Gnidius

Gnĭdus or Gnĭdos (also Cnĭd- ), i, f., = Knidos, a Doric city in Caria, celebrated for its statue of Venus, the workmanship of Praxiteles; now Cnido, Mel. 1, 16, 2; Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 104; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1; 3, 28, 13; Ov. M. 10, 531; Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 33; Liv. 37, 16.—

II.

Deriv. Gnĭdĭus ( Cn- ), a um, adj., of or belonging to Gnidus, Gnidian:

Venus,

Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 23:

Gyges,

Hor. C. 2, 5, 20:

granum,

i. e. the seed of the mezereon, Plin. 13, 21, 35, § 114:

arundo,

i. e. Gnidian writingreed, Aus. Ep. 7, 50;

also called nodi,

id. ib. 4, 74.—In plur. subst.: Gnĭdii ( Cn- ), ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gnidus, Gnidians, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 20.