the festival of the goddess

fornācālis, e, adj. [fornax], of or belonging to ovens.

Adj.: dea, i. e. the goddess Fornax (v. fornax, II.), Ov. F. 6, 314.—

Subst.: Fornācālĭa, ium, n., the festival of the goddess Fornax, instituted, according to the fable, by Numa; the oven or baking festival, Plin. 18, 2, 2, § 8; Ov. F. 2, 527; Lact. 1, 20; Paul. ex Fest. p. 83 and 93 Müll.

fornācālis, e, adj. [fornax], of or belonging to ovens.

Adj.: dea, i. e. the goddess Fornax (v. fornax, II.), Ov. F. 6, 314.—

Subst.: Fornācālĭa, ium, n., the festival of the goddess Fornax, instituted, according to the fable, by Numa; the oven or baking festival, Plin. 18, 2, 2, § 8; Ov. F. 2, 527; Lact. 1, 20; Paul. ex Fest. p. 83 and 93 Müll.

Flōra, ae, f. [flos, v. flo], the goddess of flowers, whose festival was celebrated on the 28th of April, often with unbridled license, Ov. F. 5, 195 sq.; Lact. 1, 20, 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; id. L. L. 5, §§ 45, 74; Lucr. 5, 739; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 36; Tac. A. 2, 49; Mart. 1, 1, 1:

omnia Florae aulaea,

Juv. 14, 262 al. —

Derivv.

Flōrĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Flora:

apud M. Catonem in re Floria ita scriptum,

respecting the festival of Flora, Gell. 9, 12, 7.— More freq.,

Flōrālis, e, adj.

Of or belonging to Flora, Floral:

flamen,

Varr. L. L. 7, § 45:

joci,

Lact. 1, 20, 6; Sen. Ep. 97, p. 80 Bip.—

Of or belonging to the festival of Flora, of the Floralia: sacrum, [p. 760] Ov. F. 4, 947:

dignissima tuba Florali matrona,

Juv. 6, 250:

ludi,

Inscr. Orell. 2545.— In plur. subst.: Flōrālĭa, ium and ōrum, n., the festival of Flora:

Florae ludi Floralia instituti,

Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Quint. 1, 5, 52:

(prisci) Floralia IIII. Kal. Mai. instituerunt urbis anno DXIII. ex oraculis Sibyllae, ut omnia bene deflorescerent,

Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 286:

Varro Floralium, non Floraliorum ait, cum non ludos Florales illic, sed ipsum festum, Floralia, significaret,

Macr. S. 1, 4, 14; Pers. 5, 178:

solenni Floraliorum die,

Just. 43, 4, 6.—Hence,

Flō-rālĭcĭus or - tĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the feast of Flora:

et Floralicias lasset arena feras,

i. e. designed for the combats exhibited during the festival of Flora, Mart. 8, 67, 4.

* flōrālĭa, ium, n. [flos], a flowergarden, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 4.

Flōra, ae, f. [flos, v. flo], the goddess of flowers, whose festival was celebrated on the 28th of April, often with unbridled license, Ov. F. 5, 195 sq.; Lact. 1, 20, 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; id. L. L. 5, §§ 45, 74; Lucr. 5, 739; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 36; Tac. A. 2, 49; Mart. 1, 1, 1:

omnia Florae aulaea,

Juv. 14, 262 al. —

Derivv.

Flōrĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Flora:

apud M. Catonem in re Floria ita scriptum,

respecting the festival of Flora, Gell. 9, 12, 7.— More freq.,

Flōrālis, e, adj.

