proper noun
Ĕrўthēa
Meaning
- a small island in the Bay of Cadiz
Ĕrўthēa or -_ia, ae, f., = Ἐρύθεια,
I. a small island in the Bay of Cadiz, where the giant Geryon dwelt, Mel. 3, 6, 2; Plin. 4, 21, 36, § 120; Prop. 5, 9, 2.—
II. Derivv.
A. ĕrўthīus, a, um, adj., Erythean:
ad litora Gades, Sil. 16, 195.—B. ĕrўthēïs, ĭdis, f., Erythean:
boves, Ov. F. 1, 543: praeda, id. ib. 5, 649.