Cĕphălēnