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101 Ceres
Cĕrēs (cf. Verg. G. 1, 96; Ov. F. 4, 615; Mart. 3, 58, 6), ĕris ( gen. CERERVS, Inscr. Fabr. p. 626, 225; cf. Inscr. Orell. 1364), f. [Sabini Cererem panem appellant, Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 7; prop. the goddess of creation (cf. Serv. l. l.), from the stem cer, Sanscr. kri, to make], the daughter of Saturn and Ops, Ov. F. 6, 285, sister of Jupiter and Pluto, mother of Proserpine, goddess of agriculture, esp. of the cultivation of corn, and of the growth of fruits in gen. (cf. Cerealis);B.represented as upon a chariot drawn by dragons, with a torch in her hand, and crowned with poppies or ears of corn,
Ov. F. 4, 497; 4, 561; 3, 786; 4, 616; id. Am. 3, 10, 3; Tib. 1, 1, 15; 2, 1, 4; Verg. G. 1, 96; Hor. C. S. 30; cf. O. Müll. Archaeol. § 357 sq.: templum Desertae Cereris, deserted (because the temple was in a solitary, secluded place), Verg. A. 2, 714:Cereri nuptias facere,
i. e. without wine, Plaut. Aul. 2, 6, 5; cf. Serv. ad Verg. G. 1, 343.—From the names of places where she was worshipped, called Ceres Hennensis, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 107; Lact. 2, 4, 28:Catinensis, id. l. l.: Eleusina,
id. 1, 21, 24:Milesia,
id. 2, 7, 19; cf. Val. Max. 1, 1, ext. 5.—Ceres profunda or inferna, i. e. Proserpina, Stat. Th. 4, 460; 5, 156; cf.:II.sacerdos Cererum,
Inscr. Orell. 6082.—Meton., food, bread, fruit, corn, grain, etc., Fest. s. v. cocus, p. 45; cf.:fruges Cererem appellamus, vinum autem Liberum,
Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 60; Verg. G. 1, 297; id. A. 1, 177; 1, 701; Hor. C. 3, 24, 13; id. Epod. 16, 43; Ov. M. 3, 437; 8, 292; 11, 112 al.—Prov.:sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus,
Ter. Eun. 4, 5, 6; cf. Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 60. -
102 Chalciope
Chalcĭŏpē, ēs, f., = Chalkiopê.I.A daughter of Æetes, sister of Medea, and wife of Phrixus, Hyg. Fab. 21; Ov. H. 16 (17), 232; Val. Fl. 6, 479.—II.Wife of Mnesylus, and mother of Antiphus, Hyg. Fab. 97. -
103 Circe
Circē, ēs ( gen. Circae, Liv. And. ap. Fest. s. v. topper, p. 270; Verg. A. 3, 386:II.Circes,
Prop. 3 (4), 12, 27; acc Circam, Plaut. Ep. 4, 2, 34 Ritschl; Cic. N D. 3, 21, 54;together with Circen,
id. ib. 3, 19, 48; v. Inscr. Orell. N. cr.; abl. Circā, Hor. Epod. 17, 17; Tert. Spect. 8; cf. Charis. 1, 15, p. 46), f., = Kirkê, the daughter of the Sun and of Perse or Perseis, sister of Æetes, a sea-nymph, distinguished for her magic arts, whose abode, after her flight from Colchis, was said to be in the region of the promontory of Circeii, in Latium, Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 48; id. Off. 1, 31, 113; Verg. E. 8, 70; id. A. 7, 20 and 282, Ov. M. 4, 205; 13, 968; 14, 10; 14, 247 sq.; 14, 312 sq.; id. R. Am. 263; 287; Hyg. Fab. 125; 156; 199; Plin. 25, 2, 5, § 10; Tib. 2, 4, 55; Hor. C. 1, 17, 20; id. Ep. 1, 2, 23 et saep.—Traces of divine homage paid to her among the Circeii; v. in Inscr. Orell. 1849; cf. Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 48.—Hence,Circaeus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Circe, Circean. poculum, Cic. Div. in Caecil. 17, 57:gramen,
