Mytilenae

Mytĭlēnē (in later times Mĭtylēnē ), ēs, f., and Mytĭlēnae, ārum, f., = Mutilênê, the capital of Lesbos, the birthplace of Sappho, Pittacus, Alcæus, and Diophanes, the orator, now Mytilini or Castro.—

Mytilene: laudabunt alii claram Rhodon, aut Mytilenen,

Hor. C. 1, 7, 1; id. Ep. 1, 11, 17 al.—In plur. form, Mytilenae:

Mytilenis an Rhodi malles vivere,

Cic. Agr. 2, 16, 40; id. Fam. 4, 7, 4; Suet. Caes. 2; id. Aug. 66; id. Tib. 10; Caes. B. C. 3, 102, 5.— Hence,

1.

Mytĭlēnaeus ( Mĭty- ), a, um, adj., = Mitulênaios and Mutilênaios, of or belonging to Mytilene, Mytilenean:

mango,

Mart. 7, 80, 9:

vulgus,

Luc. 8, 109:

Theophanes,

Tac. A. 6, 18.—As subst.: My-tĭlēnaei, ōrum, m. (sc. incolae), the inhabitants of Mytilene, the Mytileneans, Vell. 2, 18, 3.—

2.

Mytĭlēnensis, e, adj., of or belonging to Mytilene:

secretum,

Tac. A. 14, 53.