Brĭtŏmartis, is, f., = Βριτόμαρτις (Cretan, ΒΡΙΤΥ, rich in blessing, and ΜΑΡΤΙΣ, maiden, Sol. 11).
I A Cretan nymph , daughter of Jupiter and Carme , inventress of the hunting-net; when pursued by Minos, she cast herself into the sea, Verg. Cir. 285 sq.—
II An epithet of the Cretan Diana : ignea, Claud. III. Cons. Stil. 251: lucos Britomartis agit, id. ib. 303.