Thracus

Thrācĭa and Thrēcĭa, ae, f., = Thraikê, Thrace, Mel. 2, 2, 3; Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 40; Varr. R. R. 1, 57, 2; 2, 1, 5; Liv. 44, 27; Ov. M. 6, 435; Luc. 2, 162.—Called also, after the Greek, Thrācē, ēs, Cic. Rep. 2, 4, 9; Ov. F. 5, 257; id. P. 4, 5, 5; Hor. C. 2, 16, 5; 3, 25, 11; and, Latinized, Thrāca, ae, Verg. A. 12, 335; Hor. Ep. 1, 3, 3; 1, 16, 13; Cic. Fragm. ap. Serv. Verg. l. l. (but the Cod. palimps. Rep. 2, 4, 9, has in this passage Thracia).—After the Greek form Thrêikê, also Thrēcē, ēs, Ov. A. A. 2, 588.— Hence,

A.

Thrācĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Thrace, Thracian:

ventus,

Hor. C. 1, 25, 11:

animae,

id. ib. 4, 12, 2:

equus,

Verg. A. 5, 565:

Orpheus,

id. E. 4, 55.—Also absol., Thracius, i. e. Orpheus, Stat. S. 3, 3, 193:

Threcia Bacche,

Ov. Am. 1, 14, 21:

notae,

Cic. Off. 2, 7, 25 Orell. N. cr. —

B.

Thrācus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Thrace, Thracian:

palus,

Val. Fl. 2, 201:

natio,

Gell. 10, 25, 4:

homo,

id. 19, 12, 6 sq. —‡

C.

Thrācĭcus, a, um, adj. (late Lat.), of or belonging to Thrace, Thracian:

BELLO,

Inscr. Fabr. p. 172, 332.—In the Graecized collat. form, Thrēcĭcus, a, um: lingua, Capitol. Max. § 2. —

D.

Thrēĭcĭus, a, um, adj., = Thrêikios, of or belonging to Thrace, Thracian ( poet. ):

Aquilo,

Hor. Epod. 13, 3; cf.

Boreas,

Ov. A. A. 2, 431:

hiemes,

Luc. 7, 833:

Orpheus,

Hor. C. 1, 24, 13;

called also vates,

Ov. M. 11, 2:

sacerdos,

Verg. A. 6, 645; cf.

cithara,

id. ib. 6, 120:

lyra,

Prop. 3, 2, 2 (4, 1, 42):

sagittae,

Verg. A. 5, 312:

Amazones,

id. ib. 11, 659. —

E.

Thrax, ācis, m. adj., Thracian; or, subst., a Thracian:

Lycurgus,

Hor. C. 2, 19, 16:

equi,

Ov. M. 9, 194:

Thraces arant,

Verg. A. 3, 14; Liv. 31, 39; 42, 60; Hor. C. 1, 27, 2; id. Epod. 5, 14; Ov. M. 6, 682; 10, 83. —

2.

Transf., a kind of gladiator, so called from his Thracian equipment; in this signif. the Graecized form Threx (also written Thraex) is the predom. one, Cic. Phil. 6, 5, 13; Sen. Q. N. 4, praef. 8; Suet. Calig. 35 Oud. N. cr.; 54; 55; id. Tit. 8; Plin. 11, 43, 99, § 245; Hor. S. 2, 6, 44; Inscr. Orell. 2576; Inscr. Fabr. p. 189, 434.— Hence,

b.

Thrēcĭdĭcus ( Thraec- ), a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Threx or Thracian gladiator, Threcidic:

parma,

Plin. 33, 9, 45, § 129; cf.

gladius,

Aus. Caes. 18.— Absol.: Thrēcĭdĭca, ōrum, n. (sc. arma), the arms of a Threx, Cic. Phil. 7, 6, 17.—

F.

Thrēïssa or Thressa, ae, adj. f., = Thrêissa or Thrêissa, Thracian; or, subst., a Thracian woman:

Harpalyce,

Verg. A. 1, 316:

thalamisque tuis Threissa propinquat,

Val. Fl. 2, 147:

Thressa puella,

Ov. H. 19, 100; so,

Chloe,

Hor. C. 3, 9, 9:

caraeque Thressae,

Val. Fl. 2, 132; 2, 165 and 239.