Căryae, ārum, f., = Καρύαι,
I a village in Laconia , with a temple of Diana Caryatis (now still Karyes ), Liv. 34, 26, 9; 35, 27, 12. —In sing.: Cărya , Vitr. 1, 1, 5.—
II Hence,
A Căryātes , ium, m., the inhabitants of Caryae , Vitr. 1, 1 bis. —
B Căryā-tis , ĭdis, f., = Καρυᾶτις.
1 An epithet of Diana , Serv. ad Verg. E. 8, 30.—
2 Căry-ātĭdes , the maidens of Caryae serving in the temple of Diana , a statue of Praxiteles, Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 23.—
β In architecture, female figures used instead of columns in buildings , Caryatides , Vitr. 1, 1, 5 (v. the representation of such a Caryatide from the temple of Pallas Polias, at Athens, in O. Müller, Denkm. d. alt. Kunst, 101, and Dict. of Antiq.).—
3 Căryus , a, um, adj., of Caryae : Diana, Stat. Th. 4, 225.