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|lshtext=<b>Gnōsus</b>: or Gnōsos (also Gnoss- and Cnoss-), i, f., = Κνωσός (Κνωσσός),<br /><b>I</b> the [[ancient]] [[capital]] of [[Crete]], the [[residence]] of [[Minos]]; [[now]] Cnosson, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59; Luc. 3, 185 Cort. N. cr.; Lact. 1, 11, 46.—<br /><b>II</b> Derivv.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Gnōsĭus (Gnoss-, Cnōs-, or Cnoss-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to [[Gnosus]], or [[poet]]., in gen., to [[Crete]], Gnosian, Cretan: [[Ctesiphon]], of [[Gnosus]], Plin. 7, 37, 38, § 125: [[Epimenides]], id. 7, 48, 49, § 154: calami [[spicula]], Hor. C. 1, 15, 17: [[castra]], of [[Minos]], Ov. M. 8, 40: regna, Verg. A. 3, 115: [[stella]] [[Coronae]], i. e. of [[Ariadne]], id. G. 1, 222; also called Gn. [[ardor]] Bacchi, Col. poët. 10, 52.—Subst.: Gnōsia, ae, f., the Gnosian, Cretan; of [[Ariadne]], Prop. 1, 3, 2.—In <[[number]] opt="n">plur.</[[number]]>: Gnō-sii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of [[Gnosus]], Gnosians, Cic. Leg. 1, 5, 15.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Gnōsĭ-ăcus (Gnoss-), a, um, adj., the [[same]]: rex, i. e. [[Minos]], Ov. M. 8, 52: [[regnum]], i. e. [[Crete]], id. ib. 9, 669; so, [[carina]], id. ib. 8, 144; cf. rates, id. ib. 7, 471.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>C</b> Gnōsĭas (Gnoss-), ădis, adj., Gnosian, Cretan: juvencae, Ov. A. A. 1, 293.—Subst., fem., the Gnosian, i. e. [[Ariadne]], Ov. A. A. 1, 556.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>D</b> Gnōsis (Gnoss-), ĭdis, adj., the [[same]]: [[corona]], i. e. the [[constellation]] of [[Ariadne]]'s Crown, Ov. F. 3, 460.—Subst., fem., the Gnosian, i. e. [[Ariadne]], Ov. H. 15, 25; Stat. S. 5, 1, 232; id. Th. 12, 676 al.
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