i. e. magical, poisoning, Prop. 2, 1, 53: campi, i e. the region of Colchis, the native land of Circe, Val. Fl. 5, 328; 6, 426, where also is the town Circæum, Plin. 6, 4, 4, § 13: litus, the Circeian promontory, Ov M. 14, 248; cf. id. ib. 14, 348:terra,
Circeii, Verg. A 7, 10: moenia, i. e. Tusculum, after its builder, Telegonus, the son of Circe, Hor. Epod. 1, 30; cf.dorsum,
the Hill of Tusculum, Sil. 7, 692. -
104 Cleopatra
Clĕŏpātră (on the ā cf. Juv. 2, 109; Luc. 9, 1071; 10, 56; Stat. S. 3, 2, 120), ae, f., = Kleopatra.I.Queen of Egypt, and daughter of Ptolemy Auletes, notorious for her amorous intercourse with Cœsar, and afterwards with Antony; conquered at Actium by Augustus, Caes. B. C. 3, 103; 3, 107; Suet. Caes. 35; Luc. 10, 354 sqq.; Val. Fl. 4, 464; Mart. 4, 22, 2; 4, 59, 5.—Hence,B.Clĕŏpātrānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Cleopatra: stirps, Treb. Poll. Claud. 1:II.uniones,
id. Trig. Syr. 32.—A sister of Alexander the Great, and wife of Alexander, king of Epirus, Liv. 8, 24, 17; Just. 9, 6, 1; 13, 6, 4 al.—III.A daughter of Mithridates, and wife of Tigranes, Just. 38, 3, 3.—IV.A daughter of I., Just. 39, 3, 1; 39, 4, 7. -
105 Cleopatranus
Clĕŏpātră (on the ā cf. Juv. 2, 109; Luc. 9, 1071; 10, 56; Stat. S. 3, 2, 120), ae, f., = Kleopatra.I.Queen of Egypt, and daughter of Ptolemy Auletes, notorious for her amorous intercourse with Cœsar, and afterwards with Antony; conquered at Actium by Augustus, Caes. B. C. 3, 103; 3, 107; Suet. Caes. 35; Luc. 10, 354 sqq.; Val. Fl. 4, 464; Mart. 4, 22, 2; 4, 59, 5.—Hence,B.Clĕŏpātrānus, a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Cleopatra: stirps, Treb. Poll. Claud. 1:II.uniones,
id. Trig. Syr. 32.—A sister of Alexander the Great, and wife of Alexander, king of Epirus, Liv. 8, 24, 17; Just. 9, 6, 1; 13, 6, 4 al.—III.A daughter of Mithridates, and wife of Tigranes, Just. 38, 3, 3.—IV.A daughter of I., Just. 39, 3, 1; 39, 4, 7. -
106 Clytaemnestra
Clytaemnēstra ( Clytemnēstra, Liv. Andron. 11 Rib.; mutilated into Cly-temēstra, Cass. Hemin. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 631; hence the second syllable short in Aus. Epit. Her. 1, 1, 4), ae, f., = Klutaimnêstra, the daughter of Tyndarus and Leda, and sister of Helen, Castor, and Pollux; wife of Agamemnon and mother of Orestes, Iphigenia, and Electra; she, with her paramour, Aegisthus, murdered her husband on his return from Troy, and was on that account put to death by her son Orestes, Hyg. Fab. 117 and 240; Serv. ad Verg. A. 2, 601; 3, 331; 4, 471; Auct. Her. 1, 10, 17; 1, 16, 21; Cic. Inv. 1, 13, 18; Ov. Am. 1, 7, 9; id. Nux, 26.—II.As title of a tragedy of Attius, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 14; id. Fam. 7, 1, 2 al.—B.Appellative for an unfaithful wife, Cael. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 53. -
