Teucria

Teucria
Teucer, cri (nom. Teucrus, Verg. A. 3, 108; Lact. 1, 21, 1), m., = Teukros.
I.
Son of Telamon, king of Salamis, and brother of Ajax, Hor. C. 1, 7, 21; 1, 7, 27; 1, 15, 24; 4, 9, 17; id. S. 2, 3, 204; Ov. M. 13, 157; 14, 698; Auct. Her. 1, 11, 18.—
II.
Son of Scamander of Crete, son-in-law of Dardanus, and afterwards king of Troy, Ov. M. 13, 705; Verg. A. 3, 108. — Hence,
1.
Teu-crus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Teu cer; poet. transf. for Trojan:

carinae,

Ov. M. 14, 72:

sanguis,

Cat. 64, 345.—As subst.: Teucri, ōrum, m., the Trojans, Verg. A. 1, 38; 1, 248; 2, 252; Ov. M. 13, 705; 13, 728 al.; the Romans, Sil. 17, 348. —
2.
Teu-crĭus, a, um, adj., Trojan:

moenia,

of Troy, Sil. 13, 36. — Hence,
b.
Teucrĭa, ae, f., the Trojan country, Troy, Verg. A. 2, 26.—
3.
Teucris, ĭdis, f.
a.
A Trojan female. captivae, Sabin. 1, 81.—
b.
A pseudonymic designation of some person:

Teucris illa lentum sane negotium,

Cic. Att. 1, 12, 1; 1, 13, 6.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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