noun

Cărўae

gen. Cărуārum · gender feminine

a village in Laconia; with a temple of Diana Caryatis; Karyes

a village in Laconia, with a temple of Diana Caryatis (now still Karyes), Liv. 34, 26, 9; 35, 27, 12. —In sing.: Cărўa, Vitr. 1, 1, 5.—

hence

the inhabitants of Caryœ; bis

Cărўātes, ium, m., the inhabitants of Caryœ, Vitr. 1, 1 bis.—

Cărўā-tis, ĭdis, f., = Καρυᾶτις.

An epithet of Diana

An epithet of Diana, Serv. ad Verg. E. 8, 30.—

the maidens of Caryœ serving in the temple of Diana

Cărў-ātĭdes, the maidens of Caryœ serving in the temple of Diana, a statue of Praxiteles, Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 23.—

female figures used instead of columns in buildings; Caryatides

In architecture, female figures used instead of columns in buildings, Caryatides, Vitr. 1, 1, 5 (v. the representation of such a Caryatide from the temple of Pallas Polias, at Athens, in O. Müller, Denkm. d. alt. Kunst, 101, and Dict. of Antiq.).—

of Caryœ •

Cărўus, a, um, adj., of Caryœ: Diana, Stat. Th. 4, 225.

Perseus ID: n6907 Key: Caryae