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1 Siculi
Sĭcŭli, ōrum, m., = Sikeloi.I.The Siculians or Sicilians, an ancient Italian people on the Tiber, a portion of whom, driven thence, migrated to the island of Sicily, which derived its name from them, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 56; 3, 5, 10, § 71; Varr. L. L. 5, § 101 Müll.; Col. 1, 3, 6.—Hence, in the class. per.,II.The inhabitants of Sicily, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 43, § 95; id. Brut. 12, 46; id. de Or. 2, 54, 217; id. Att. 14, 12, 1 al.— Gen. plur. Siculūm, Lucr. 6, 642.—In the sing.: Sĭcŭlus, i, m., a Sicilian, Plaut. Capt. 4, 2, 108; id. Rud. prol. 49; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 13, § 32; id. de Or. 2, 69, 280; id. Rep. 1, 14, 22 et saep.—Hence,A.Sĭcŭlus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Sicily, Sicilian (mostly poet. and in post-Aug. prose):B.tellus,
i. e. Sicily, Verg. A. 1, 34:mare,
Mel. 2, 7, 14; Hor. C. 2, 12, 2:unda,
id. ib. 3, 4, 28; 4, 4, 44; Verg. A. 3, 696:fretum,
Liv. 1, 2, 5; Front. Strat. 1, 7, 1; Tac. A. 1, 53:montes,
Verg. E. 2, 21:mel,
Varr. R. R. 3, 2, 12; 3, 16, 14:praedo,
Plaut. Poen. 4, 2, 75:oratores,
Cic. Or, 69, 230: Epicharmus, Hor. Ep. [p. 1694] 2, 1, 58:poëta Empedocles,
id. A. P. 463:tyrannus,
i. e. Phalaris, Ov. Tr. 3, 11, 41; cf. Hor. Ep. 1, 2, 58;hence, juvencus,
the bull of Phalaris, Pers. 3, 39; Claud. B. Gild. 187:aula,
the court of Phalaris, Juv. 6, 486:fuga,
the flight of Sex. Pompeius before Octavius after the naval battle near the Sicilian coast, Prop. 2, 1, 28; cf. Suet. Aug. 16; Flor. 4, 8;hence, pirata,
i. e. Sex. Pompeius, Luc. 6, 422: conjux, i. e. Proserpine (so called because carried off from Sicily), Juv. 13, 50:virgo,
i. e. a Siren, Stat. S. 2, 1, 10;hence, cantus,
of the Sirens, Juv. 9, 150:logei, Attici omnes: nullum Siculum acceperis,
i. e. provincial, Plaut. Pers. 3, 1, 67.—Sĭcĭlĭa, ae, f., = Sikelia, the island of Sicily:C.fretum Siciliae,
Caes. B. C. 2, 3; Mel. 2, 7, 14; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 86; 2, 88, 90, § 204; Plaut. Rud. prol. 54; 2, 6, 60; id. Men. 2, 3, 57; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 1, § 1; 2, 3, 6, § 12 et saep. al.—Sĭcĭlĭensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Sicily, Sicilian:D.fretum,
Cic. N. D. 3, 10, 24:hospes,
from Sicily, Plaut. Rud. 2, 4, 30:quaestura mea,
Cic. Fam. 13, 38:annus,
the quœstorship in Sicily, id. Brut. 92, 318:fisci,
id. Verr. 1, 9, 24; cf.pecunia,
id. ib. 1, 8, 22:spiritus,
id. ib. 2, 3, 9, §22: peregrinatio,
Suet. Calig. 51:bellum,
id. Aug. 70:pugna,
id. ib. 96.—Sīcĕ-lis, ĭdis, adj. f., = Silelis, Sicilian; subst., a Sicilian woman:Sicelides... puellae... Sicelis esse volo, Ov.H.15, 51 sq.: Nymphae,
id. M. 5, 412:Musae,
i. e. of Theocritus, pastoral, Verg. E. 4, 1. -
2 Arethusa
Ărĕthūsa, ae, f., = Arethousa.1.A celebrated fountain near Syracuse, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53;2.acc. to the fable, a nymph in the train of Diana, in Elis, pursued by the river-god Alpheus, fled to Sicily,
Ov. M. 5, 573 (cf. Pausan. 5, 7);hence it was believed that it flowed under the sea with the Alpheus, and appeared again in Sicily,
Verg. E. 10, 4 sqq.; id. A. 3, 694; Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 225; 31, 5, 30, § 55; cf. Mann. Ital. II. 325, and Alpheus.—A fountain in Eubœa, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—3.A fountain in Bœotia, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—4.A lake in Armenia Major, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 226 (Jan, Aritissa).—5.A town in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 38.—6. II.Derivv.A.Ărĕthūsaeus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to the fountain Arethusa (in Sicily), Arethusian, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 60.—B.Ărĕthūsis, ĭdis, adj., Arethusian, a poet. epithet for Syracuse, near which was the fountain Arethusa, Ov. F. 4, 873 (cf. id. ib. 5, 7: Aganippis Hippocrene).—C.Ărĕthūsĭus, a, um, adj.1. 2.Subst.: Ărĕthūsĭi, ōrum, m.a.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 35.—b.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Syria, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 82. -
3 Arethusaeus
Ărĕthūsa, ae, f., = Arethousa.1.A celebrated fountain near Syracuse, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53;2.acc. to the fable, a nymph in the train of Diana, in Elis, pursued by the river-god Alpheus, fled to Sicily,
Ov. M. 5, 573 (cf. Pausan. 5, 7);hence it was believed that it flowed under the sea with the Alpheus, and appeared again in Sicily,
Verg. E. 10, 4 sqq.; id. A. 3, 694; Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 225; 31, 5, 30, § 55; cf. Mann. Ital. II. 325, and Alpheus.—A fountain in Eubœa, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—3.A fountain in Bœotia, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—4.A lake in Armenia Major, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 226 (Jan, Aritissa).—5.A town in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 38.—6. II.Derivv.A.Ărĕthūsaeus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to the fountain Arethusa (in Sicily), Arethusian, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 60.—B.Ărĕthūsis, ĭdis, adj., Arethusian, a poet. epithet for Syracuse, near which was the fountain Arethusa, Ov. F. 4, 873 (cf. id. ib. 5, 7: Aganippis Hippocrene).—C.Ărĕthūsĭus, a, um, adj.1. 2.Subst.: Ărĕthūsĭi, ōrum, m.a.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 35.—b.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Syria, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 82. -
4 Arethusii
Ărĕthūsa, ae, f., = Arethousa.1.A celebrated fountain near Syracuse, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53;2.acc. to the fable, a nymph in the train of Diana, in Elis, pursued by the river-god Alpheus, fled to Sicily,
Ov. M. 5, 573 (cf. Pausan. 5, 7);hence it was believed that it flowed under the sea with the Alpheus, and appeared again in Sicily,
Verg. E. 10, 4 sqq.; id. A. 3, 694; Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 225; 31, 5, 30, § 55; cf. Mann. Ital. II. 325, and Alpheus.—A fountain in Eubœa, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—3.A fountain in Bœotia, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—4.A lake in Armenia Major, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 226 (Jan, Aritissa).—5.A town in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 38.—6. II.Derivv.A.Ărĕthūsaeus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to the fountain Arethusa (in Sicily), Arethusian, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 60.—B.Ărĕthūsis, ĭdis, adj., Arethusian, a poet. epithet for Syracuse, near which was the fountain Arethusa, Ov. F. 4, 873 (cf. id. ib. 5, 7: Aganippis Hippocrene).—C.Ărĕthūsĭus, a, um, adj.1. 2.Subst.: Ărĕthūsĭi, ōrum, m.a.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 35.—b.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Syria, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 82. -
