noun

Īdălĭum

gen. Īdălĭi · gender neuter · decl. 2nd

a mountaincity in Cyprus; sacred to Venus;; Dalin

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.).—

belonging to Idalium; Idalian;; Cyprian poetic ••

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.

Perseus ID: n21338 Key: Idalium