Of or belonging to Flora, Floral:

flamen,

Varr. L. L. 7, § 45:

joci,

Lact. 1, 20, 6; Sen. Ep. 97, p. 80 Bip.—

Of or belonging to the festival of Flora, of the Floralia: sacrum, [p. 760] Ov. F. 4, 947:

dignissima tuba Florali matrona,

Juv. 6, 250:

ludi,

Inscr. Orell. 2545.— In plur. subst.: Flōrālĭa, ium and ōrum, n., the festival of Flora:

Florae ludi Floralia instituti,

Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Quint. 1, 5, 52:

(prisci) Floralia IIII. Kal. Mai. instituerunt urbis anno DXIII. ex oraculis Sibyllae, ut omnia bene deflorescerent,

Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 286:

Varro Floralium, non Floraliorum ait, cum non ludos Florales illic, sed ipsum festum, Floralia, significaret,

Macr. S. 1, 4, 14; Pers. 5, 178:

solenni Floraliorum die,

Just. 43, 4, 6.—Hence,

Flō-rālĭcĭus or - tĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the feast of Flora:

et Floralicias lasset arena feras,

i. e. designed for the combats exhibited during the festival of Flora, Mart. 8, 67, 4.

* flōrālĭa, ium, n. [flos], a flowergarden, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 4.

Flōra, ae, f. [flos, v. flo], the goddess of flowers, whose festival was celebrated on the 28th of April, often with unbridled license, Ov. F. 5, 195 sq.; Lact. 1, 20, 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; id. L. L. 5, §§ 45, 74; Lucr. 5, 739; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 36; Tac. A. 2, 49; Mart. 1, 1, 1:

omnia Florae aulaea,

Juv. 14, 262 al. —

Derivv.

Flōrĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Flora:

apud M. Catonem in re Floria ita scriptum,

respecting the festival of Flora, Gell. 9, 12, 7.— More freq.,

Flōrālis, e, adj.

Of or belonging to Flora, Floral:

flamen,

Varr. L. L. 7, § 45:

joci,

Lact. 1, 20, 6; Sen. Ep. 97, p. 80 Bip.—

Of or belonging to the festival of Flora, of the Floralia: sacrum, [p. 760] Ov. F. 4, 947:

dignissima tuba Florali matrona,

Juv. 6, 250:

ludi,

Inscr. Orell. 2545.— In plur. subst.: Flōrālĭa, ium and ōrum, n., the festival of Flora:

Florae ludi Floralia instituti,

Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Quint. 1, 5, 52:

(prisci) Floralia IIII. Kal. Mai. instituerunt urbis anno DXIII. ex oraculis Sibyllae, ut omnia bene deflorescerent,

Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 286:

Varro Floralium, non Floraliorum ait, cum non ludos Florales illic, sed ipsum festum, Floralia, significaret,

Macr. S. 1, 4, 14; Pers. 5, 178:

solenni Floraliorum die,

Just. 43, 4, 6.—Hence,

Flō-rālĭcĭus or - tĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the feast of Flora:

et Floralicias lasset arena feras,

i. e. designed for the combats exhibited during the festival of Flora, Mart. 8, 67, 4.

* flōrālĭa, ium, n. [flos], a flowergarden, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 4.

Flōra, ae, f. [flos, v. flo], the goddess of flowers, whose festival was celebrated on the 28th of April, often with unbridled license, Ov. F. 5, 195 sq.; Lact. 1, 20, 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; id. L. L. 5, §§ 45, 74; Lucr. 5, 739; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 36; Tac. A. 2, 49; Mart. 1, 1, 1:

omnia Florae aulaea,

Juv. 14, 262 al. —

Derivv.

Flōrĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Flora:

apud M. Catonem in re Floria ita scriptum,

respecting the festival of Flora, Gell. 9, 12, 7.— More freq.,

Flōrālis, e, adj.