5 Arethusis
Ărĕthūsa, ae, f., = Arethousa.1.A celebrated fountain near Syracuse, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53;2.acc. to the fable, a nymph in the train of Diana, in Elis, pursued by the river-god Alpheus, fled to Sicily,
Ov. M. 5, 573 (cf. Pausan. 5, 7);hence it was believed that it flowed under the sea with the Alpheus, and appeared again in Sicily,
Verg. E. 10, 4 sqq.; id. A. 3, 694; Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 225; 31, 5, 30, § 55; cf. Mann. Ital. II. 325, and Alpheus.—A fountain in Eubœa, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—3.A fountain in Bœotia, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—4.A lake in Armenia Major, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 226 (Jan, Aritissa).—5.A town in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 38.—6. II.Derivv.A.Ărĕthūsaeus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to the fountain Arethusa (in Sicily), Arethusian, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 60.—B.Ărĕthūsis, ĭdis, adj., Arethusian, a poet. epithet for Syracuse, near which was the fountain Arethusa, Ov. F. 4, 873 (cf. id. ib. 5, 7: Aganippis Hippocrene).—C.Ărĕthūsĭus, a, um, adj.1. 2.Subst.: Ărĕthūsĭi, ōrum, m.a.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 35.—b.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Syria, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 82. -
6 Arethusius
Ărĕthūsa, ae, f., = Arethousa.1.A celebrated fountain near Syracuse, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 53;2.acc. to the fable, a nymph in the train of Diana, in Elis, pursued by the river-god Alpheus, fled to Sicily,
Ov. M. 5, 573 (cf. Pausan. 5, 7);hence it was believed that it flowed under the sea with the Alpheus, and appeared again in Sicily,
Verg. E. 10, 4 sqq.; id. A. 3, 694; Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 225; 31, 5, 30, § 55; cf. Mann. Ital. II. 325, and Alpheus.—A fountain in Eubœa, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—3.A fountain in Bœotia, Plin. 4, 12, 21, § 64.—4.A lake in Armenia Major, Plin. 2, 103, 106, § 226 (Jan, Aritissa).—5.A town in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 38.—6. II.Derivv.A.Ărĕthūsaeus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to the fountain Arethusa (in Sicily), Arethusian, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 60.—B.Ărĕthūsis, ĭdis, adj., Arethusian, a poet. epithet for Syracuse, near which was the fountain Arethusa, Ov. F. 4, 873 (cf. id. ib. 5, 7: Aganippis Hippocrene).—C.Ărĕthūsĭus, a, um, adj.1. 2.Subst.: Ărĕthūsĭi, ōrum, m.a.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Macedonia, Plin. 4, 10, 17, § 35.—b.The inhabitants of Arethusa, in Syria, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 82. -
7 Laestrygon
Laestrygon ( Lestr-), ŏnis, m., more freq. in plur.: Laestrygŏnes, um, m., = Laistrugones, an ancient people of Italy, originally in Campania, in the region around Formiæ, and afterwards in Sicily, who are fabled to have been savages and cannibals, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 59; 7, 1, 2, § 9; Gell. 15, 21; Juv. 15, 18; Mart. Cap. 6, § 641. —In sing., Ov. M. 14, 233.—Of Laestrygonians in Sicily, Sil. 14, 125.—Hence,II. A.In Formiae:B.domus,
i. e. Formiæ, Ov. Ib. 390; cf.:rupes,
in Formiæ, Sil. 7, 276:amphora,
i. e. Campanian, Hor. C. 3, 16, 34.—In Sicily:campi,
Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 89. -
8 Laestrygones
Laestrygon ( Lestr-), ŏnis, m., more freq. in plur.: Laestrygŏnes, um, m., = Laistrugones, an ancient people of Italy, originally in Campania, in the region around Formiæ, and afterwards in Sicily, who are fabled to have been savages and cannibals, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 59; 7, 1, 2, § 9; Gell. 15, 21; Juv. 15, 18; Mart. Cap. 6, § 641. —In sing., Ov. M. 14, 233.—Of Laestrygonians in Sicily, Sil. 14, 125.—Hence,II. A.In Formiae:B.domus,
i. e. Formiæ, Ov. Ib. 390; cf.:rupes,
in Formiæ, Sil. 7, 276:amphora,
i. e. Campanian, Hor. C. 3, 16, 34.—In Sicily:campi,
Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 89. -
9 Laestrygonius
Laestrygon ( Lestr-), ŏnis, m., more freq. in plur.: Laestrygŏnes, um, m., = Laistrugones, an ancient people of Italy, originally in Campania, in the region around Formiæ, and afterwards in Sicily, who are fabled to have been savages and cannibals, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 59; 7, 1, 2, § 9; Gell. 15, 21; Juv. 15, 18; Mart. Cap. 6, § 641. —In sing., Ov. M. 14, 233.—Of Laestrygonians in Sicily, Sil. 14, 125.—Hence,II. A.In Formiae:B.domus,
i. e. Formiæ, Ov. Ib. 390; cf.:rupes,
in Formiæ, Sil. 7, 276:amphora,
i. e. Campanian, Hor. C. 3, 16, 34.—In Sicily:campi,
Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 89. -
10 Lestrygon
Laestrygon ( Lestr-), ŏnis, m., more freq. in plur.: Laestrygŏnes, um, m., = Laistrugones, an ancient people of Italy, originally in Campania, in the region around Formiæ, and afterwards in Sicily, who are fabled to have been savages and cannibals, Plin. 3, 5, 9, § 59; 7, 1, 2, § 9; Gell. 15, 21; Juv. 15, 18; Mart. Cap. 6, § 641. —In sing., Ov. M. 14, 233.—Of Laestrygonians in Sicily, Sil. 14, 125.—Hence,II. A.In Formiae:B.domus,
i. e. Formiæ, Ov. Ib. 390; cf.:rupes,
in Formiæ, Sil. 7, 276:amphora,
i. e. Campanian, Hor. C. 3, 16, 34.—In Sicily:campi,
Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 89. -
11 Trinacria
Trīnā̆crĭa, ae, f., = Trinakria (with three promontories), the island of Sicily, Verg. A. 3, 440; 3, 582; Ov. P. 4, 15, 15; id. M. 5, 476; Just. 4, 2, 1.—Hence,A.Trīnā̆crĭus, a, um, adj., Trinacrian, Sicitian:B.Pachynus,
Verg. A. 3, 429:Aetna,
id. ib. 3, 554;also called Trinacria rupes,
Cat. 68, 53:mare,
Ov. F. 4, 287:unda,
Verg. A. 3, 384:litus,
id. ib. 1, 196:viri,
id. ib. 5, 530:pubes,
id. ib. 5, 450:equi,
id. ib. 5, 573.—Trīnā̆cris, ĭdis, adj. f., Trinacrian, Sicilian: terra, i. e. Trinacria or Sicily, Ov. F. 4, 420;also called Trinacris insula,
id. M. 5, 347:Hybla,
id. Tr. 5, 13, 22.— Subst.: Trīnăcris (sc. insula), the island of Trinacria, Sicily, Ov. P. 2, 10, 22. -
12 Trinacris
Trīnā̆crĭa, ae, f., = Trinakria (with three promontories), the island of Sicily, Verg. A. 3, 440; 3, 582; Ov. P. 4, 15, 15; id. M. 5, 476; Just. 4, 2, 1.—Hence,A.Trīnā̆crĭus, a, um, adj., Trinacrian, Sicitian:B.Pachynus,
Verg. A. 3, 429:Aetna,
id. ib. 3, 554;also called Trinacria rupes,
Cat. 68, 53:mare,
Ov. F. 4, 287:unda,
Verg. A. 3, 384:litus,
id. ib. 1, 196:viri,
id. ib. 5, 530:pubes,
id. ib. 5, 450:equi,
id. ib. 5, 573.—Trīnā̆cris, ĭdis, adj. f., Trinacrian, Sicilian: terra, i. e. Trinacria or Sicily, Ov. F. 4, 420;also called Trinacris insula,
id. M. 5, 347:Hybla,
id. Tr. 5, 13, 22.— Subst.: Trīnăcris (sc. insula), the island of Trinacria, Sicily, Ov. P. 2, 10, 22. -
13 Trinacrius