107 Clytemestra
Clytaemnēstra ( Clytemnēstra, Liv. Andron. 11 Rib.; mutilated into Cly-temēstra, Cass. Hemin. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 631; hence the second syllable short in Aus. Epit. Her. 1, 1, 4), ae, f., = Klutaimnêstra, the daughter of Tyndarus and Leda, and sister of Helen, Castor, and Pollux; wife of Agamemnon and mother of Orestes, Iphigenia, and Electra; she, with her paramour, Aegisthus, murdered her husband on his return from Troy, and was on that account put to death by her son Orestes, Hyg. Fab. 117 and 240; Serv. ad Verg. A. 2, 601; 3, 331; 4, 471; Auct. Her. 1, 10, 17; 1, 16, 21; Cic. Inv. 1, 13, 18; Ov. Am. 1, 7, 9; id. Nux, 26.—II.As title of a tragedy of Attius, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 14; id. Fam. 7, 1, 2 al.—B.Appellative for an unfaithful wife, Cael. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 53. -
108 Clytemnestra
Clytaemnēstra ( Clytemnēstra, Liv. Andron. 11 Rib.; mutilated into Cly-temēstra, Cass. Hemin. ap. Serv. ad Verg. A. 7, 631; hence the second syllable short in Aus. Epit. Her. 1, 1, 4), ae, f., = Klutaimnêstra, the daughter of Tyndarus and Leda, and sister of Helen, Castor, and Pollux; wife of Agamemnon and mother of Orestes, Iphigenia, and Electra; she, with her paramour, Aegisthus, murdered her husband on his return from Troy, and was on that account put to death by her son Orestes, Hyg. Fab. 117 and 240; Serv. ad Verg. A. 2, 601; 3, 331; 4, 471; Auct. Her. 1, 10, 17; 1, 16, 21; Cic. Inv. 1, 13, 18; Ov. Am. 1, 7, 9; id. Nux, 26.—II.As title of a tragedy of Attius, Cic. Off. 1, 31, 14; id. Fam. 7, 1, 2 al.—B.Appellative for an unfaithful wife, Cael. ap. Quint. 8, 6, 53. -
109 collacteus
col-lactĕus ( conl-), a, a foster-brother, foster-sister; masc., Hyg. Fab. 224; Inscr. Orell. 678; fem., Juv. 6, 307; Mart. Cap. 1, § 6; 2, § 111. -
110 conlacteus
col-lactĕus ( conl-), a, a foster-brother, foster-sister; masc., Hyg. Fab. 224; Inscr. Orell. 678; fem., Juv. 6, 307; Mart. Cap. 1, § 6; 2, § 111. -
111 consanguinea
con-sanguĭnĕus, a, um ( gen. plur. consanguineūm, Lucr. 3, 73), adj., springing from the same blood, related by blood.I.In a restricted sense, of brothers and sisters, brotherly, sisterly (so mostly poet.):II.umbrae,
Ov. M. 8, 476:turba,
id. H. 14, 121:scelus,
Stat. Th. 11, 407:angues,
i. e. born with her, kindred, id. ib. 11, 61:acies,
Claud. in Rufin. 2, 237.—Of animals: arietes, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44 (Praetext. v. 21 Rib.). —Of abstract subjects:caritas ( = benevolentia fraterna),
Val. Max. 5, 5, 3; cf.scelus,
Stat. Th. 11, 407.— Subst.: consanguĭnĕ-us, i, m., a brother, Cic. Att. 2, 23, 3; and consanguĭnĕa, ae, f., a sister, Cat. 64, 118. —In a more gen. sense, related, kindred:2.homines,
Caes. B. C. 1, 74:Turnus,
Verg. A. 7, 366:Roma,
Sil. 1, 608:dextra,
