nārus

G, g, indecl. n. or (on account of littera) f., had originally no place in the Latin alphabet: both the sharp and the flat guttural mutes, our k and g sounds, being represented by C; hence on the Columna Rostrata LECIONES, MACISTRATOS, EXFOCIONT, (pu)CNANDOD, PVCN(ad), CARTACINIENSIS, for legiones, etc.; hence, too, the archaic form ACETARE for agitare (v. Paul. ex Fest. p. 23 Müll. N. cr.), and the still common abbreviation of the names Gaius and Gneus in C and Cn.—At a later period (acc. to Plut. Qu. Rom. p. 277 D and 278 E, by means of a freedman of Spurius Carvilius Ruga, about the beginning of the second Punic war) a slight graphic alteration was made in the C, which introduced into the Roman orthography the letter G (on the old monuments C); thus we have in the S. C. de Bacchanal.: MAGISTER, MAGISTRATVM, FIGIER, GNOSCIER, AGRO; on the other hand, the orthography GNAIVOD PATRE PROGNATVS on the first Epitaph of the Scipios, which dates before that time, indicates either incorrectness in the copying or a later erection of the monument. When Greek words are written in Latin letters and vice versa, G always corresponds to G. Its sound was always hard, like Engl. g in gate, at least until the sixth century A. D.As an initial, g, in pure Latin words, enters into consonantal combination only with l and r; and therefore in words which, from their etymology, had the combination gn, the g was rejected in the classical period, and thus arose the class. forms nascor, natus, nosco, novi, notus, narus, navus, from the original gnascor, gnatus, gnosco, etc. (cf. the English gnaw, gnat, gnarr, etc., where the g has become silent); whereas in compounds the g again is often retained: cognatus, cognosco, ignarus, ignavus.—An initial g is dropped in lac (kindred to GALACT, gala), likewise in anser (kindred to Germ. Gans; Sanscr. hansa; Greek chên).As a medial, g combines with l, m, n, r, although it is sometimes elided before m in the course of formation; so in examen for exagmen from agmen; in contamino for contagmino (from con-TAG, tango). Before s the soft sound of g passes into the hard sound of c, and becomes blended with the s into x (v. the letter X); though sometimes the g (or c) is elided altogether, as in mulsi from mulgeo, indulsi from indulgeo; cf.: sparsus, mersus, tersus, etc. So too before t, as indultum from indulgeo. The medial g is often dropped between two vowels, and compensated for by lengthening the preced. vowel: māior from măgior, pulēium from pulēgium, āio from ăgio (root AG, Sanscr. ah, to say; cf. nego). Likewise the medial g is dropped in lēvis for legvis, Sanscr. laghn, fava for fagva, fruor for frugvor, flamma for flagma, stimulus for stigmulus, examen for exagmen; jumentum, from root jug-: sumen from sug-; cf.: umor, flamen, etc.As a final, g was only paragogic, acc. to Quint. 1, 7, 13, in the obsolete VESPERVG (for vesperu, analogous with noctu; v. Spald. ad loc.). Etymologically, g corresponds to an original Indo - European g or gh, or is weakened from c, k. Thus it stands where in Greek we have:

g, as ago, agô; ager, agros; argentum, arguros; genus, genos; fulgeo, phlegô, and so very commonly;

ch (usually before r, or in the middle of a word): ango, anchô; rigo, brechô; gratus, chairô, etc.;

k: viginti, eikosi; gubernator, kubernêtês; gummi, kommi, etc.—By assimilation, g was produced from b and d in oggero, suggero, aggero, etc., from obgero, sub-gero, ad-gero, etc.As an abbreviation, G denotes Galliarum, Gallica, gemina, Germania, genius, etc.; and sometimes Gaius (instead of the usual C); v. Inscr. Orell. 467; 1660; 4680:

G.P.R.F. genio populi Romani feliciter,

Inscr. Orell. 4957; v. Corss. Ausspr. 1, 76 sqq.; Roby, Lat. Gr. 1, 38 sqq.

