I.a mountaincity in Cyprus, sacred to Venus; now Dalin, Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 135; Verg. A. 1, 681.—Called also Īdălĭa , ae, f., Verg. A. 1, 693; 10, 52 (where domus is nom. sing., not plur.; v. Wagn. ad loc.).—
II. Deriv. Īdălĭus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Idalium, Idalian; poet. also for Cyprian: “vertex,” the Idalian mountain, Prop. 2, 13, 54 (3, 5, 38 M.): “Venus,” id. ib. 5, 760: “astrum,” i. e. Venus, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 59. “acus,” of Venus, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 16: “sagitta,” i. e. dart of love, Sil. 5, 19: “volucres,” doves, Stat. Achill. 1, 372: “suci,” i. e. Cyprian, id. S. 1, 3, 10.— Subst.: Īdălĭē , ēs, f., Venus. Ov. M. 14, 694.