id. 1, 655. —Esp. freq. as subst. plur.: consanguĭ-nĕi, ōrum, kindred, relations, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 77; Cic. Inv. 1, 24, 35; Caes. B. G. 1, 11; 1, 33; Suet. Caes. 81; id. Claud. 25.—General senses, related, kindred (so most freq. in prose and poetry), Lucr. 3, 73; 6, 1282; cf. Dig. 38, 16, 1.—Poet., transf.:* B.consanguineus Leti Sopor,
Verg. A. 6, 278 (in acc. with Hom. Il. x, 231: Upnos kasignêtos Thanatoio).—Trop.:res rustica proxima et quasi consanguinea sapientiae,
Col. 1, prooem. § 4. -
112 consanguinei
con-sanguĭnĕus, a, um ( gen. plur. consanguineūm, Lucr. 3, 73), adj., springing from the same blood, related by blood.I.In a restricted sense, of brothers and sisters, brotherly, sisterly (so mostly poet.):II.umbrae,
Ov. M. 8, 476:turba,
id. H. 14, 121:scelus,
Stat. Th. 11, 407:angues,
i. e. born with her, kindred, id. ib. 11, 61:acies,
Claud. in Rufin. 2, 237.—Of animals: arietes, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44 (Praetext. v. 21 Rib.). —Of abstract subjects:caritas ( = benevolentia fraterna),
Val. Max. 5, 5, 3; cf.scelus,
Stat. Th. 11, 407.— Subst.: consanguĭnĕ-us, i, m., a brother, Cic. Att. 2, 23, 3; and consanguĭnĕa, ae, f., a sister, Cat. 64, 118. —In a more gen. sense, related, kindred:2.homines,
Caes. B. C. 1, 74:Turnus,
Verg. A. 7, 366:Roma,
Sil. 1, 608:dextra,
id. 1, 655. —Esp. freq. as subst. plur.: consanguĭ-nĕi, ōrum, kindred, relations, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 77; Cic. Inv. 1, 24, 35; Caes. B. G. 1, 11; 1, 33; Suet. Caes. 81; id. Claud. 25.—General senses, related, kindred (so most freq. in prose and poetry), Lucr. 3, 73; 6, 1282; cf. Dig. 38, 16, 1.—Poet., transf.:* B.consanguineus Leti Sopor,
Verg. A. 6, 278 (in acc. with Hom. Il. x, 231: Upnos kasignêtos Thanatoio).—Trop.:res rustica proxima et quasi consanguinea sapientiae,
Col. 1, prooem. § 4. -
113 consanguineus
con-sanguĭnĕus, a, um ( gen. plur. consanguineūm, Lucr. 3, 73), adj., springing from the same blood, related by blood.I.In a restricted sense, of brothers and sisters, brotherly, sisterly (so mostly poet.):II.umbrae,
Ov. M. 8, 476:turba,
id. H. 14, 121:scelus,
Stat. Th. 11, 407:angues,
i. e. born with her, kindred, id. ib. 11, 61:acies,
Claud. in Rufin. 2, 237.—Of animals: arietes, Att. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 22, 44 (Praetext. v. 21 Rib.). —Of abstract subjects:caritas ( = benevolentia fraterna),
Val. Max. 5, 5, 3; cf.scelus,
Stat. Th. 11, 407.— Subst.: consanguĭnĕ-us, i, m., a brother, Cic. Att. 2, 23, 3; and consanguĭnĕa, ae, f., a sister, Cat. 64, 118. —In a more gen. sense, related, kindred:2.homines,
Caes. B. C. 1, 74:Turnus,
Verg. A. 7, 366:Roma,
Sil. 1, 608:dextra,
id. 1, 655. —Esp. freq. as subst. plur.: consanguĭ-nĕi, ōrum, kindred, relations, Plaut. Poen. 5, 2, 77; Cic. Inv. 1, 24, 35; Caes. B. G. 1, 11; 1, 33; Suet. Caes. 81; id. Claud. 25.—General senses, related, kindred (so most freq. in prose and poetry), Lucr. 3, 73; 6, 1282; cf. Dig. 38, 16, 1.—Poet., transf.:* B.consanguineus Leti Sopor,
