Cămēna (not Cămoena), ae, f. (old form Casmēna, acc. to Varr. L. L. 7, § 27 Müll.; Paul. ex Fest. s. v. dusmoso, p. 67 ib., and pesnis, p. 205 ib.) [root kas-, sing, whence carmen], pure Lat. (perh. Ital.) name of the Gr. Μοῦσα,
I a Muse (freq. in Hor., not in Lucr.), Liv. And. ap. Gell. 18, 9, 5: acceptus novem Camenis, Hor. C. S. 62: amant alterna Camenae, Verg. E. 3, 59 (cf. id. ib. 7, 19); Hor. C. 3, 4, 21; id. S. 1, 10, 45, id. Ep. 1, 19, 5, id. A. P 275; Prop. 3 (4), 10, 1; Ov. M. 14, 434; 15, 482; Plin. H.N praef. § 1; Pers. 5, 21 al.: Graiae, Hor. C. 2, 16, 38; Col. 2, 2, 7.—Numa devoted a grove to the Muses in the vicinity of Rome before the Porta Capena, Liv. 1, 21, 3; Vitr. 8, 3, 1.—They had also, probably in the same place, a temple, Plin. 34, 5, 10, § 19.—
B Meton., poetry , a poem , song : summā dicende Camenā, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 1; id. C. 1, 12, 39; 4, 9, 8; Ov. P. 4, 13, 33; Tib. 4, 1, 24; 4, 1, 191; 4, 7, 3.—
II Deriv: Cămēnālis , e, adj., of or relating to the Muses (post-class.): Hippocrene, Avien. Phaen. Arat. 495. modi, Sid. Ep. 3, 3: familia, Symm. Ep. 1, 53.