noun

Cōrўcus

gen. Cōrўci · gender masculine · decl. 2nd

or , , , = Κώρυκος

a promontory in Cilicia, with a town and harbor of the same name, and a cave, very celebrated in ancient times; also famous for its production of saffron;; Khorgos •

a promontory in Cilicia, with a town and harbor of the same name, and a cave, very celebrated in ancient times; also famous for its production of saffron; now Khorgos, Mel 1, 13, 2; Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 92; Cic. Fam. 12, 13, 2; Liv. 33, 20, 4 al.: Corycus mons, Sen. Q. N. 3, 11, 2.—Hence,

adj., Corycian ••

Cōrў-cĭus, a, um, adj., Corycian: specus, Mel. 1, 13, 3: antra, Plin. 31, 2, 20, § 30: crocus, Hor. S. 2, 4, 68; cf. Plin. 21, 6, 17, § 31; in the same sense, nimbus, Mart. 9, 39; and, comae, Stat. S. 5, 1, 214: senex, Verg. G. 4, 127.—

a promontory and harbor on the coast of Ionia; Ko/raka

Corycus, a promontory and harbor on the coast of Ionia, now Ko/raka, Liv. 37, 12, 10; 36, 43, 13.—

A town in Pamphylia

A town in Pamphylia, Eutr. 6, 31.

Perseus ID: n11356 Key: Corycus2