Verg. A. 6, 278 (in acc. with Hom. Il. x, 231: Upnos kasignêtos Thanatoio).—Trop.:res rustica proxima et quasi consanguinea sapientiae,
Col. 1, prooem. § 4. -
114 consobrina
con-sōbrīnus, i, m., and -a, ae, f. [soror].I.In a restricted sense, a designation of the children of two sisters, the child of a mother's sister; but more freq. consobrini is used of all cousins-german, the children of brothers or sisters; cf. Dig. 38, 10, 1, § 6; Isid. Orig. 9, 6, 14.—In the former sense, masc., Cic. de Or. 2, 1, 2.—In the latter, masc., Cic. Off. 1, 17, 54; id. Lig. 4, 11; cf. Dig. 38, 10, 10, § 15; fem., Cic. Quint. 4, 16; Nep. Att. 2, 1.—II.In gen., a relation, cousin, in any degree, Suet. Calig. 26; id. Claud. 26. -
115 consobrinus
con-sōbrīnus, i, m., and -a, ae, f. [soror].I.In a restricted sense, a designation of the children of two sisters, the child of a mother's sister; but more freq. consobrini is used of all cousins-german, the children of brothers or sisters; cf. Dig. 38, 10, 1, § 6; Isid. Orig. 9, 6, 14.—In the former sense, masc., Cic. de Or. 2, 1, 2.—In the latter, masc., Cic. Off. 1, 17, 54; id. Lig. 4, 11; cf. Dig. 38, 10, 10, § 15; fem., Cic. Quint. 4, 16; Nep. Att. 2, 1.—II.In gen., a relation, cousin, in any degree, Suet. Calig. 26; id. Claud. 26. -
116 Dauniacus
Daunus, i, m., Daunos, a fabulous king over a part of Apulia (whence it obtained the appellation Daunia), father (or ancestor) of Turnus, and father-in-law of Diomedes, Verg. A. 10, 616; 688; 12, 22 al.; Hor. Od. 3, 30, 11; 4, 14, 26; Ov. M. 14, 458; 510; id. F. 4, 76; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 103; Paul. ex Fest. p. 69, 1 Müll.—II.Hence,A.Dau-nĭus, a, um, adj., Daunian:2.heros,
i. e. Turnus, Verg. A. 12, 723:gens,
i. e. the Rutulians governed by Turnus, id. ib. 8, 146:dea,
i. e. Juturna, sister of Turnus, id. ib. 12, 785:caedes,
i. e. of the Romans (pars pro toto), Hor. Od. 2, 1, 34; cf.Camena,
i. e. Roman, id. ib. 4, 6, 27:bulbus (an excellent kind growing in Apulia),
Ov. R. Am. 797; cf. Plin. 19, 5, 30, § 95.—Subst.: Daunii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Apulia Daunia, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 103;B. C.called also Dauni,
Mel. 2, 4, 2.— -
117 Daunias
Daunus, i, m., Daunos, a fabulous king over a part of Apulia (whence it obtained the appellation Daunia), father (or ancestor) of Turnus, and father-in-law of Diomedes, Verg. A. 10, 616; 688; 12, 22 al.; Hor. Od. 3, 30, 11; 4, 14, 26; Ov. M. 14, 458; 510; id. F. 4, 76; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 103; Paul. ex Fest. p. 69, 1 Müll.—II.Hence,A.Dau-nĭus, a, um, adj., Daunian:2.heros,
i. e. Turnus, Verg. A. 12, 723:gens,
i. e. the Rutulians governed by Turnus, id. ib. 8, 146:dea,
i. e. Juturna, sister of Turnus, id. ib. 12, 785:caedes,
i. e. of the Romans (pars pro toto), Hor. Od. 2, 1, 34; cf.Camena,
i. e. Roman, id. ib. 4, 6, 27:bulbus (an excellent kind growing in Apulia),