Trīnā̆crĭa, ae, f., = Trinakria (with three promontories), the island of Sicily, Verg. A. 3, 440; 3, 582; Ov. P. 4, 15, 15; id. M. 5, 476; Just. 4, 2, 1.—Hence,A.Trīnā̆crĭus, a, um, adj., Trinacrian, Sicitian:B.Pachynus,
Verg. A. 3, 429:Aetna,
id. ib. 3, 554;also called Trinacria rupes,
Cat. 68, 53:mare,
Ov. F. 4, 287:unda,
Verg. A. 3, 384:litus,
id. ib. 1, 196:viri,
id. ib. 5, 530:pubes,
id. ib. 5, 450:equi,
id. ib. 5, 573.—Trīnā̆cris, ĭdis, adj. f., Trinacrian, Sicilian: terra, i. e. Trinacria or Sicily, Ov. F. 4, 420;also called Trinacris insula,
id. M. 5, 347:Hybla,
id. Tr. 5, 13, 22.— Subst.: Trīnăcris (sc. insula), the island of Trinacria, Sicily, Ov. P. 2, 10, 22. -
14 Charybdis
Charybdis is (acc. im or in, abl. ī), f, χάρυβδισ, a whirlpool between Italy and Sicily, personified as a female monster, Iu.: implacata, V.—Fig., a destroyer: bonorum, C., H.* * *Iwhirlpool; (see also Charybdis)IICharybdis (whirlpool Sicily/Italy); cruel person; whirlpool; tortuous cavity -
15 Cyclōps
Cyclōps ōpis (acc. -ōpem or -ōpa), m, Κύκλωψ (round-eye), a Cyclops, one of the fabulous giants on the coast of Sicily, C., V., H., O., Iu.: Cyclopa saltare, to imitate by pantomime, H.: moveri, H.—Plur., in later fable, the assistants of Vulcan at his forge under Aetna, V.* * *Cyclopos/is N MCyclops; one of the Cyclopes (one-eyed giants of Sicily); (esp. Polyphemus) -
16 Aetna
I.The celebrated volcano of Sicily, now Mongibello or Ætna, in the interior of which, acc. to fable, was the forge of Vulcan, where the Cyclopes forged thunderbolts for Jupiter, and under which the latter buried the monster Typhōeus.—Form Aetna, Cic. Div. 2, 19; Ov. F. 4, 596; id. Tr. 5, 275.—Form Aetne, Ov. F. 4, 491 Riese.—II.A nymph in Sicily, acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 9, 584.—III.A town at the foot of Mt. Ætna, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 23; 2, 3, 44. -
17 Aetne
I.The celebrated volcano of Sicily, now Mongibello or Ætna, in the interior of which, acc. to fable, was the forge of Vulcan, where the Cyclopes forged thunderbolts for Jupiter, and under which the latter buried the monster Typhōeus.—Form Aetna, Cic. Div. 2, 19; Ov. F. 4, 596; id. Tr. 5, 275.—Form Aetne, Ov. F. 4, 491 Riese.—II.A nymph in Sicily, acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 9, 584.—III.A town at the foot of Mt. Ætna, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 23; 2, 3, 44. -
18 Cyclopea
Cȳ̆clops, ōpis (acc. -ōpem or -ōpa), m., = Kuklôps (a round eye), a Cyclops; in plur.:II.Cyclopes, um,
the Cyclopes, a fabulous race of giants on the coast of Sicily; said to have each but one eye, and that in the middle of the forehead; to them were ascribed the walls called Cyclopean; plur., Cic. Div. 2, 19, 43; Plin. 7, 56, 57, §§ 195-198; Verg. A. 6, 630; 8, 424; Hor. C. 1, 4, 7; Ov. M. 3, 305 et saep.; sing. kat exochên, the Cyclops Polyphemus, Verg. A. 3, 617; Hor. A. P. 145; Ov. M. 13, 744 sq.; 14, 174 sq.; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 146 et saep.:Cyclopa saltare,
to imitate Polyphemus by pantomime, Hor. S. 1, 5, 63; so,moveri,
id. Ep. 2, 2, 125 Orell.— Hence,Adj.A.Cȳ̆clōpēus, a, um, = Kuklôpeios, Cyclopean, of the Cyclopes; only plur as subst.: Cȳ̆clōpēa, ōrum, n., the myth of the Cyclopes as represented in a pantomime: ludere, Treb. Poll. Gall. 8, 3; Vop. Carin. 19, 3.—B.Cȳ̆clōpĭus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to the Cyclopes:saxa, in Sicily,
Verg. A. 1, 201:at Mycenae,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 997:regna,
Sil. 14, 33. -
19 Cyclopeus
