Parus

Păros ( -us ), i, f., = Paros, one of the Cyclades, famous for its white marble and as the birthplace of the poet Archilochus, now Paro, Mel. 2, 7, 11; Plin. 4, 12, 22, § 67; Nep. Milt. 7, 2; Liv. 31, 15:

marmoreamque Paron,

Ov. M. 7, 465; cf.:

Olearon niveamque Paron,

Verg. A. 3, 126.—Hence,

II.

Părĭus, a, um, adj., Parian: crimine Pario accusatus, with respect to Paros (the failure to capture Paros), Nep. Milt. 8, 1:

Glycerae nitor Splendentis Pario marmore purius,

Hor. C. 1, 19, 5:

marmor,

Ov. P. 4, 8, 31; Petr. 126:

lapis,

Verg. A. 1, 592; Vulg. Esth. 1, 6:

iambi,

of Archilochus, Hor. Ep. 1, 19, 23.—In plur.: Părĭi, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Paros, the Parians, Liv. 31, 31; Nep Milt. 7, 4; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 14.