and Pasiphăe

Pāsĭphăē, ēs, and Pāsĭphăa, ae, = Pasiphaê (the All-shining), daughter of Helios, sister of Circe, wife of Minos, and mother of Androgeus, Phœdra, and Ariadne, and also of the Minotaur by a beautiful bull, which Venus, out of hatred, had inspired her with a passion for, Ov. A. A. 1, 295; Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 48; id. Div. 1, 43, 96; Serv. Verg. A. 6, 14; Hyg. Fab. 40:

Pasiphaen nivei solatur amore juvenci,

Verg. E. 6, 46:

Pasiphaae fano, Cic. Div. l. l.: Pasiphaes gener,

i.e. Theseus, Ov. Ib. 90.— Hence,

Pāsĭphăēïus, a, um, adj., Pasiphœan. —In the fem. subst.: Pāsĭ-phaēïa, Phœdra, Ov. M. 15, 500.

Persa, ae, m., v. Persae.

Persa, ae, f., = Persê, daughter of Oceanus, mother of Circe, Perses (the father of Hecate), Æetes, and Pasiphăe, by the Sungod, Hyg. Fab. praef. fin.;

also called Perseis,

Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 48.—Hence,

Per-sēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Persa, Persean:

Perseia Hecate,

Val. Fl. 6, 495:

proles,

i. e. Æetes, id. 5, 582.—

Persēĭs, ĭdis, f., the female descendant of Persa, Hecate, Stat. Th. 4, 481.— Adj.:

Perseides herbae,

i. e. magic herbs, Ov. R. Am. 263.—Perseis (sc. Musa), the title of a Latin poem, Ov. P. 4, 16, 25.

Persa, ae, f., the name of a little dog, Cic. Div. 1, 46, 103.

Pāsĭphăē, ēs, and Pāsĭphăa, ae, = Pasiphaê (the All-shining), daughter of Helios, sister of Circe, wife of Minos, and mother of Androgeus, Phœdra, and Ariadne, and also of the Minotaur by a beautiful bull, which Venus, out of hatred, had inspired her with a passion for, Ov. A. A. 1, 295; Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 48; id. Div. 1, 43, 96; Serv. Verg. A. 6, 14; Hyg. Fab. 40:

Pasiphaen nivei solatur amore juvenci,

Verg. E. 6, 46:

Pasiphaae fano, Cic. Div. l. l.: Pasiphaes gener,

i.e. Theseus, Ov. Ib. 90.— Hence,

Pāsĭphăēïus, a, um, adj., Pasiphœan. —In the fem. subst.: Pāsĭ-phaēïa, Phœdra, Ov. M. 15, 500.

Pāsĭphăē, ēs, and Pāsĭphăa, ae, = Pasiphaê (the All-shining), daughter of Helios, sister of Circe, wife of Minos, and mother of Androgeus, Phœdra, and Ariadne, and also of the Minotaur by a beautiful bull, which Venus, out of hatred, had inspired her with a passion for, Ov. A. A. 1, 295; Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 48; id. Div. 1, 43, 96; Serv. Verg. A. 6, 14; Hyg. Fab. 40:

Pasiphaen nivei solatur amore juvenci,

Verg. E. 6, 46:

Pasiphaae fano, Cic. Div. l. l.: Pasiphaes gener,

i.e. Theseus, Ov. Ib. 90.— Hence,

Pāsĭphăēïus, a, um, adj., Pasiphœan. —In the fem. subst.: Pāsĭ-phaēïa, Phœdra, Ov. M. 15, 500.

Pāsĭphăē, ēs, and Pāsĭphăa, ae, = Pasiphaê (the All-shining), daughter of Helios, sister of Circe, wife of Minos, and mother of Androgeus, Phœdra, and Ariadne, and also of the Minotaur by a beautiful bull, which Venus, out of hatred, had inspired her with a passion for, Ov. A. A. 1, 295; Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 48; id. Div. 1, 43, 96; Serv. Verg. A. 6, 14; Hyg. Fab. 40:

Pasiphaen nivei solatur amore juvenci,

Verg. E. 6, 46:

Pasiphaae fano, Cic. Div. l. l.: Pasiphaes gener,

i.e. Theseus, Ov. Ib. 90.— Hence,

Pāsĭphăēïus, a, um, adj., Pasiphœan. —In the fem. subst.: Pāsĭ-phaēïa, Phœdra, Ov. M. 15, 500.

Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

on the contrary, Cretam,

Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,

Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.

Masc. Cres:

Epimenides,

Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—

Fem. Cressa, adj.:

pharetra,

Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

herbae, for healing in gen.,

Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—

Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

nemora,

Verg. A. 4, 70:

prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

id. ib. 8, 295:

regna,

Ov. H. 16, 299:

tecta,

Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —

Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

Ida,

Verg. A. 12, 412:

urbes,

Ov. M. 9, 666:

ratis,

Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

taurus,

the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—

Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—

Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

homo, judex,

Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

Juppiter,

id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

sagittarii,

Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—

Crētĭcus

, a, um, adj., Cretan:

mare,

Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

vinum,

Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

labyrinthus,

id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

bellum,

Flor. 3, 7:

pes,

an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—

Subst.

Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—

Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—

In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—

Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

Nymphae,

Ov. F. 3, 444.

crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.

Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

esp. used for cleansing garments,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

Also used as a cosmetic,

Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

for seals,

Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

for the making of earthen vessels,

Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

rapidus cretae Oaxes,

turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —

From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

on the contrary, Cretam,

Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,

Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.

Masc. Cres:

Epimenides,

Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—

Fem. Cressa, adj.:

pharetra,

Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

herbae, for healing in gen.,

Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—

Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

nemora,

Verg. A. 4, 70:

prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

id. ib. 8, 295:

regna,

Ov. H. 16, 299:

tecta,

Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —

Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

Ida,

Verg. A. 12, 412:

urbes,

Ov. M. 9, 666:

ratis,

Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

taurus,

the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—

Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—

Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

homo, judex,

Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

Juppiter,

id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

sagittarii,

Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—

Crētĭcus

, a, um, adj., Cretan:

mare,

Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

vinum,

Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

labyrinthus,

id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

bellum,

Flor. 3, 7:

pes,

an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—

Subst.

Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—

Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—

In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—

Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

Nymphae,

Ov. F. 3, 444.

crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.

Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

esp. used for cleansing garments,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

Also used as a cosmetic,

Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

for seals,

Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

for the making of earthen vessels,

Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

rapidus cretae Oaxes,

turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —

From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

on the contrary, Cretam,

Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,

Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.

Masc. Cres:

Epimenides,

Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—

Fem. Cressa, adj.:

pharetra,

Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

herbae, for healing in gen.,

Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—

Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

nemora,

Verg. A. 4, 70:

prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

id. ib. 8, 295:

regna,

Ov. H. 16, 299:

tecta,

Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —

Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

Ida,

Verg. A. 12, 412:

urbes,

Ov. M. 9, 666:

ratis,

Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

taurus,

the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—

Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—

Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

homo, judex,

Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

Juppiter,

id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

sagittarii,

Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—

Crētĭcus

, a, um, adj., Cretan:

mare,

Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

vinum,

Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

labyrinthus,

id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

bellum,

Flor. 3, 7:

pes,

an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—

Subst.

Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—

Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—

In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—

Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

Nymphae,

Ov. F. 3, 444.

crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.

Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

esp. used for cleansing garments,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

Also used as a cosmetic,

Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

for seals,

Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

for the making of earthen vessels,

Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

rapidus cretae Oaxes,

turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —

From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

on the contrary, Cretam,

Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,

Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.

Masc. Cres:

Epimenides,

Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—

Fem. Cressa, adj.:

pharetra,

Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

herbae, for healing in gen.,

Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—

Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

nemora,

Verg. A. 4, 70:

prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

id. ib. 8, 295:

regna,

Ov. H. 16, 299:

tecta,

Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —

Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

Ida,

Verg. A. 12, 412:

urbes,

Ov. M. 9, 666:

ratis,

Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

taurus,

the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—

Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—

Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

homo, judex,

Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

Juppiter,

id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

sagittarii,

Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—

Crētĭcus

, a, um, adj., Cretan:

mare,

Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

vinum,

Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

labyrinthus,

id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

bellum,

Flor. 3, 7:

pes,

an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—

Subst.

Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—

Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—

In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—

Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

Nymphae,

Ov. F. 3, 444.

crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.

Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

esp. used for cleansing garments,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

Also used as a cosmetic,

Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

for seals,

Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

for the making of earthen vessels,

Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

rapidus cretae Oaxes,

turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —

From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

on the contrary, Cretam,

Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,

Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.

Masc. Cres:

Epimenides,

Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—

Fem. Cressa, adj.:

pharetra,

Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

herbae, for healing in gen.,

Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—

Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

nemora,

Verg. A. 4, 70:

prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

id. ib. 8, 295:

regna,

Ov. H. 16, 299:

tecta,

Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —

Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

Ida,

Verg. A. 12, 412:

urbes,

Ov. M. 9, 666:

ratis,

Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

taurus,

the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—

Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—

Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

homo, judex,

Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

Juppiter,

id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

sagittarii,

Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—

Crētĭcus

, a, um, adj., Cretan:

mare,

Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

vinum,

Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

labyrinthus,

id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

bellum,

Flor. 3, 7:

pes,

an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—

Subst.

Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—

Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—

In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—

Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

Nymphae,

Ov. F. 3, 444.

crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.

Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

esp. used for cleansing garments,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

Also used as a cosmetic,

Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

for seals,

Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

for the making of earthen vessels,

Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

rapidus cretae Oaxes,

turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —

From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

on the contrary, Cretam,

Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,

Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.

Masc. Cres:

Epimenides,

Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—

Fem. Cressa, adj.:

pharetra,

Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

herbae, for healing in gen.,

Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—

Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

nemora,

Verg. A. 4, 70:

prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

id. ib. 8, 295:

regna,

Ov. H. 16, 299:

tecta,

Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —

Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

Ida,

Verg. A. 12, 412:

urbes,

Ov. M. 9, 666:

ratis,

Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

taurus,

the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—

Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—

Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

homo, judex,

Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

Juppiter,

id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

sagittarii,

Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—

Crētĭcus

, a, um, adj., Cretan:

mare,

Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

vinum,

Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

labyrinthus,

id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

bellum,

Flor. 3, 7:

pes,

an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—

Subst.

Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—

Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—

In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—

Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

Nymphae,

Ov. F. 3, 444.

crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.

Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

esp. used for cleansing garments,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

Also used as a cosmetic,

Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

for seals,

Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

for the making of earthen vessels,

Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

rapidus cretae Oaxes,

turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —

From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

Crēta, ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;

on the contrary, Cretam,

Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Krêtê, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,

Crēs, Crētis, m., and Cressa, ae, f., = Krês, Krêssa, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.

Masc. Cres:

Epimenides,

Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.—

Fem. Cressa, adj.:

pharetra,

Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10:

herbae, for healing in gen.,

Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—

Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Krê:sios, Cretan:

nemora,

Verg. A. 4, 70:

prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),

id. ib. 8, 295:

regna,

Ov. H. 16, 299:

tecta,

Stat. Th. 12, 582 al. —

Crētaeus, a, um, adj., Cretan:

Ida,

Verg. A. 12, 412:

urbes,

Ov. M. 9, 666:

ratis,

Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26:

taurus,

the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.— Subst.: Crētaeus, i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—

Crētānus, i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—

Crētensis, e, adj., Cretan:

homo, judex,

Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14:

Juppiter,

id. N. D. 3, 21, 53:

sagittarii,

Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses, ium, m., the Cretans ( renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.—

Crētĭcus

, a, um, adj., Cretan:

mare,

Hor. C. 1, 26, 2:

vinum,

Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81:

labyrinthus,

id. 36, 13, 19, § 90:

bellum,

Flor. 3, 7:

pes,

an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—

Subst.

Crētĭcus, i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—

Crētĭca, ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—

In the Gr. form Crētĭcē, ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—

Crētis, ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman):

Nymphae,

Ov. F. 3, 444.

crēta, ae, f. [orig. adj., from 1. Creta], Cretan earth, i. e. chalk, white earth or clay.

