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Cȳra or Cyrrha, ae, f., = Cyrenae, Ov. lb. 537.

Cȳras, ae, m., a mountain in Africa, Just. 13, 7.

1. Cȳrēnē, ēs, and Cȳrēnae, ārum, f.,

  1. I. the chief town of a province of the same name in Libya, now Kuren, celebrated for its trade, and as the birthplace of Callimachus, Eratosthenes, and Aristippus, Mel. 1, 8, 2; Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 31; Sall. J. 19, 3; Plaut. Rud. prol. 41; Cic. Planc. 5, 13; Nep. Ages. 8, 6; Sil. 8, 57; Cat. 7, 4; Sol. 27, 44.
  2. II. Hence,
    1. A. Cȳrēnăĭcus, a, um, adj., Cyrenaic: provincia, or absol.: Cȳrē-năĭca, ae, f., the province Cyrenaica, in Libya, Mel. 1, 8, 1; Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 31 sq.; also Cyrenaica Africa, id. ib. § 8: lacrima, i. e. laser, Scrib. Comp. 167; cf. Plin. 19, 3, 15, § 38 sq.: philosophia, the school of philosophy founded by Aristippus, Cic. de Or. 3, 17, 62.
      Subst.: Cȳrēnăĭci, ōrum, m., its adherents, Cic. Ac. 2, 42, 131; id. Tusc. 3, 13, 28; id. Off. 3, 33, 116 al.
    2. B. Cȳrē-naeus, a, um, adj., of Cyrene: urbs, i. e. Cyrene, Sil. 8, 159: aquae, i. e. drunk by Callimachus, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 4.
      1. 2. Subst.: Cȳ-rēnaei, ōrum, m.
        1. a. The inhabitants of Cyrene, Nep. Hann. 8, 1.
        2. b. The adherents of the Cyrenaic philosophy (cf. the preced.), Cic. Ac. 2, 24, 76.
    3. C. Cȳrēnensis, e, adj., the same: senatus, Plaut. Rud. 3, 4, 8: populares, id. ib. 3, 2, 1: agri, Cic. Agr. 2, 19, 51: provincia, Dig. 19, 2, 61.
      In plur. subst.: Cȳrēnenses, ĭum, m., inhabitants of Cyrene, Sall. J. 79, 2; Plin. 7, 56, 67, § 208; Tac. A. 3, 70.

2. Cȳrēnē, ēs, f., = Κυρήνη.

  1. I. A nymph, mother of Aristæus, Verg. G. 4, 376; 4, 354; Just. 13, 7.
  2. II. A nymph, mother of Idmon, Hyg. Fab. 14.
  3. III. A fountain in Thessaly, Serv. ad Verg. G. 4, 354.

Cyretĭae, ārum, f., a town of Thessaly, Liv. 31, 41, 5; 36, 10, 5.

Cyrnŏs (Cyrnus, Sen. Epigr. 1, 2), i, f., = Κύρνος,

  1. I. the island Corsica, Plin. 3, 6, 12, § 80.
    Hence,
  2. II. Cyrnēus, a, um, adj., Cyrneian or Corsican: taxi, Verg. E. 9, 30: tellus, Sen. l. l.

Cȳrŏpŏlis, is, f., = Κυρόπολις, a town in Sogdiana, Curt. 7, 6, 16.

Cyrrhestĭca (Cyrres-), ae, or -cē, ēs, f., a province of Syria, called after its town Cyrrhus, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 81; Cic. Att. 5, 18, 1; 5, 21, 2.

Cyrrhus (Cyrrus), i, f., = Κύρρος, a town in Syria, Plin. 5, 23, 19, § 81; Tac. A. 2, 57.

Cyrsĭlus, i, m., = Κυρσίλος, an Athenian, Cic. Off. 3, 11, 48.

Cyrtaei or Cyrtii, ōrum, m., = Κύρτιοι, a Median tribe, celebrated as slingers, Liv. 37, 40, 9; 42, 58, 13.

Cȳrus, i, m., = Κῦρος.

  1. I. The founder of the Persian monarchy, Cic. Leg. 2, 22, 56; id. Brut. 29, 112; id. Div. 1, 23, 46; Hor. C. 2, 2, 17; 3, 29, 27; called Cyrus Major, Lact. 4, 5, 7.
  2. II. Cyrus Minor, a brother of Artaxerxes Mnemon, killed in the battle at Cunaxa, Cic. Div. 1, 25, 52; id. Sen. 17, 59; Nep. Alcib. 9, 5.
  3. III. An architect of the time of Cicero, Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 2, 2; id. Att. 2, 3, 2; id. Mil. 17, 46.
    Hence,
    1. B. Cȳrēa, ōrum, n., the structures raised by him, Cic. Att. 4, 10, 2.
  4. IV. The name of a youth, Hor. C. 1. 33, 6; 1, 17, 25.
  5. V. A river of Albania, Plin. 6, 9, 10, § 26 sq.; Mel. 3, 5, 6.