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Cēcrops , ŏpis, m., = Κέκροψ,
I.the most ancient king of Attica, who went there from the Egyptian Sais, and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent; “hence, geminus,Ov. M. 2, 555.—
II. Hence,
A. Cēcrŏpĭus , a, um, adj.
1. Of or pertaining to Cecrops, Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa , ae, f., the citadel of Athens, built by Cecrops, Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194: “arx,Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens, Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,
2. Pertaining to Athens or Attica, Athenian, Attic: “fines,the Attic territory, Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.: “coloni,Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29.Eumolpus (born at Athens),Ov. M. 11, 93: “thymus,Verg. G. 4, 270: “apes,id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14: “mel,id. 13, 24: “cothurnus,tragedy, which was native to Athens, Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf. “Atthis),id. ib. 4, 12, 6: “fides,” i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous, Stat. S. 2, 6, 55: “dote madent pectora,full of Athenian wisdom, Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—
B. Cēcrŏpĭdes , ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent, Juv. 8, 46 sq.Plur.: -crŏpĭdae , ārum, Athenians, Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—
C. Cēcrŏpĭs , ĭdis (dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros, Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.—Adj.: “ales,” i. e. Procne, Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32: “virgines,Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele, daughters of Pandion, Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also,
2. An Athenian woman, Juv. 6, 187; and adj. for Attic, of Attica: “terra,Ov. H. 10, 100.
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