Iberia

Hĭbēres (less correctly, Ibēres ), um, m., = Ibêres.

I.

Iberians, the Greek name for Spaniards, Cat. 9, 6.—In sing. collect.:

me peritus Discet Hiber Rhodanique potor,

Hor. C. 2, 20, 20:

durus Iber,

Luc. 6, 258.—Hence,

A.

Hĭbērus ( Ib- ), a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Iberians or Spaniards, Iberian, Spanish:

gurges,

i. e. the Western Ocean, Verg. A. 11, 913; Ov. M. 7, 324:

minium,

Prop. 2, 3, 11:

piscis, i. e. scomber,

Hor. S. 2, 8, 46:

pastor,

i. e. Geryon, Ov. M. 9, 184; cf.

vaccae,

i. e. Geryon's, id. F. 6, 519:

lorica,

Hor. C. 1, 29, 15; cf.

nodi,

Stat. Th. 4, 266.—As subst.

1.

Hĭbērus ( Ib- ), i, m., =Ibêros, the river Iberus in Spain, now the Ebro, Mel. 2, 6, 5; Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 21; 4, 20, 34, § 111; Caes. B. C. 1, 60; Liv. 21, 2; 5; Luc. 4, 23.—

2.

Hĭbēri ( Ib- ), ōrum, m., = Hiberes, the Iberians, Spaniards, Verg. G. 3, 408.—

B.

Hĭbērĭa ( Ib- ), ae, f., = Ibêria, Iberia, the Greek name of Spain, Plin. 3, 3, 4, § 21; Hor. C. 4, 5, 28; 4, 14, 50.—

C.

Hĭbērĭcus ( Ib- ), a, um, adj., Iberic, Spanish:

mare,

on the eastern side of Spain, Col. 8, 16, 9; Plin. 3, 1, 2, § 6; 4, 20, 34, § 110:

terrae,

Sid. Carm. 23, 164:

funes,

Hor. Epod. 4, 3.—

D.

Hĭbērĭăcus ( Ib- ), a, um, adj., Iberic, Spanish:

terrae,

Sil. 13, 510.—

E.

Hĭbērīna, ae, f., a female Iberian, a Spanish woman, Juv. 6, 53.—

II.

An Asiatic people near Mount Caucasus, neighbors of the Colchians, in modern Georgia, Mel. 3, 5, 6.—In sing. collect.:

Armeniae praetentus Hiber,

Val. Fl. 5, 166; so id. 6, 750.—Called also Hĭbērĭ, ōrum, Mel. 1, 2, 5; Tac. A. 6, 33; Flor. 3, 5, 21.—And sing., Hĭbērus, i, m., an Iberian, Val. Fl. 7, 235.—Hence, Hĭbērĭa ( Ib- ), ae, f., the country of Iberia, near the Caucasus (now Georgia ), Plin. 6, 4, 4, § 12; 6, 10, 11, § 29; 6, 13, 15, § 40; Hor. Epod. 5, 21; Val. Fl. 6, 120.