G, g, indecl. n. or (on account of littera) f., had originally no place in the Latin alphabet: both the sharp and the flat guttural mutes, our k and g sounds, being represented by C; hence on the Columna Rostrata LECIONES, MACISTRATOS, EXFOCIONT, (pu)CNANDOD, PVCN(ad), CARTACINIENSIS, for legiones, etc.; hence, too, the archaic form ACETARE for agitare (v. Paul. ex Fest. p. 23 Müll. N. cr.), and the still common abbreviation of the names Gaius and Gneus in C and Cn.—At a later period (acc. to Plut. Qu. Rom. p. 277 D and 278 E, by means of a freedman of Spurius Carvilius Ruga, about the beginning of the second Punic war) a slight graphic alteration was made in the C, which introduced into the Roman orthography the letter G (on the old monuments C); thus we have in the S. C. de Bacchanal.: MAGISTER, MAGISTRATVM, FIGIER, GNOSCIER, AGRO; on the other hand, the orthography GNAIVOD PATRE PROGNATVS on the first Epitaph of the Scipios, which dates before that time, indicates either incorrectness in the copying or a later erection of the monument. When Greek words are written in Latin letters and vice versa, G always corresponds to G. Its sound was always hard, like Engl. g in gate, at least until the sixth century A. D.As an initial, g, in pure Latin words, enters into consonantal combination only with l and r; and therefore in words which, from their etymology, had the combination gn, the g was rejected in the classical period, and thus arose the class. forms nascor, natus, nosco, novi, notus, narus, navus, from the original gnascor, gnatus, gnosco, etc. (cf. the English gnaw, gnat, gnarr, etc., where the g has become silent); whereas in compounds the g again is often retained: cognatus, cognosco, ignarus, ignavus.—An initial g is dropped in lac (kindred to GALACT, gala), likewise in anser (kindred to Germ. Gans; Sanscr. hansa; Greek chên).As a medial, g combines with l, m, n, r, although it is sometimes elided before m in the course of formation; so in examen for exagmen from agmen; in contamino for contagmino (from con-TAG, tango). Before s the soft sound of g passes into the hard sound of c, and becomes blended with the s into x (v. the letter X); though sometimes the g (or c) is elided altogether, as in mulsi from mulgeo, indulsi from indulgeo; cf.: sparsus, mersus, tersus, etc. So too before t, as indultum from indulgeo. The medial g is often dropped between two vowels, and compensated for by lengthening the preced. vowel: māior from măgior, pulēium from pulēgium, āio from ăgio (root AG, Sanscr. ah, to say; cf. nego). Likewise the medial g is dropped in lēvis for legvis, Sanscr. laghn, fava for fagva, fruor for frugvor, flamma for flagma, stimulus for stigmulus, examen for exagmen; jumentum, from root jug-: sumen from sug-; cf.: umor, flamen, etc.As a final, g was only paragogic, acc. to Quint. 1, 7, 13, in the obsolete VESPERVG (for vesperu, analogous with noctu; v. Spald. ad loc.). Etymologically, g corresponds to an original Indo - European g or gh, or is weakened from c, k. Thus it stands where in Greek we have:

g, as ago, agô; ager, agros; argentum, arguros; genus, genos; fulgeo, phlegô, and so very commonly;

ch (usually before r, or in the middle of a word): ango, anchô; rigo, brechô; gratus, chairô, etc.;

k: viginti, eikosi; gubernator, kubernêtês; gummi, kommi, etc.—By assimilation, g was produced from b and d in oggero, suggero, aggero, etc., from obgero, sub-gero, ad-gero, etc.As an abbreviation, G denotes Galliarum, Gallica, gemina, Germania, genius, etc.; and sometimes Gaius (instead of the usual C); v. Inscr. Orell. 467; 1660; 4680:

G.P.R.F. genio populi Romani feliciter,

Inscr. Orell. 4957; v. Corss. Ausspr. 1, 76 sqq.; Roby, Lat. Gr. 1, 38 sqq.

gnārus, a, um (also ante- and postclass. form gnārŭris, e, Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 17; id. Poen. prol. 47; Aus. Ep. 22, 19; Arn. 3, 113; and cf.: gnaruris gnôrimos, Gloss. Philox.—Another form is ‡ nārus, like navus, notus, acc. to Cic. Or. 47, 158), adj. [Sanscr. gna-, ganāmi, know; Gr. gignôskô; Lat. gnosco, nosco, narrare, etc.], knowing or acquainted with a thing; skilful, practised, expert (syn. doctus, eruditus, peritus).

Lit. (rare but class.); constr. with gen., or with a rel. or object-clause; ante- and post-class. with acc.

