I.the country of Thessaly, Mel. 2, 3, 4; Plin. 4, 8, 15, § 29; Luc. 6, 333 sq.; Cat. 64, 10; 64, 26; Prop. 1, 5, 28; Cic. Pis. 40, 96; id. Fl. 26, 63. — Hence,
A. Thessălĭus , a, um, adj. (poet. and late Lat.), of or belonging to Thessaly, Thessalian: “regio,” App. M. 1, p. 113: “decus,” Grat. Cyn. 228.—
B. Thessălĭcus , a, um, adj., of Thessaly, Thessalian (class.): “juga,” Ov. H. 9, 100: “Tempe,” Plin. 16, 44, 92, § 244: “equi,” Varr. R. R. 2, 7, 6: “dux,” i. e. Jason, Val. Fl. 5, 219: “trabs,” i. e. Argo, Sen. Agam. 120: “venenum,” Ov. Am. 3, 7, 27: “axis,” i. e. the chariot of Achilles, id. Tr. 4, 3, 30: “clades,” i. e. the battle of Pharsalia, Luc. 6, 62; cf. “caedes,” id. 7, 448: “cineres,” id. 8, 530: “dies,” id. 7, 202: “flamma,” id. 7, 808.—
C. Thessălus , a, um, adj., of Thessaly, Thessalian (mostly poet.): “equites,” Liv. 9, 19, 5; Suet. Claud. 21: “Tempe,” Hor. C. 1, 7, 4; Ov. M. 7, 222: “terra,” i. e. Thessaly, Tib. 2, 4, 56: “victor,” Hor. C. 2, 4, 10: “tela,” i. e. of Achilles, Prop. 2, 22 (3, 13), 30: “currus,” i. e. of Achilles, Stat. S. 2, 7, 55: “ignes,” in the camp of Achilles, Hor. C. 1, 10, 15: “dux,” i. e. Jason, Val. Fl. 5, 278: “saga,” Prop. 3 (4), 24, 10. “philtra,” Juv. 6, 610: “venena,” Hor. C. 1, 27, 21: “vox,” id. Epod. 5, 45.—In plur.: Thes-sălī , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Thessaly, the Thessalians, Mel. 2, 3, 1; Caes. B. C. 3, 4 fin.; Liv. 29, 12; 32, 10; 33, 32.—
D. Thes-sălis , ĭdis, adj. f., Thessalian: “ara,” Ov. H. 13, 112: “umbra,” i. e. of Protesilaus, Prop. 1, 19, 10.—Subst., the (female) Thessalian, Luc. 6, 451; 6, 565; in plur., Ov. M. 12, 190; Claud. B. Get. 237.
