Cēcrops, ŏpis, m., = Κέκροψ,
I the most ancient king of Attica , who went there from the Egyptian Sais , and was founder of the citadel of Athens (which is hence called Cecropia; v. infra), Hyg. Fab. 48 and 158; Cic. Leg. 2, 25, 63; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194; acc. to the fable, half man and half serpent; hence, geminus, Ov. M. 2, 555.—
II Hence,
A Cēcrŏpĭus , a, um, adj.
1 Of or pertaining to Cecrops , Cecropian; and subst.: Cēcrŏpĭa , ae, f., the citadel of Athens , built by Cecrops , Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 194: arx, Ov. M. 6, 70; 15, 427.—Hence, meton. for Athens , Cat. 64, 79.—Far more freq.,
2 Pertaining to Athens or Attica , Athenian , Attic : fines, the Attic territory , Lucr. 6, 1139 Lachm.: coloni, Prop. 2 (3), 33, 29: Eumolpus (born at Athens), Ov. M. 11, 93: thymus, Verg. G. 4, 270: apes, id. ib. 4, 177; Mart. 9, 14: mel, id. 13, 24: cothurnus, tragedy , which was native to Athens , Hor. C. 2, 1, 12: domūs opprobrium (on account of Procne, the daughter of the Athenian king Pandion; cf. Atthis), id. ib. 4, 12, 6: fides, i. e. the fidelity of the friends Theseus and Pirithous , Stat. S. 2, 6, 55: dote madent pectora, full of Athenian wisdom , Mart. 7, 69, 2; cf. id. 1, 40.—
B Cēcrŏpĭdes , ae, m., a male descendant of Cecrops; voc. Cecropidā (i. e. Theseus ), Ov. M. 8, 550.—Appel. for one of noble descent , Juv. 8, 46 sq.— Plur. : Cē-crŏpĭdae , ārum, Athenians , Ov. M. 7, 486; 7, 502; Mart. Cap. 4, § 424; 9, § 888.—
C Cēcrŏpĭs , ĭdis ( dat. plur. Cecropidis, Lact. 1, 17, 14; voc. Cecropĭ, Ov. H. 10, 100), f., a female descendant of Cecrops; so his daughter Aglauros , Ov. M. 2, 806; cf. id. ib. 2, 797.— Adj. : ales, i. e. Procne , Ov. Am. 3, 12, 32: virgines, Lact. 1, 17, 14.—In plur., Procne and Philomele , daughters of Pandion , Ov. M. 6, 667.—Also,
2 An Athenian woman , Juv. 6, 187; and adj. for Attic , of Attica : terra, Ov. H. 10, 100.