Prop., Plin. 35, 17, 57, § 195 sq.; Cato, R. R. 39, 2; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 8 al.;

esp. used for cleansing garments,

Plaut. Aul. 4, 9, 6.—Hence, trop.:

creta est profecto horum hominum oratio,

i. e. removes all trouble from the mind, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 10 sq. —

Also used as a cosmetic,

Hor. Epod. 12, 10; Mart. 6, 93, 9; 8, 33, 17 al.;

for seals,

Cic. Fl. 16, 37; cf. cretula, for marking the goal in a race-course, Plin. 8, 42, 65, § 160;

for the making of earthen vessels,

Col. 3, 11, 9; Plin. 14, 20, 25, § 123 et saep.— Poet.:

rapidus cretae Oaxes,

turbulent, Verg. E. 1, 66 Rib. (dub. al. Cretae; v. Forbig. ad loc.). —

From its whiteness is borrowed the trope for something favorable or lucky (opp. carbo), Hor. S. 2, 3, 246; imitated by Pers. 5, 108.

Mīnos, ōis (ōnis: Minonis ira, Sall. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 710 P.), m., = Minôs.

A son of Zeus and Europa, brother of Rhadamanthus, king and lawgiver in Crete, and after death a judge in the infernal regions:

ad eos venire, qui vere judices appellentur, Minoëm, Rhadamanthum,

Cic. Tusc. 1, 41, 98; 1, 5, 10; cf. id. Rep. 2, 1, 2; Sall. H. 2, 3; 1, 78; Verg. A. 6, 432; Ov. M. 9, 436.— Acc. Minoa, Ov. M. 9, 440; Verg. Cir. 367.—

The grandson of the former, likewise king in Crete, the husband of Pasiphaë, father of Ariadne, Phædra, Androgeos, and Deucalion, and builder of the labyrinth, Ov. M. 7, 456; 8, 6 sq.; 152; cf. Suet. Tib. 70.

paelex ( pēlex, and, only in inscriptions, pellex), icis, f. [akin to Sanscr. pallavaka, girl; Gr. pallakis, concubine], a kept mistress, concubine of a married man.

Lit.: antiqui proprie eam pelicem nominabant, quae uxorem habenti nubebat. Cui generi mulierum etiam poena constituta est a Numā Pompilio hāc lege: paelex aram Junonis ne tangito, etc., Paul. ex Fest. p. 222 Müll.; cf. Gell. 4, 3, 3:

libro Memorialium Masurius scribit: pelicem apud antiquos eam habitam, quae, cum uxor non esset, cum aliquo tamen vivebat eamque nunc vero nomine amicam, paulo honestiore concubinam appellari,

Dig. 50, 16, 144; Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 39; id. Merc. 4, 1, 24 et saep.—With gen. of the wronged wife:

filiae paelex,

Cic. Clu. 70, 199; id. Or. 30, 108:

tune eris et matris paelex et adultera patris?

Ov. M. 10, 347:

illa Jovis magni paelex, metuenda sorori,

id. H. 14, 95:

fugit (Medea) ulta paelicem, Magni Creontis filiam,

Hor. Epod. 5, 63:

horrida,

Juv. 2, 57.— Poet., of the cows, as rivals of Pasiphaë, who had become enamoured of a bull, Ov. A. A. 1, 321.—

Transf.

A kept mistress, concubine, in gen. (post-class.):

virginem constupratam servo suo paelicem dederat,

Curt. 10, 1, 5:

Artaxerxi regi Persarum ex paelicibus centum et quindecim filii fuere,

Just. 10, 1, 1; cf.: Granius Flaccus scribit, pelicem quosdam vocare eam, quae uxoris loco sine nuptiis in domo sit. Dig. 50, 16, 144.—

A male prostitute (postclass.), Paul. ex Fest. p. 222 Müll.:

Dolabella eum (Caesarem) pelicem reginae (appellavit), as the favorite of King Nicomedes,

Suet. Caes. 49;

in apposition, pelices ministri,

Mart. 12, 97, 3.—

Comically, [p. 1289] a substitute:

quoties pelex culcita facta mea est (sc. matellae),

Mart. 14, 119, 2.