Of or belonging to Flora, Floral:

flamen,

Varr. L. L. 7, § 45:

joci,

Lact. 1, 20, 6; Sen. Ep. 97, p. 80 Bip.—

Of or belonging to the festival of Flora, of the Floralia: sacrum, [p. 760] Ov. F. 4, 947:

dignissima tuba Florali matrona,

Juv. 6, 250:

ludi,

Inscr. Orell. 2545.— In plur. subst.: Flōrālĭa, ium and ōrum, n., the festival of Flora:

Florae ludi Floralia instituti,

Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Quint. 1, 5, 52:

(prisci) Floralia IIII. Kal. Mai. instituerunt urbis anno DXIII. ex oraculis Sibyllae, ut omnia bene deflorescerent,

Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 286:

Varro Floralium, non Floraliorum ait, cum non ludos Florales illic, sed ipsum festum, Floralia, significaret,

Macr. S. 1, 4, 14; Pers. 5, 178:

solenni Floraliorum die,

Just. 43, 4, 6.—Hence,

Flō-rālĭcĭus or - tĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the feast of Flora:

et Floralicias lasset arena feras,

i. e. designed for the combats exhibited during the festival of Flora, Mart. 8, 67, 4.

* flōrālĭa, ium, n. [flos], a flowergarden, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 4.

Flōra, ae, f. [flos, v. flo], the goddess of flowers, whose festival was celebrated on the 28th of April, often with unbridled license, Ov. F. 5, 195 sq.; Lact. 1, 20, 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; id. L. L. 5, §§ 45, 74; Lucr. 5, 739; Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 14, § 36; Tac. A. 2, 49; Mart. 1, 1, 1:

omnia Florae aulaea,

Juv. 14, 262 al. —

Derivv.

Flōrĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Flora:

apud M. Catonem in re Floria ita scriptum,

respecting the festival of Flora, Gell. 9, 12, 7.— More freq.,

Flōrālis, e, adj.

Of or belonging to Flora, Floral:

flamen,

Varr. L. L. 7, § 45:

joci,

Lact. 1, 20, 6; Sen. Ep. 97, p. 80 Bip.—

Of or belonging to the festival of Flora, of the Floralia: sacrum, [p. 760] Ov. F. 4, 947:

dignissima tuba Florali matrona,

Juv. 6, 250:

ludi,

Inscr. Orell. 2545.— In plur. subst.: Flōrālĭa, ium and ōrum, n., the festival of Flora:

Florae ludi Floralia instituti,

Varr. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Quint. 1, 5, 52:

(prisci) Floralia IIII. Kal. Mai. instituerunt urbis anno DXIII. ex oraculis Sibyllae, ut omnia bene deflorescerent,

Plin. 18, 29, 69, § 286:

Varro Floralium, non Floraliorum ait, cum non ludos Florales illic, sed ipsum festum, Floralia, significaret,

Macr. S. 1, 4, 14; Pers. 5, 178:

solenni Floraliorum die,

Just. 43, 4, 6.—Hence,

Flō-rālĭcĭus or - tĭus, a, um, of or belonging to the feast of Flora:

et Floralicias lasset arena feras,

i. e. designed for the combats exhibited during the festival of Flora, Mart. 8, 67, 4.

* flōrālĭa, ium, n. [flos], a flowergarden, Varr. R. R. 1, 23, 4.

mystērĭum, ii, n., = mustêrion, a secret service, secret rites, secret worship of a deity, divine mystery (class.; cf. arcanum).

Lit., of the mysteries of Ceres, otherwise called sacra Eleusinia, Cic. N. D. 2, 24, 62; id. Leg. 2, 14, 35:

mysteria Attica,

Tert. Apol. 39:

mysteria Cereris initiorum enuntiare,

Just. 5, 1, 1:

mysteria facere,

to celebrate the sacred mysteries, Nep. Alcib. 3, 6.—Also, the festival on which these mysteries were celebrated: in quem diem Romana incidant mysteria, the festival of the goddess Bona Dea, Cic. Att. 6, 1, 26; 5, 21, 14 sq.—

Transf., in gen., a secret thing, secret, mystery:

rhetorum mysteria,

Cic. Tusc. 4, 25, 55; id. de Or. 1, 47, 206:

epistolae nostrae tantum habent mysteriorum,

id. Att. 4, 18, 1:

accipe congestas, mysteria frivolas nugas,

Aus. Ep. 4, 67.—

(Eccl. Lat.)

