Cydonius

Cydonius
Cydōnĭa or Cydōnēa, ae, f., = Kudônia, an ancient and celebrated town on the north coast of Crete, now Canea, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59 Sillig N. cr.; Flor. 3, 7, 4.—
II.
Hence,
A.
Cydon, ōnis, m.
1.
A Cydonian, Verg. A. 12, 858.—
2.
A son of Phorcus, Verg. A. 10, 325.—In plur., Luc. 7, 229.—
B.
Cydōnĭus, a, um, adj., Cydonian: spicula, poet. for Cretan, Verg. E. 10, 59; cf.

arcus,

 Hor. C. 4, 9, 17.—So esp. freq. Cydonia (and Latinized cotonia, cotonea) mala; also absol.: cydōnĭa ( cŏtōnĭa, cŏtōnĕa ), ōrum, n., a quince or quince-apple, Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37; Col. 5, 10, 19; Macr. S. 7, 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 59; Col. 12, 47, 1; Prop. 3 (4), 13, 27.—Cydonia arbor, or absol.: cydōnĭus, ii, f., a quince-tree, Pall. Febr. 25, 21; 25, 20; id. Insit. 99 al.— cydōnĕum, i, n., quincejuice, quince-wine, Dig. 33, 6, 9.—
C.
Cydōnēus, a, um, adj., Cydonian:

juvencae,

 Ov. A. A. 1, 293: pharetrae, poet. for Cretan, id. M. 8, 22:

sagittae,

 Stat. Th. 7, 339:

harundo,

 Sil. 10, 261.—
D.
Cydōnītes, ae, adj., Cydonian:

vites,

 Col. 3, 2, 2.— Subst.:

Cy-dōnītes

 , ae, m. (sc. oinos), quince-wine (cf. B. fin. ), Pall. Oct. 20.—
E.
Cydōnĭātae, ārum, m., the inhabitants of Cydonia, Liv. 37, 60, 3; Plin. 8, 58, 83, § 228.

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