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noun

Thēra

gen. Thērae · gender feminine · decl. 1st
(, ēs), , = Θήρα,
an island in the Ægean Sea; the chief of the Sporades; Santorin •
an island in the Ægean Sea, the chief of the Sporades, now Santorin, Mel. 2, 7, 11; Plin. 2, 87, 89, § 202; 4, 12, 23, § 70; Sen. Q. N. 6, 21, 1.—Hence, Thēraeus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Thera: colonus, Tib. 4, 1, 139: cyperos, Plin. 21, 18, 70, § 117.—Plur. subst.: Thēraei, ōn, m., the Theræans, Sall. J. 19, 3.
Perseus ID: n48146 Key: Thera