Something transcending mere human intelligence:

mysterium evangelii,

Vulg. Eph. 6, 19:

mysterium sicut evangelizaverat per prophetas,

id. Apoc. 10, 7:

mysteria regni caelorum,

id. Matt. 13, 11.—

Of Antichrist, Vulg. Apoc. 17, 5:

mysterium iniquitatis,

id. 2 Thess. 2, 7. —

The Lord's supper:

mysterium celebrat,

Ambros. in 1 Cor. 11, 27.

mens, mentis ( nom. sing. mentis: terra corpus est, at mentis ignis est, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 764 P.; so too, istic est de sole sumptus; isque totus mentis est, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 59 Müll.; cf. Enn. p. 168, v. 6 and 7 Vahl.), f. [from the root men, whence memini, q. v., and comminiscor], the mind, disposition; the heart, soul (class.).

In gen.: fusi sine mente ac sine sensu ullo jaceant, Enn. ap. Non. 312, 26 (Ann. v. 134 Vahl.):

nubilam mentem Animi habeo,

Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 6:

mens animi,

Cat. 65, 4:

mens animi vigilat,

Lucr. 4, 758:

mala mens, malus animus,

bad disposition, bad heart, Ter. And. 1, 1, 137:

hominum erga se mentes,

feelings, sentiments, Suet. Calig. 60:

mens mollis ad calamitates perferendas,

Caes. B. G. 3, 19:

humanae mentis vitium... saeva cupido,

Juv. 14, 175.—

In partic.

The conscience:

cum vero jurato sententia dicenda est, meminerit, deum se adhibere testem, id est ut ego arbitror, mentem suam,

Cic. Off. 3, 10, 44:

auditor, cui frigida mens est crimi nibus,

Juv. 1, 166:

quos diri conscia fact, Mens habet attonitos et surdo verbere caedit,

id. 13, 194.—

The intellectual faculties, the mind, understanding, intellect, reason, judgment, discernment, consideration, reflection, etc.: mens, cui regnum totius animi ( soul) a naturā tributum est, Cic. Tusc. 3, 5, 11:

animus ita est constitutus, ut habeat praestantiam mentis,

id. Fin. 5, 12, 34:

deorum mente atque ratione omnem mundum administrari et regi,

id. N. D. 1, 2, 4:

mente complecti aliquid,

to comprehend, understand, id. Tusc. 1, 16, 37:

sanum mentis esse,

to be of sound mind, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 53:

mens sana in corpore sano, Juv 10, 356: mentis suae esse,

to be in one's right mind, in one's senses, Cic. Pis. 21, 50; so,

mentis compotem esse,

id. ib. 20, 48: captus mente, out of his senses, beside himself, mad (cf. menceps), id. Ac. 2, 17, 53; Paul. Sent. 3, 4, a, 11:

mentem amittere,

to lose one's mind, Cic. Har. Resp. 15. 31:

mentis inops,

Ov. H. 15, 139:

huic ex tempore dicenti effluit mens,

his recollection vanished, Cic. Brut. 61, 218:

quis est tam vecors, qui ea, quae tanta mente fiunt, casu putet posse fieri?

id. Har. Resp. 9, 19:

vobis dent mentem oportet (di), ut prohibeatis, sicut mihi dederunt, ut, etc.,

Liv. 6, 18:

quid tibi istuc in mentem venit?