With gen.:

nec loci gnara sum,

Plaut. Rud. 1, 3, 28: loci, Sall. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 700 P.;

rei publicae,

Cic. Brut. 64, 228:

armorum et militiae,

Col. 1 praef. §

4: artis,

Just. 11, 7:

temporis,

Plin. 9, 8, 9, § 30; cf. Tac. Agr. 6:

si modo vinitor gnarus est iis utendi,

Col. 4, 25, 1:

nostri tergi,

Plaut. As. 3, 2, 6:

venandi,

Vulg. Gen. 25, 27.—

With rel.clause:

Periclem uberem et fecundum fuisse, gnarumque, quibus orationis modis, etc.,

Cic. Or. 4, 15:

nemine gnaro aut opinante, quidnam coepturus esset,

Suet. Calig. 46.—

With object-clause:

Hasdrubal satis gnarus, Hannibalem transitus quosdam pretio mercatum,

Liv. 23, 29, 5; cf. id. 33, 5, 4; Tac. H. 2, 29; 65; 5, 19 al.:

concha cum manum videt, comprimit sese operitque opes suas, gnara propter illas se peti,

Plin. 9, 35, 55, § 110.—

With acc.:

simul gnarures vos volo esse hanc rem mecum,

Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 17:

ut mecum sitis gnarures,

id. Poen. prol. 47.—

Transf., pass., known (for the usual notus; post-Aug.;

very rare, except in Tac.): in paludem gnaram vincentibus,

Tac. A. 1, 63:

idque nulli magis gnarum quam Neroni,

id. ib. 15, 61; cf.:

gnarum id Caesari,

id. ib. 1, 5 (opp. incognita), App. Mag. p. 281, 9.— Absol.:

conspicui eoque gnari,

Tac. A. 6, 35.— Comp. not in use.— Sup., Sol. 51 fin.

gnārus, a, um (also ante- and postclass. form gnārŭris, e, Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 17; id. Poen. prol. 47; Aus. Ep. 22, 19; Arn. 3, 113; and cf.: gnaruris gnôrimos, Gloss. Philox.—Another form is ‡ nārus, like navus, notus, acc. to Cic. Or. 47, 158), adj. [Sanscr. gna-, ganāmi, know; Gr. gignôskô; Lat. gnosco, nosco, narrare, etc.], knowing or acquainted with a thing; skilful, practised, expert (syn. doctus, eruditus, peritus).

Lit. (rare but class.); constr. with gen., or with a rel. or object-clause; ante- and post-class. with acc.

With gen.:

nec loci gnara sum,

Plaut. Rud. 1, 3, 28: loci, Sall. Fragm. ap. Prisc. p. 700 P.;

rei publicae,

Cic. Brut. 64, 228:

armorum et militiae,

Col. 1 praef. §

4: artis,

Just. 11, 7:

temporis,

Plin. 9, 8, 9, § 30; cf. Tac. Agr. 6:

si modo vinitor gnarus est iis utendi,

Col. 4, 25, 1:

nostri tergi,

Plaut. As. 3, 2, 6:

venandi,

Vulg. Gen. 25, 27.—

With rel.clause:

Periclem uberem et fecundum fuisse, gnarumque, quibus orationis modis, etc.,

Cic. Or. 4, 15:

nemine gnaro aut opinante, quidnam coepturus esset,

Suet. Calig. 46.—

With object-clause:

Hasdrubal satis gnarus, Hannibalem transitus quosdam pretio mercatum,

Liv. 23, 29, 5; cf. id. 33, 5, 4; Tac. H. 2, 29; 65; 5, 19 al.:

concha cum manum videt, comprimit sese operitque opes suas, gnara propter illas se peti,

Plin. 9, 35, 55, § 110.—

With acc.:

simul gnarures vos volo esse hanc rem mecum,

Plaut. Most. 1, 2, 17:

ut mecum sitis gnarures,

id. Poen. prol. 47.—

Transf., pass., known (for the usual notus; post-Aug.;

very rare, except in Tac.): in paludem gnaram vincentibus,

Tac. A. 1, 63:

idque nulli magis gnarum quam Neroni,

id. ib. 15, 61; cf.:

gnarum id Caesari,

id. ib. 1, 5 (opp. incognita), App. Mag. p. 281, 9.— Absol.:

conspicui eoque gnari,

Tac. A. 6, 35.— Comp. not in use.— Sup., Sol. 51 fin.