Ov. R. Am. 797; cf. Plin. 19, 5, 30, § 95.—Subst.: Daunii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Apulia Daunia, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 103;B. C.called also Dauni,
Mel. 2, 4, 2.— -
118 Daunii
Daunus, i, m., Daunos, a fabulous king over a part of Apulia (whence it obtained the appellation Daunia), father (or ancestor) of Turnus, and father-in-law of Diomedes, Verg. A. 10, 616; 688; 12, 22 al.; Hor. Od. 3, 30, 11; 4, 14, 26; Ov. M. 14, 458; 510; id. F. 4, 76; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 103; Paul. ex Fest. p. 69, 1 Müll.—II.Hence,A.Dau-nĭus, a, um, adj., Daunian:2.heros,
i. e. Turnus, Verg. A. 12, 723:gens,
i. e. the Rutulians governed by Turnus, id. ib. 8, 146:dea,
i. e. Juturna, sister of Turnus, id. ib. 12, 785:caedes,
i. e. of the Romans (pars pro toto), Hor. Od. 2, 1, 34; cf.Camena,
i. e. Roman, id. ib. 4, 6, 27:bulbus (an excellent kind growing in Apulia),
Ov. R. Am. 797; cf. Plin. 19, 5, 30, § 95.—Subst.: Daunii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Apulia Daunia, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 103;B. C.called also Dauni,
Mel. 2, 4, 2.— -
119 Daunius
Daunus, i, m., Daunos, a fabulous king over a part of Apulia (whence it obtained the appellation Daunia), father (or ancestor) of Turnus, and father-in-law of Diomedes, Verg. A. 10, 616; 688; 12, 22 al.; Hor. Od. 3, 30, 11; 4, 14, 26; Ov. M. 14, 458; 510; id. F. 4, 76; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 103; Paul. ex Fest. p. 69, 1 Müll.—II.Hence,A.Dau-nĭus, a, um, adj., Daunian:2.heros,
i. e. Turnus, Verg. A. 12, 723:gens,
i. e. the Rutulians governed by Turnus, id. ib. 8, 146:dea,
i. e. Juturna, sister of Turnus, id. ib. 12, 785:caedes,
i. e. of the Romans (pars pro toto), Hor. Od. 2, 1, 34; cf.Camena,
i. e. Roman, id. ib. 4, 6, 27:bulbus (an excellent kind growing in Apulia),
Ov. R. Am. 797; cf. Plin. 19, 5, 30, § 95.—Subst.: Daunii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Apulia Daunia, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 103;B. C.called also Dauni,
Mel. 2, 4, 2.— -
120 Daunus
Daunus, i, m., Daunos, a fabulous king over a part of Apulia (whence it obtained the appellation Daunia), father (or ancestor) of Turnus, and father-in-law of Diomedes, Verg. A. 10, 616; 688; 12, 22 al.; Hor. Od. 3, 30, 11; 4, 14, 26; Ov. M. 14, 458; 510; id. F. 4, 76; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 103; Paul. ex Fest. p. 69, 1 Müll.—II.Hence,A.Dau-nĭus, a, um, adj., Daunian:2.heros,
i. e. Turnus, Verg. A. 12, 723:gens,
i. e. the Rutulians governed by Turnus, id. ib. 8, 146:dea,
i. e. Juturna, sister of Turnus, id. ib. 12, 785:caedes,
i. e. of the Romans (pars pro toto), Hor. Od. 2, 1, 34; cf.Camena,
i. e. Roman, id. ib. 4, 6, 27:bulbus (an excellent kind growing in Apulia),
Ov. R. Am. 797; cf. Plin. 19, 5, 30, § 95.—Subst.: Daunii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Apulia Daunia, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 103;B. C.called also Dauni,
Mel. 2, 4, 2.—
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