what comes into your mind? what are you thinking of? Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 34:

modo hercle in mentem venit,

id. As. 3, 2, 42:

venit hoc mihi in mentem, te, etc.,

id. Aul. 2, 2, 49:

venit in mentem, ut, etc.,

id. Curc. 4, 4, 2.—With inf., Plaut. Bacch. 4, 7, 31.—With nom.:

miserae ubi venit in mentem mortis metus,

Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 23:

servi venere in mentem calliditates,

Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 13:

quotiescumque patria in mentem veniret,

Liv. 5, 54, 3; 8, 5, 10; Quint. 12, 9, 13; cf.:

numquam ea res tibi tam belle in mentem venire potuisset,

Cic. Att. 12, 37, 2; id. Har. Resp. 26, 55.—With gen. (so mostly in Cic.):

non minus saepe ei venit in mentem potestatis, quam aequitatis tuae,

he bethought himself of, Cic. Quint. 2, 6:

tibi tuarum virtutum veniat in mentem,

id. de Or 2, 61, 249:

venit mihi Platonis in mentem,

id. Fin. 5, 1, 2:

solet mihi in mentem venire illius temporis,

id. Fam. 7, 3, 1.—

Mind, thought, plan, purpose, intention, design. quā facere id possis, nostram nunc accipe mentem, Verg. A. 1, 676: ut nemini dubium esse debeat, quin reliquo tempore eādem mente sim futurus, [p. 1133] Nep. Hann. 2, 5:

Dolabella classem eā mente comparavit, ut,

Cic. Fam. 12, 14, 1:

mentes deorum scrutari in fibris,

Ov. M. 15, 136:

ferro percussit, sed non occidendi mente, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 1, 6, 3: poenae modus ex mente facientis statui potest,

ib. 13, 3, 2:

in mente est mihi dormire,

I have a mind to, Petr. 21.—

Spirit, boldness, courage: addere mentem, to give courage to, Hor Ep. 2, 2, 36:

demittunt mentes,

lose courage, Verg. A. 12, 609 (cf. animus).—

Personified: Mens, the goddess of thought, whose festival was held on the eighth of June, Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 19:

Menti aedem T. Octacilius praetor vovit,

Liv. 22, 10; cf. Ov. F. 6, 241.

mens, mentis ( nom. sing. mentis: terra corpus est, at mentis ignis est, Enn. ap. Prisc. p. 764 P.; so too, istic est de sole sumptus; isque totus mentis est, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 5, § 59 Müll.; cf. Enn. p. 168, v. 6 and 7 Vahl.), f. [from the root men, whence memini, q. v., and comminiscor], the mind, disposition; the heart, soul (class.).

In gen.: fusi sine mente ac sine sensu ullo jaceant, Enn. ap. Non. 312, 26 (Ann. v. 134 Vahl.):

nubilam mentem Animi habeo,

Plaut. Cist. 2, 1, 6:

mens animi,

Cat. 65, 4:

mens animi vigilat,

Lucr. 4, 758:

mala mens, malus animus,

bad disposition, bad heart, Ter. And. 1, 1, 137:

hominum erga se mentes,

feelings, sentiments, Suet. Calig. 60:

mens mollis ad calamitates perferendas,

Caes. B. G. 3, 19:

humanae mentis vitium... saeva cupido,

Juv. 14, 175.—

In partic.

The conscience:

cum vero jurato sententia dicenda est, meminerit, deum se adhibere testem, id est ut ego arbitror, mentem suam,

Cic. Off. 3, 10, 44:

auditor, cui frigida mens est crimi nibus,

Juv. 1, 166:

quos diri conscia fact, Mens habet attonitos et surdo verbere caedit,

id. 13, 194.—

The intellectual faculties, the mind, understanding, intellect, reason, judgment, discernment, consideration, reflection, etc.: mens, cui regnum totius animi ( soul) a naturā tributum est, Cic. Tusc. 3, 5, 11:

animus ita est constitutus, ut habeat praestantiam mentis,

id. Fin. 5, 12, 34:

deorum mente atque ratione omnem mundum administrari et regi,

id. N. D. 1, 2, 4:

mente complecti aliquid,

to comprehend, understand, id. Tusc. 1, 16, 37:

sanum mentis esse,

to be of sound mind, Plaut. Trin. 2, 4, 53:

mens sana in corpore sano, Juv 10, 356: mentis suae esse,

to be in one's right mind, in one's senses, Cic. Pis. 21, 50; so,

mentis compotem esse,

id. ib. 20, 48: captus mente, out of his senses, beside himself, mad (cf. menceps), id. Ac. 2, 17, 53; Paul. Sent. 3, 4, a, 11:

mentem amittere,

to lose one's mind, Cic. Har. Resp. 15. 31:

mentis inops,

Ov. H. 15, 139:

huic ex tempore dicenti effluit mens,

his recollection vanished, Cic. Brut. 61, 218:

quis est tam vecors, qui ea, quae tanta mente fiunt, casu putet posse fieri?

id. Har. Resp. 9, 19:

vobis dent mentem oportet (di), ut prohibeatis, sicut mihi dederunt, ut, etc.,

Liv. 6, 18:

quid tibi istuc in mentem venit?

what comes into your mind? what are you thinking of? Plaut. Am. 2, 2, 34:

modo hercle in mentem venit,

id. As. 3, 2, 42:

venit hoc mihi in mentem, te, etc.,

id. Aul. 2, 2, 49:

venit in mentem, ut, etc.,

id. Curc. 4, 4, 2.—With inf., Plaut. Bacch. 4, 7, 31.—With nom.:

miserae ubi venit in mentem mortis metus,

Plaut. Rud. 3, 3, 23:

servi venere in mentem calliditates,

Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 13:

quotiescumque patria in mentem veniret,

Liv. 5, 54, 3; 8, 5, 10; Quint. 12, 9, 13; cf.:

numquam ea res tibi tam belle in mentem venire potuisset,

Cic. Att. 12, 37, 2; id. Har. Resp. 26, 55.—With gen. (so mostly in Cic.):

non minus saepe ei venit in mentem potestatis, quam aequitatis tuae,

he bethought himself of, Cic. Quint. 2, 6:

tibi tuarum virtutum veniat in mentem,

id. de Or 2, 61, 249:

venit mihi Platonis in mentem,

id. Fin. 5, 1, 2:

solet mihi in mentem venire illius temporis,

id. Fam. 7, 3, 1.—

Mind, thought, plan, purpose, intention, design. quā facere id possis, nostram nunc accipe mentem, Verg. A. 1, 676: ut nemini dubium esse debeat, quin reliquo tempore eādem mente sim futurus, [p. 1133] Nep. Hann. 2, 5:

Dolabella classem eā mente comparavit, ut,

Cic. Fam. 12, 14, 1:

mentes deorum scrutari in fibris,

Ov. M. 15, 136:

ferro percussit, sed non occidendi mente, Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 1, 6, 3: poenae modus ex mente facientis statui potest,

ib. 13, 3, 2:

in mente est mihi dormire,

I have a mind to, Petr. 21.—

Spirit, boldness, courage: addere mentem, to give courage to, Hor Ep. 2, 2, 36:

demittunt mentes,

lose courage, Verg. A. 12, 609 (cf. animus).—

Personified: Mens, the goddess of thought, whose festival was held on the eighth of June, Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 19:

Menti aedem T. Octacilius praetor vovit,

Liv. 22, 10; cf. Ov. F. 6, 241.

Vesta, ae, f. [Sanscr. root vas, to burn; vasaras, day; whence also Gr. Estia].

Another name for Ops, Cybele, Terra, the wife of Cœlus and mother of Saturn, Cic. N. D. 2, 27, 67; Ov. F. 6, 267.—

Her granddaughter, daughter of Saturn, the goddess of flocks and herds, and of the household in general, Cic. N. D. 2, 27, 67; id. Leg. 2, 12, 29; id. Div. 1, 45, 101; id. Fam. 14, 2, 2; id. de Or. 3, 3, 10;

in her temple the holy fire burned perpetually, attended by the Vestal virgins,

id. Leg. 2, 8, 20; id. Cat. 4, 9, 18; Liv. 28, 11; 4, 52: Vestae sacerdos, i. e. the Pontifex maximus, of Cœsar, Ov. F. 5, 573; id. M. 15, 778.—

Poet., transf.

