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Dictynna: ae, f., Δίκτυννα>.
I The nymph Britomartis, so called because, when pursued by Minos, she sprang into a net (δίκτυον>; cf. Callim. Hymn. Dian. 189 sq.), Verg. Cir. 304.—
II An appellation of Diana, Ov. M. 2, 441; 5, 619; id. F. 6, 755; Tib. 1, 4, 25; Stat. Th. 9, 632.—Hence,
A Dictynnaeum (-nēum), i, n., a place sacred to the goddess Dictynna, near Sparta, Liv. 34, 38, 5.—
B Dictynnaeus mons (τὸ Δικτύνναιον), a promontory on the N. W. coast of Crete, where a temple of Diana stood, now Cape Sparta, Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 60; Sol. 11, 6.—
III A city near the temple of Diana in Crete, Mel. 2, 7, 12.

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+|lshtext=<b>Dictynna</b>: ae, f., [[Δίκτυννα]]>.<br /><b>I</b> The [[nymph]] [[Britomartis]], so called [[because]], [[when]] pursued by [[Minos]], she sprang [[into]] a [[net]] ([[δίκτυον]]>; cf. Callim. Hymn. Dian. 189 sq.), Verg. Cir. 304.—<br /><b>II</b> An [[appellation]] of [[Diana]], Ov. M. 2, 441; 5, 619; id. F. 6, 755; Tib. 1, 4, 25; Stat. Th. 9, 632.—Hence,<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>A</b> Dictynnaeum (-nēum), i, n., a [[place]] [[sacred]] to the [[goddess]] [[Dictynna]], [[near]] [[Sparta]], Liv. 34, 38, 5.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Dictynnaeus [[mons]] (τὸ Δικτύνναιον), a [[promontory]] on the N. W. [[coast]] of [[Crete]], [[where]] a [[temple]] of [[Diana]] stood, [[now]] Cape [[Sparta]], Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 60; Sol. 11, 6.—<br /><b>III</b> A [[city]] [[near]] the [[temple]] of [[Diana]] in [[Crete]], Mel. 2, 7, 12.
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