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Thrācĭa and Thrēcĭa , ae, f., = Θρᾴκη,
I.Thrace, Mel. 2, 2, 3; Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 40; Varr. R. R. 1, 57, 2; 2, 1, 5; Liv. 44, 27; Ov. M. 6, 435; Luc. 2, 162.—Called also, after the Greek, Thrācē , ēs, Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 9; Ov. F. 5, 257; id. P. 4, 5, 5; Hor. C. 2, 16, 5; 3, 25, 11; and, Latinized, Thrāca , ae, Verg. A. 12, 335; Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 3; 1, 16, 13; Cic. Fragm. ap. Serv. Verg. l. l. (but the Cod. palimps. Rep. 2, 4, 9, has in this passage Thracia).—After the Greek form Θρῄκη, also Thrēcē , ēs, Ov. A. A. 2, 588.— Hence,
A. Thrācĭus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Thrace, Thracian: “ventus,Hor. C. 1, 25, 11: “animae,id. ib. 4, 12, 2: “equus,Verg. A. 5, 565: “Orpheus,id. E. 4, 55.—Also absol., Thracius, i. e. Orpheus, Stat. S. 3, 3, 193: “Threcia Bacche,Ov. Am. 1, 14, 21: “notae,Cic. Off. 2, 7, 25 Orell. N. cr.
B. Thrācus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Thrace, Thracian: “palus,Val. Fl. 2, 201: “natio,Gell. 10, 25, 4: “homo,id. 19, 12, 6 sq.—‡
C. Thrā-cĭcus , a, um, adj. (late Lat.), of or belonging to Thrace, Thracian: “BELLO,Inscr. Fabr. p. 172, 332.—In the Graecized collat. form, Thrēcĭcus , a, um: lingua, Capitol. Max. § 2. —
D. Thrēĭcĭus , a, um, adj., = Θρῄκιος, of or belonging to Thrace, Thracian (poet.): “Aquilo,Hor. Epod. 13, 3; cf. “Boreas,Ov. A. A. 2, 431: “hiemes,Luc. 7, 833: “Orpheus,Hor. C. 1, 24, 13; “called also vates,Ov. M. 11, 2: “sacerdos,Verg. A. 6, 645; cf. “cithara,id. ib. 6, 120: “lyra,Prop. 3, 2, 2 (4, 1, 42): “sagittae,Verg. A. 5, 312: “Amazones,id. ib. 11, 659. —
E. Thrax , ācis, m. adj., Thracian; or, subst., a Thracian: “Lycurgus,Hor. C. 2, 19, 16: “equi,Ov. M. 9, 194: “Thraces arant,Verg. A. 3, 14; Liv. 31, 39; 42, 60; Hor. C. 1, 27, 2; id. Epod. 5, 14; Ov. M. 6, 682; 10, 83. —
2. Transf., a kind of gladiator, so called from his Thracian equipment; in this signif. the Graecized form Threx (also written Thraex) is the predom. one, Cic. Phil. 6, 5, 13; Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 8; Suet. Calig. 35 Oud. N. cr.; 54; 55; id. Tit. 8; Plin. 11, 43, 99, § 245; Hor. S. 2, 6, 44; Inscr. Orell. 2576; Inscr. Fabr. p. 189, 434.— Hence,
b. Thrēcĭdĭcus (Thraec- ), a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Threx or Thracian gladiator, Threcidic: “parma,Plin. 33, 9, 45, § 129; cf. “gladius,Aus. Caes. 18.— Absol.: Thrēcĭdĭca , ōrum, n. (sc. arma), the arms of a Threx, Cic. Phil. 7, 6, 17.—
F. Thrēïssa or Thressa , ae, adj. f., = Θρήισσα or Θρῇσσα, Thracian; or, subst., a Thracian woman: “Harpalyce,Verg. A. 1, 316: “thalamisque tuis Threissa propinquat,Val. Fl. 2, 147: “Thressa puella,Ov. H. 19, 100; so, “Chloe,Hor. C. 3, 9, 9: “caraeque Thressae,Val. Fl. 2, 132; 2, 165 and 239.
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