Ămăthūs
Ămăthūs, untis, f., = Ἀμαθοῦς (acc. Gr. Amathunta, Ov. M. 10, 220), a town in the southern part of Cyprus, consisting of two ports, one on the coast, now Old Limasol, and the other on a hill inland, now Agios Tychanos, Verg. A. 10, 51; Ov. M. 10, 220; sacred to Venus, who is hence called ămăthūsĭa, Ov. Am. 3, 15, 15; Cat. 68, 51; Tac. A. 3, 62.—Hence, ămăthūsĭă-cus, a, um, of Amathus: bidentes, Ov. M. 10, 227 Merk. (Heins. reads Amathusiadas, from Amathusias, ădis.)
No short def.
Headword (normalized):
ămăthūs
Headword (normalized/stripped):
amathus
Intro Text:
Ămăthūs, untis, f., = Ἀμαθοῦς (acc. Gr. Amathunta, Ov. M. 10, 220), a town in the southern part of Cyprus, consisting of two ports, one on the coast, now Old Limasol, and the other on a hill inland, now Agios Tychanos, Verg. A. 10, 51; Ov. M. 10, 220; sacred to Venus, who is hence called ămăthūsĭa, Ov. Am. 3, 15, 15; Cat. 68, 51; Tac. A. 3, 62.—Hence, ămăthūsĭă-cus, a, um, of Amathus: bidentes, Ov. M. 10, 227 Merk. (Heins. reads Amathusiadas, from Amathusias, ădis.)
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lat.ls.perseus-eng2-n2130
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