Taenărus ( - os), i, comm., and Tae-nărum ( - on), i, n., = Tainaros and Tainaron, a promontory and town in Laconia; on the promontory (now Cape Matapan) was a temple of Neptune, and near it a cavern, the fabled entrance to the infernal regions; it was also famous for its black marble, Mel. 2, 3, 8; Plin. 4, 5, 8, § 16; Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. p. 181 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 4 Rib.); Sen. Herc. Fur. 662; Luc. 9, 36; Stat. Th. 2, 32 sq.; Tib. 3, 3, 14; Serv. Verg. G. 4, 467.— Poet., for the infernal regions:

invisi horrida Taenari Sedes,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 10; Sen. Troad. 402.—Hence,

Taenărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tænarus, Tænarian; poet. also = Laconian, Spartan:

litus,

Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 28 (Jahn:

Taenarum in litus): humus,

Ov. H. 15 (16), 274:

columnae,

of Tænarian marble, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 49; so,

lapis,

Plin. 36, 18, 29, § 135:

deus,

i. e. Neptune, Prop. 1, 13, 22:

Taenariae fauces, alta ostia Ditis,

i. e. the entrance of the infernal regions, Verg. G. 4, 467; so,

fauces,

Luc. 6, 648:

porta,

Ov. M. 10, 13; cf.

vallis,

the infernal regions, id. F. 4, 612:

currus,

i. e. of Pluto, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 2:

Eurotas,

Laconian, Spartan, Ov. M. 2, 247:

marita,

i. e. Helen, id. H. 13, 45.—

Taenărĭdes, ae, m., the Tænarian; poet. for the Laconian, i. e. Hyacinthus, Ov. M. 10, 183. —

Taenăris, ĭdis, adj. f., Tænarian; poet. for Laconian, Spartan:

ora,

Ov. H. 17, 6:

terra,

id. ib. 16, 30.

Taenărus ( - os), i, comm., and Tae-nărum ( - on), i, n., = Tainaros and Tainaron, a promontory and town in Laconia; on the promontory (now Cape Matapan) was a temple of Neptune, and near it a cavern, the fabled entrance to the infernal regions; it was also famous for its black marble, Mel. 2, 3, 8; Plin. 4, 5, 8, § 16; Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. p. 181 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 4 Rib.); Sen. Herc. Fur. 662; Luc. 9, 36; Stat. Th. 2, 32 sq.; Tib. 3, 3, 14; Serv. Verg. G. 4, 467.— Poet., for the infernal regions:

invisi horrida Taenari Sedes,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 10; Sen. Troad. 402.—Hence,

Taenărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tænarus, Tænarian; poet. also = Laconian, Spartan:

litus,

Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 28 (Jahn:

Taenarum in litus): humus,

Ov. H. 15 (16), 274:

columnae,

of Tænarian marble, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 49; so,

lapis,

Plin. 36, 18, 29, § 135:

deus,

i. e. Neptune, Prop. 1, 13, 22:

Taenariae fauces, alta ostia Ditis,

i. e. the entrance of the infernal regions, Verg. G. 4, 467; so,

fauces,

Luc. 6, 648:

porta,

Ov. M. 10, 13; cf.

vallis,

the infernal regions, id. F. 4, 612:

currus,

i. e. of Pluto, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 2:

Eurotas,

Laconian, Spartan, Ov. M. 2, 247:

marita,

i. e. Helen, id. H. 13, 45.—

Taenărĭdes, ae, m., the Tænarian; poet. for the Laconian, i. e. Hyacinthus, Ov. M. 10, 183. —

Taenăris, ĭdis, adj. f., Tænarian; poet. for Laconian, Spartan:

ora,

Ov. H. 17, 6:

terra,

id. ib. 16, 30.

Taenărus ( - os), i, comm., and Tae-nărum ( - on), i, n., = Tainaros and Tainaron, a promontory and town in Laconia; on the promontory (now Cape Matapan) was a temple of Neptune, and near it a cavern, the fabled entrance to the infernal regions; it was also famous for its black marble, Mel. 2, 3, 8; Plin. 4, 5, 8, § 16; Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. p. 181 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 4 Rib.); Sen. Herc. Fur. 662; Luc. 9, 36; Stat. Th. 2, 32 sq.; Tib. 3, 3, 14; Serv. Verg. G. 4, 467.— Poet., for the infernal regions:

invisi horrida Taenari Sedes,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 10; Sen. Troad. 402.—Hence,

Taenărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tænarus, Tænarian; poet. also = Laconian, Spartan:

litus,

Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 28 (Jahn:

Taenarum in litus): humus,

Ov. H. 15 (16), 274:

columnae,

of Tænarian marble, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 49; so,

lapis,

Plin. 36, 18, 29, § 135:

deus,

i. e. Neptune, Prop. 1, 13, 22:

Taenariae fauces, alta ostia Ditis,

i. e. the entrance of the infernal regions, Verg. G. 4, 467; so,

fauces,

Luc. 6, 648:

porta,

Ov. M. 10, 13; cf.

vallis,

the infernal regions, id. F. 4, 612:

currus,

i. e. of Pluto, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 2:

Eurotas,

Laconian, Spartan, Ov. M. 2, 247:

marita,

i. e. Helen, id. H. 13, 45.—

Taenărĭdes, ae, m., the Tænarian; poet. for the Laconian, i. e. Hyacinthus, Ov. M. 10, 183. —

Taenăris, ĭdis, adj. f., Tænarian; poet. for Laconian, Spartan:

ora,

Ov. H. 17, 6:

terra,

id. ib. 16, 30.

Taenărus ( - os), i, comm., and Tae-nărum ( - on), i, n., = Tainaros and Tainaron, a promontory and town in Laconia; on the promontory (now Cape Matapan) was a temple of Neptune, and near it a cavern, the fabled entrance to the infernal regions; it was also famous for its black marble, Mel. 2, 3, 8; Plin. 4, 5, 8, § 16; Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. p. 181 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 4 Rib.); Sen. Herc. Fur. 662; Luc. 9, 36; Stat. Th. 2, 32 sq.; Tib. 3, 3, 14; Serv. Verg. G. 4, 467.— Poet., for the infernal regions:

invisi horrida Taenari Sedes,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 10; Sen. Troad. 402.—Hence,

Taenărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tænarus, Tænarian; poet. also = Laconian, Spartan:

litus,

Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 28 (Jahn:

Taenarum in litus): humus,

Ov. H. 15 (16), 274:

columnae,

of Tænarian marble, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 49; so,

lapis,

Plin. 36, 18, 29, § 135:

deus,

i. e. Neptune, Prop. 1, 13, 22:

Taenariae fauces, alta ostia Ditis,

i. e. the entrance of the infernal regions, Verg. G. 4, 467; so,

fauces,

Luc. 6, 648:

porta,

Ov. M. 10, 13; cf.

vallis,

the infernal regions, id. F. 4, 612:

currus,

i. e. of Pluto, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 2:

Eurotas,

Laconian, Spartan, Ov. M. 2, 247:

marita,

i. e. Helen, id. H. 13, 45.—

Taenărĭdes, ae, m., the Tænarian; poet. for the Laconian, i. e. Hyacinthus, Ov. M. 10, 183. —

Taenăris, ĭdis, adj. f., Tænarian; poet. for Laconian, Spartan:

ora,

Ov. H. 17, 6:

terra,

id. ib. 16, 30.

Taenărus ( - os), i, comm., and Tae-nărum ( - on), i, n., = Tainaros and Tainaron, a promontory and town in Laconia; on the promontory (now Cape Matapan) was a temple of Neptune, and near it a cavern, the fabled entrance to the infernal regions; it was also famous for its black marble, Mel. 2, 3, 8; Plin. 4, 5, 8, § 16; Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. p. 181 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 4 Rib.); Sen. Herc. Fur. 662; Luc. 9, 36; Stat. Th. 2, 32 sq.; Tib. 3, 3, 14; Serv. Verg. G. 4, 467.— Poet., for the infernal regions:

invisi horrida Taenari Sedes,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 10; Sen. Troad. 402.—Hence,

Taenărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tænarus, Tænarian; poet. also = Laconian, Spartan:

litus,

Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 28 (Jahn:

Taenarum in litus): humus,

Ov. H. 15 (16), 274:

columnae,

of Tænarian marble, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 49; so,

lapis,

Plin. 36, 18, 29, § 135:

deus,

i. e. Neptune, Prop. 1, 13, 22:

Taenariae fauces, alta ostia Ditis,

i. e. the entrance of the infernal regions, Verg. G. 4, 467; so,

fauces,

Luc. 6, 648:

porta,

Ov. M. 10, 13; cf.

vallis,

the infernal regions, id. F. 4, 612:

currus,

i. e. of Pluto, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 2:

Eurotas,

Laconian, Spartan, Ov. M. 2, 247:

marita,

i. e. Helen, id. H. 13, 45.—

Taenărĭdes, ae, m., the Tænarian; poet. for the Laconian, i. e. Hyacinthus, Ov. M. 10, 183. —

Taenăris, ĭdis, adj. f., Tænarian; poet. for Laconian, Spartan:

ora,

Ov. H. 17, 6:

terra,

id. ib. 16, 30.

