juventus

jŭventus, ūtis (scanned as dissyl., Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 30; id. Curc. 1, 1, 38; cf. junior), f. [juvenis], the age of youth (from the twentieth to the fortieth year), youth (rare, except in transf. meaning; cf. juventas).

I.

Lit.:

quae juventute geruntur et viribus,

Cic. de Sen. 6, 15:

ibique juventutem suam exercuit,

Sall. C. 5, 2.—

II.

Transf., concr.

A.

Young persons, youth:

quo nemo adaeque juventute ex omni Attica antehac est habitus parcus,

Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 29:

juventutis mores scire,

id. Am. 1, 1, 2: nulla juventutis est spes;

sese omnes amant,

id. Capt. 1, 2, 19:

ob eamque causam juventus nostra dedisceret paene discendo,

Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 93:

cum omnis juventus, omnes etiam gravioris aetatis eo convenerant,

Caes. B. G. 3, 16, 2; 6, 14 fin.; 6, 23, 6; id. B. C. 2, 5, 3 sq.; Hirt. B. G. 8, 8, 2:

Trojana,

Verg. A. 1, 467:

Cannis consumpta juventus,

Juv. 2, 155:

alios caedit sua quemque juventus,

pupils, id. 7, 213.—Of young bees, Verg. G. 4, 22; hence: princeps juventutis, in the time of the republic the first among the knights, Cic. Vatin. 10, 24; id. Fam. 3, 11, 3;

under the emperors,

a title of the imperial princes, Tac. A. 1, 3.—

B.

Personified: Jŭventus, the goddess of youth (for the usual Juventas):

FLAMINIS IVVENTVTIS,

Inscr. Orell. 2213; Hyg. Fab. praef.