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Crēta , ae (nom. Crētē, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Ov. M. 8, 118; 9, 668; 9, 735; acc. Creten, id. ib. 8, 99; Hor. C. 3, 27, 34 al.;
I.on the contrary, Cretam,Verg. A. 3, 129 al.), f., = Κρήτη, Crete, an island in the Mediterranean Sea, distinguished in ancient times by its fruitfulness and very early cultivation, now Candia, Mel. l. l.; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 58; Verg. A. 3, 104; Hor. Epod. 9, 29; Cic. Fl. 13, 30; id. Phil. 2, 38, 97; Vell. 2, 34, 1; Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37.— Hence,
II. Crēs , Crētis, m., and Cressa , ae, f., = Κρής, Κρῆσσα, Cretan; or as subst., a Cretan; a Cretan woman.
a. Masc. Cres: “Epimenides,Cic. Div. 1, 18, 34.—In plur. Cretes, the Cretans, Cic. Mur. 35, 74; Ov. Am. 3, 10, 19; gen. Cretum, Cic. Tusc. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 55, 23; Ov. F. 1, 594 al.; acc. Cretăs, Caes. B. G. 2, 7; Mel. 1, 16, 1; Ov. H. 16, 348; Luc. 4, 441 al.
b. Fem. Cressa, adj.: “pharetra,Verg. G. 3, 345: nota, made with Cretan earth or chalk (v. 2. Creta, II.), Hor. C. 1, 36, 10: “herbae, for healing in gen.,Prop. 2, 1, 61 (acc. to Serv. ad Verg. A. 12, 412, perh. for dictamnus): bos, i. e. Pasiphaë (q. v.), id. 4 (5), 7, 57.—Subst. for Ariadne, Ov. Am. 1, 7, 16; for Aĕrope, id. A. A. 1, 327.—
B. Crēsĭus (in MSS. and edd. also Cressĭus ; cf. Verg. A. 5, 285 Wagn.), a, um, adj., = Κρη:σιος, Cretan: “nemora,Verg. A. 4, 70: “prodigia, i. e. taurus (v. C.),id. ib. 8, 295: “regna,Ov. H. 16, 299: “tecta,Stat. Th. 12, 582 al.
C. Crētaeus , a, um, adj., Cretan: “Ida,Verg. A. 12, 412: “urbes,Ov. M. 9, 666: “ratis,Prop. 3 (4), 19, 26.taurus,the bullock which Neptune sent to Minos, Ov. M. 7, 434.—Subst.: Crētae-us , i, m., the Cretan, for Epimenides, Prop. 2, 34 (25), 29.—*
D. Crētānus , i, m., a Cretan (prob. a word coined in sport), Plaut. Curc. 3, 73.—
E. Crētensis , e, adj., Cretan: “homo, judex,Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13 and 14: “Juppiter,id. N. D. 3, 21, 53: “sagittarii,Liv. 37, 41, 9 et saep.—In plur.: Crētenses , ium, m., the Cretans (renowned as archers), Nep. Hann. 9, 2; Liv. 37, 60, 4; 41, 25, 7 al.
F. Crētĭcus , a, um, adj., Cretan: “mare,Hor. C. 1, 26, 2: “vinum,Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 81: “labyrinthus,id. 36, 13, 19, § 90: “bellum,Flor. 3, 7: “pes,an amphimacrus, Diom. p. 475 P. al.: versus, composed of the amphimacrus, id. p. 513 ib. al.—
2. Subst.
a. Crētĭcus , i, m., a surname of Q. Metellus, from his subjugation of Crete, Flor. 3, 7 fin.; 3, 8, 1; Vell. 2, 34; Cic. Att. 1, 19, 2; cf. id. Fl. 13, 30; Ov. F. 1, 594.—
b. Crētĭca , ae, f., a plant, called also clematitis, Plin. 25, 8, 54, § 96.—
c. In the Gr. form Crētĭcē , ēs, f., a plant, called also hibiscus, App. Herb. 38 and 62.—
G. Crētis , ĭdis, f., a Cretan (woman): “Nymphae,Ov. F. 3, 444.
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