Henna
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Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
Henna: less correctly Enna, ae, f., = Ἕννα,
I a city of great antiquity in the centre of Sicily, with a famous temple of Ceres: it was from here that Pluto carried off Proserpine; now Castro Giovanni, Mel. 2, 7, 16; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 107 sq.; Ov. F. 4, 422; 455; 462; Hyg. F. 146.—
II Derivv.
A Hennensis (Enn-), e, adj., of or belonging to Henna: Ceres, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 49, § 107 sq.—Subst.: Hen-nenses (Enn-), ium, m. <number opt="n">plur.</number>, the inhabitants of Henna, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 48, § 106; Liv. 24, 39; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.—
B Hennaeus (Enn-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Henna, Hennean: moenia, i. e. Henna, Ov. M. 5, 385: virgo rapta, Sil. 14, 245; cf. id. 1, 93.
