, 51, § 135; 4, 13, 27, § 941; Just. 2, 2; Cic. Pis. 8, 18; id. N. D. 2, 34, 88; Ov. M. 1, 64; 2, 224; id. Tr. 1, 3, 61; 3, 2, 1 et saep.—

Scythĭcus, a, um, adj., Scythian:

Oceanus,

Mel. 1, 2, 1; Plin. 2, 17, 20, § 53: Ister, Ov.Tr.5, 1, 21:

amnis,

i. e. the Tanais, Hor. C. 3, 4, 36:

orae,

Ov. Tr. 4, 9, 17; id. M. 5, 649:

montes,

id. ib. 15, 285:

sagitta,

id. ib. 10, 588:

tegimen,

Cic. Tusc. 5, 32, 90:

Diana,

i. e. the Taurian Diana, Ov. M. 14, 331 et saep.—In partic.:

herba,

Plin. 27, 1, 1, § 2; more usually called Scythĭcē, ēs, f., id. 25, 8, 43, § 82; 26, 14, 87, § 146. —

Scythis, ĭdis, f.

A Scythian woman, Ov. M. 15, 360; Val. Fl. 5, 343.—

The Scythian emerald, Mart. Cap. 1, §§ 67 and 75.—

Scythissa, ae, f., a Scythian woman, Nep. Dat. 1, 3.