Taenărus ( - os), i, comm., and Tae-nărum ( - on), i, n., = Tainaros and Tainaron, a promontory and town in Laconia; on the promontory (now Cape Matapan) was a temple of Neptune, and near it a cavern, the fabled entrance to the infernal regions; it was also famous for its black marble, Mel. 2, 3, 8; Plin. 4, 5, 8, § 16; Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. p. 181 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 4 Rib.); Sen. Herc. Fur. 662; Luc. 9, 36; Stat. Th. 2, 32 sq.; Tib. 3, 3, 14; Serv. Verg. G. 4, 467.— Poet., for the infernal regions:

invisi horrida Taenari Sedes,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 10; Sen. Troad. 402.—Hence,

Taenărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tænarus, Tænarian; poet. also = Laconian, Spartan:

litus,

Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 28 (Jahn:

Taenarum in litus): humus,

Ov. H. 15 (16), 274:

columnae,

of Tænarian marble, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 49; so,

lapis,

Plin. 36, 18, 29, § 135:

deus,

i. e. Neptune, Prop. 1, 13, 22:

Taenariae fauces, alta ostia Ditis,

i. e. the entrance of the infernal regions, Verg. G. 4, 467; so,

fauces,

Luc. 6, 648:

porta,

Ov. M. 10, 13; cf.

vallis,

the infernal regions, id. F. 4, 612:

currus,

i. e. of Pluto, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 2:

Eurotas,

Laconian, Spartan, Ov. M. 2, 247:

marita,

i. e. Helen, id. H. 13, 45.—

Taenărĭdes, ae, m., the Tænarian; poet. for the Laconian, i. e. Hyacinthus, Ov. M. 10, 183. —

Taenăris, ĭdis, adj. f., Tænarian; poet. for Laconian, Spartan:

ora,

Ov. H. 17, 6:

terra,

id. ib. 16, 30.

Taenărus ( - os), i, comm., and Tae-nărum ( - on), i, n., = Tainaros and Tainaron, a promontory and town in Laconia; on the promontory (now Cape Matapan) was a temple of Neptune, and near it a cavern, the fabled entrance to the infernal regions; it was also famous for its black marble, Mel. 2, 3, 8; Plin. 4, 5, 8, § 16; Liv. Andron. ap. Fest. p. 181 Müll. (Trag. Rel. p. 4 Rib.); Sen. Herc. Fur. 662; Luc. 9, 36; Stat. Th. 2, 32 sq.; Tib. 3, 3, 14; Serv. Verg. G. 4, 467.— Poet., for the infernal regions:

invisi horrida Taenari Sedes,

Hor. C. 1, 34, 10; Sen. Troad. 402.—Hence,

Taenărĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Tænarus, Tænarian; poet. also = Laconian, Spartan:

litus,

Plin. 9, 8, 8, § 28 (Jahn:

Taenarum in litus): humus,

Ov. H. 15 (16), 274:

columnae,

of Tænarian marble, Prop. 3 (4), 1, 49; so,

lapis,

Plin. 36, 18, 29, § 135:

deus,

i. e. Neptune, Prop. 1, 13, 22:

Taenariae fauces, alta ostia Ditis,

i. e. the entrance of the infernal regions, Verg. G. 4, 467; so,

fauces,

Luc. 6, 648:

porta,

Ov. M. 10, 13; cf.

vallis,

the infernal regions, id. F. 4, 612:

currus,

i. e. of Pluto, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 1, 2:

Eurotas,

Laconian, Spartan, Ov. M. 2, 247:

marita,

i. e. Helen, id. H. 13, 45.—

Taenărĭdes, ae, m., the Tænarian; poet. for the Laconian, i. e. Hyacinthus, Ov. M. 10, 183. —

Taenăris, ĭdis, adj. f., Tænarian; poet. for Laconian, Spartan:

ora,

Ov. H. 17, 6:

terra,

id. ib. 16, 30.