Gortynis

Gortyna, ae, and Gortyne, ēs (also Cortynia, ae, Varr. R. R. 1, 7, 6; and Gortyn, nos, acc. to the Gr. Gortun, Val. Fl. 1, 709), f., = Gortunê, an important and very ancient city of Crete, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59; 12, 1, 5, § 11; Luc. 3, 186; Sen. Troad. 821.—

II.

Derivv.

A.

Gortynĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the city of Gortyna, Gortynian; and poet., in gen., for Cretan (cf. Gnosius, under Gnosus, II. A.):

judex,

of Gortyna, Cic. Phil. 5, 5, 13: canis, Varius ap. Macr. S. 6, 2:

stabula,

Verg. E. 6, 60:

spicula,

id. A. 11, 773:

arbiter,

i. e. Minos, Stat. Th. 4, 530:

aliger,

i. e. Dœdalus, Aus. Idyll. 10, 300.—In Plur.: Gortynii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gortyna, Gortynians, Liv. 33, 3; 37, 60.—

B.

Gortynĭăcus, a, um, adj., Gortynian, Cretan:

arcus,

Ov. M. 7, 778. —

C.

Gortynis, ĭdis, f., adj., the same:

arundo,

Luc. 6, 214.