Cȳ̆clops, ōpis (acc. -ōpem or -ōpa), m., = Kuklôps (a round eye), a Cyclops; in plur.:II.Cyclopes, um,
the Cyclopes, a fabulous race of giants on the coast of Sicily; said to have each but one eye, and that in the middle of the forehead; to them were ascribed the walls called Cyclopean; plur., Cic. Div. 2, 19, 43; Plin. 7, 56, 57, §§ 195-198; Verg. A. 6, 630; 8, 424; Hor. C. 1, 4, 7; Ov. M. 3, 305 et saep.; sing. kat exochên, the Cyclops Polyphemus, Verg. A. 3, 617; Hor. A. P. 145; Ov. M. 13, 744 sq.; 14, 174 sq.; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 146 et saep.:Cyclopa saltare,
to imitate Polyphemus by pantomime, Hor. S. 1, 5, 63; so,moveri,
id. Ep. 2, 2, 125 Orell.— Hence,Adj.A.Cȳ̆clōpēus, a, um, = Kuklôpeios, Cyclopean, of the Cyclopes; only plur as subst.: Cȳ̆clōpēa, ōrum, n., the myth of the Cyclopes as represented in a pantomime: ludere, Treb. Poll. Gall. 8, 3; Vop. Carin. 19, 3.—B.Cȳ̆clōpĭus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to the Cyclopes:saxa, in Sicily,
Verg. A. 1, 201:at Mycenae,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 997:regna,
Sil. 14, 33. -
20 Cyclopius
Cȳ̆clops, ōpis (acc. -ōpem or -ōpa), m., = Kuklôps (a round eye), a Cyclops; in plur.:II.Cyclopes, um,
the Cyclopes, a fabulous race of giants on the coast of Sicily; said to have each but one eye, and that in the middle of the forehead; to them were ascribed the walls called Cyclopean; plur., Cic. Div. 2, 19, 43; Plin. 7, 56, 57, §§ 195-198; Verg. A. 6, 630; 8, 424; Hor. C. 1, 4, 7; Ov. M. 3, 305 et saep.; sing. kat exochên, the Cyclops Polyphemus, Verg. A. 3, 617; Hor. A. P. 145; Ov. M. 13, 744 sq.; 14, 174 sq.; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 56, § 146 et saep.:Cyclopa saltare,
to imitate Polyphemus by pantomime, Hor. S. 1, 5, 63; so,moveri,
id. Ep. 2, 2, 125 Orell.— Hence,Adj.A.Cȳ̆clōpēus, a, um, = Kuklôpeios, Cyclopean, of the Cyclopes; only plur as subst.: Cȳ̆clōpēa, ōrum, n., the myth of the Cyclopes as represented in a pantomime: ludere, Treb. Poll. Gall. 8, 3; Vop. Carin. 19, 3.—B.Cȳ̆clōpĭus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to the Cyclopes:saxa, in Sicily,
Verg. A. 1, 201:at Mycenae,
Sen. Herc. Fur. 997:regna,
Sil. 14, 33.
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Sicily — Largest island in the Mediterranean (q.v.), separated from the Italian mainland by the Strait of Messina (q.v.). While Sicily linked Italy to Africa (qq.v.), it also divided the Mediterranean (q.v.) into eastern and western parts. Conquered by … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
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Sicily — Recorded in a very wide range of spellings including Cecely, Cysely, Sisley, Sicily, and shortforms Cess, Cesse, Siss, Sise, Syce, Sisse and Size, this is an English surname. It is a nickname form of the popular medieval female name Cecilia,… … Surnames reference
SICILY — (3,285), the largest island in the Mediterranean, lying off the SW. extremity of Italy, to which it belongs, and from which it is separated by the narrow strait of Messina, 2 m. broad; the three extremities of its triangular configuration form … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Sicily — The earliest definitive reference to Gypsies on the island dates from 1485 and refers to a horse dealer named Michele Petta. The first Gypsies had probably arrived some years earlier and from the Balkans by sea rather than from the mainland of … Historical dictionary of the Gypsies