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†† cĭnyra, ae, f., = [??]; Gr. κινύρα, the lyre, an instrument of ten strings, Vulg. 1 Macc. 4, 54; 13, 51.

Cĭnyras (Cĭnyra, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 195), ae, m., = Κινύρας.

  1. I. A king in Assyria, afterwards in Cyprus; father of Myrrha, and, by her, of Adonis, Ov. M. 10, 299 sq.; cf. Hyg. Fab. 58; 242; 270; acc. Gr. Cinyran, Ov. M. 6, 98; voc. Cinyrā, id. ib. 10, 380.
    Hence,
    1. A. Cĭnyrēĭus, a, um, adj., Cinyrean: virgo, i. e. Myrrha, Ov. M. 10, 369; Col. 10, 172: juvenis, i. e. Adonis, Ov. M. 10, 712; so also heros, id. ib. 10, 730.
    2. B. Cĭnyraeus, a, um, adj., of Cinyras: litora Cypri, Luc. 8, 716.
    3. C. Cĭny-rēus, a, um, adj., the same: germina, i. e. Myrrha, Stat. S. 5, 1, 214.
  2. II. A leader of the Ligurians, Verg. A. 10, 186.