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Cŭres, ium, m. (parvi, Ov. F. 2, 135) and f. (Tatiae, Prop. 5, 9, 74), = Κύρεις or Κύρις [curis, Sabine word, = hasta, Ov. F. 2, 477],

  1. I. the ancient chief town of the Sabines, Varr. L. L. 5, § 51 Müll.; Cic. Fam. 15, 20, 1; Verg. A. 6, 811; 8, 638; Ov. M. 14, 778 al.; Liv. 1, 13, 5; 1, 18, 1; Flor. 1, 2, 1; cf. Quirites.
    1. B. Meton., the inhabitants of Cures, Ov. F. 3, 201; 6, 216.
  2. II. Hence, Cŭren-sis, e, adj., of Cures: turba, Ov. F. 3, 94.
    1. B. Subst.: Cŭrenses, ium, m., the inhabitants of Cures, Varr. L. L. 7, § 68 Müll.; Plin. 3, 12, 17, § 107.
  3. III. Cŭrētis, is (or perh. Cŭres, ētis), m., an inhabitant of Cures, Prop. 4 (5), 4, 9.

Cūrētes, um, m., = Κουρῆτες,

  1. I. the most ancient inhabitants of the island of Crete, who paid their worship to Jupiter (as the Corybantes, who, at a later date, were identified with them, celebrated the worship of Cybele) with noisy music and armed dances, Hyg. Fab. 139; Lucr. 2, 629; Verg. A. 3, 131 Heyne; id. G. 4, 151; Ov. M. 4, 282; id. F. 4, 210; Sen. Herc. Oet. 1877; Val. Max. 2, 4, 4; Lact. 1, 11, 46 al.
  2. II. Hence,
    1. A. Cūrētis, ĭdis, f. adj., lit. pertaining to the Curetes; hence, poet. for Cretan: terra, Ov. M. 8, 153.
      Also subst., an earlier name of the island of Crete itself, Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; and of Acarnania, id. 4, 1, 2, § 5; Sil. 15, 308.
    2. B. Cūrētĭ-cus, a, um, adj., Cretan: carmina, Calp. Ecl. 4, 96.

1. Cŭrētis, is, v. Cures, III.

2. Cūrētis, ĭdis, v. Curetes, II. A.