proper noun
Gnĭdus or Gnĭdos
Meaning
- a Doric city in Caria
Gnĭdus or Gnĭdos (also Cnĭd-), i, f., = Κνίδος,
I. a Doric city in Caria, celebrated for its statue of Venus, the workmanship of Praxiteles; now Cnido, Mel. 1, 16, 2; Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 104; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1; 3, 28, 13; Ov. M. 10, 531; Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 33; Liv. 37, 16.—
II. Deriv. Gnĭdĭus (Cn-), a um, adj., of or belonging to Gnidus, Gnidian:
Venus, Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 23: Gyges, Hor. C. 2, 5, 20: granum, i. e. the seed of the mezereon, Plin. 13, 21, 35, § 114: arundo, i. e. Gnidian writingreed, Aus. Ep. 7, 50; also called nodi, id. ib. 4, 74.—In plur. subst.: Gnĭdii (Cn-), ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gnidus, Gnidians, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 20.