The temple of Vesta: quo tempore Vesta Arsit [p. 1981] Ov. F. 6, 437; cf. id. ib. 6, 234; 6, 713.—

Fire:

ter liquido ardentem perfudit nectare Vestam,

Verg. G. 4, 384; Sil. 6, 76.— Hence, Vestālis, e, adj., of or belonging to Vesta, Vestal:

festi,

Ov. F. 6, 395:

ara,

Luc. 1, 549:

foci,

id. 1, 199:

virgines,

priestesses of Vesta, Vestal virgins, Vestals, Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 20; id. Rep. 2, 14, 26; 3, 10, 17; Liv. 4, 44 fin.—Sing., Gell. 1, 12, 9:

sacerdos,

id. 1, 12, 14 al. —

Ve-stālis, is, f. (virgo), a priestess of Vesta, a Vestal, Liv. 1, 3 sq.; Plin. 28, 4, 7, § 39; Ov. F. 2, 383 al.—Hence, as adj.:

Vestales oculi,

of the Vestals, Ov. Tr. 2, 311.—

Ve-stālĭa, ĭum, n., the festival of Vesta, Varr. L. L. 6, 3, 17.

Vesta, ae, f. [Sanscr. root vas, to burn; vasaras, day; whence also Gr. Estia].

Another name for Ops, Cybele, Terra, the wife of Cœlus and mother of Saturn, Cic. N. D. 2, 27, 67; Ov. F. 6, 267.—

Her granddaughter, daughter of Saturn, the goddess of flocks and herds, and of the household in general, Cic. N. D. 2, 27, 67; id. Leg. 2, 12, 29; id. Div. 1, 45, 101; id. Fam. 14, 2, 2; id. de Or. 3, 3, 10;

in her temple the holy fire burned perpetually, attended by the Vestal virgins,

id. Leg. 2, 8, 20; id. Cat. 4, 9, 18; Liv. 28, 11; 4, 52: Vestae sacerdos, i. e. the Pontifex maximus, of Cœsar, Ov. F. 5, 573; id. M. 15, 778.—

Poet., transf.

The temple of Vesta: quo tempore Vesta Arsit [p. 1981] Ov. F. 6, 437; cf. id. ib. 6, 234; 6, 713.—

Fire:

ter liquido ardentem perfudit nectare Vestam,

Verg. G. 4, 384; Sil. 6, 76.— Hence, Vestālis, e, adj., of or belonging to Vesta, Vestal:

festi,

Ov. F. 6, 395:

ara,

Luc. 1, 549:

foci,

id. 1, 199:

virgines,

priestesses of Vesta, Vestal virgins, Vestals, Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 20; id. Rep. 2, 14, 26; 3, 10, 17; Liv. 4, 44 fin.—Sing., Gell. 1, 12, 9:

sacerdos,

id. 1, 12, 14 al. —

Ve-stālis, is, f. (virgo), a priestess of Vesta, a Vestal, Liv. 1, 3 sq.; Plin. 28, 4, 7, § 39; Ov. F. 2, 383 al.—Hence, as adj.:

Vestales oculi,

of the Vestals, Ov. Tr. 2, 311.—

Ve-stālĭa, ĭum, n., the festival of Vesta, Varr. L. L. 6, 3, 17.

Vesta, ae, f. [Sanscr. root vas, to burn; vasaras, day; whence also Gr. Estia].

