Cythera

English > Greek (Woodhouse)

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Κύθηρα, τά.

Of Cythera, adj.: Κυθήριος.

Latin > English (Lewis & Short)

Cythēra: ōrum, n., = Κύθηρα,
I an island in the Ægean Sea, south-west of the promontory Malea, celebrated for the worship of Venus, now Cerigo, Mel. 2, 7, 10; Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 56; Verg. A. 1, 680; Ov. F. 4, 286; id. Am. 2, 17, 4 et saep.—
II Hence,
   A Cy-thĕrēus, a, um, adj., of Cythera, Cytherean: Venus, Hor. C. 1, 4, 5; and far more freq. as subst.,
   1    Cythĕrēa, ae, f., Venus, Prop. 2 (3), 14, 25; Hor. C. 3, 12, 4; Ov. M. 10, 717; id. F. 4, 673; Verg. A. 1, 257.—
   2    Poet. collat. form: Cythērē, ēs, f., Venus: nec bis cincta Diana placet, nec nuda Cythere, Aus. Epigr. 39, 5; Mart. Cap. poët. 9, § 915.—
   B Cythĕrēĭus, a, um, adj., the same: litora, Ov. M. 10, 529: mensis, i. e. April, consecrated to Venus, id. F. 4, 195: heros, i. e. Æneas, id. ib. 3, 611; id. M. 13, 625; 14, 584: ales, i. e. a dove, Sil. 3, 683: ignis, i. e. the planet Venus, id. 12, 247: proles, i. e. Hermione, Stat. Th. 4, 554.—
   2    Subst.: Cythĕrēĭa, ae, f., i. e. Venus, Ov. M. 4, 190; 10, 529 al.—
   C Cythērĭă-cus, a, um, adj., of Cythera: aquae, Ov. H. 7, 60: nectar, Mart. 14, 207: myrtus consecrated to Venus, Ov. F. 4, 15; so, columbae, Nero poët. ap. Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 6.—
   D Cy-thĕrēïs, ĭdis, f., the Cytherean, for Venus, Ov. M. 4, 288.—
   E Cythĕrēĭăs, ădis, f. adj., Cytherean; poet. for belonging or consecrated to Venus: columbae, Ov. M. 15, 386.

Latin > French (Gaffiot 2016)

Cўthēra, ōrum, n. pl. (Κύθηρα), Cythère [île de la mer Égée, consacrée à Vénus] : Virg. En. 1, 680.