Another name for Ops, Cybele, Terra, the wife of Cœlus and mother of Saturn, Cic. N. D. 2, 27, 67; Ov. F. 6, 267.—

Her granddaughter, daughter of Saturn, the goddess of flocks and herds, and of the household in general, Cic. N. D. 2, 27, 67; id. Leg. 2, 12, 29; id. Div. 1, 45, 101; id. Fam. 14, 2, 2; id. de Or. 3, 3, 10;

in her temple the holy fire burned perpetually, attended by the Vestal virgins,

id. Leg. 2, 8, 20; id. Cat. 4, 9, 18; Liv. 28, 11; 4, 52: Vestae sacerdos, i. e. the Pontifex maximus, of Cœsar, Ov. F. 5, 573; id. M. 15, 778.—

Poet., transf.

The temple of Vesta: quo tempore Vesta Arsit [p. 1981] Ov. F. 6, 437; cf. id. ib. 6, 234; 6, 713.—

Fire:

ter liquido ardentem perfudit nectare Vestam,

Verg. G. 4, 384; Sil. 6, 76.— Hence, Vestālis, e, adj., of or belonging to Vesta, Vestal:

festi,

Ov. F. 6, 395:

ara,

Luc. 1, 549:

foci,

id. 1, 199:

virgines,

priestesses of Vesta, Vestal virgins, Vestals, Cic. Leg. 2, 8, 20; id. Rep. 2, 14, 26; 3, 10, 17; Liv. 4, 44 fin.—Sing., Gell. 1, 12, 9:

sacerdos,

id. 1, 12, 14 al. —

Ve-stālis, is, f. (virgo), a priestess of Vesta, a Vestal, Liv. 1, 3 sq.; Plin. 28, 4, 7, § 39; Ov. F. 2, 383 al.—Hence, as adj.:

Vestales oculi,

of the Vestals, Ov. Tr. 2, 311.—

Ve-stālĭa, ĭum, n., the festival of Vesta, Varr. L. L. 6, 3, 17.

fornax, ācis, f. [cf.: fornus and furnus, Gr. pur], a furnace, oven, kiln (cf. also:

caminus, clibanus, focus): in ardentibus fornacibus,

Cic. N. D. 1, 37, 103:

calcaria,

Cato, R. R. 38; Plin. 17, 9, 6, § 53:

aeraria,

id. 11, 36, 42, § 119:

calidae,

Lucr. 6, 148; cf.:

recoquunt patrios fornacibus enses,

Verg. A. 7, 636:

balinei,

Dig. 19, 2, 58.— Poet. transf. of Aetna:

vastae Aetnae fornaces,

i. e. craters, Lucr. 6, 681:

vidimus undantem ruptis fornacibus Aetnam,

Verg. G. 1, 472:

quae sulfureis ardet fornacibus Aetne,

Ov. M. 15, 340.—

Personified: Fornax, the goddess that presided over ovens, the ovengoddess, for whom Numa is said to have instituted an especial festival (v. fornacalis, II.), Ov. F. 2, 525 sq.; Lact. 1, 20, 35.

fornax, ācis, f. [cf.: fornus and furnus, Gr. pur], a furnace, oven, kiln (cf. also:

caminus, clibanus, focus): in ardentibus fornacibus,

Cic. N. D. 1, 37, 103:

calcaria,

Cato, R. R. 38; Plin. 17, 9, 6, § 53:

aeraria,

id. 11, 36, 42, § 119:

calidae,

Lucr. 6, 148; cf.:

recoquunt patrios fornacibus enses,

Verg. A. 7, 636:

balinei,

Dig. 19, 2, 58.— Poet. transf. of Aetna:

vastae Aetnae fornaces,

i. e. craters, Lucr. 6, 681:

vidimus undantem ruptis fornacibus Aetnam,

Verg. G. 1, 472:

quae sulfureis ardet fornacibus Aetne,

Ov. M. 15, 340.—

Personified: Fornax, the goddess that presided over ovens, the ovengoddess, for whom Numa is said to have instituted an especial festival (v. fornacalis, II.), Ov. F. 2, 525 sq.; Lact. 1, 20, 35.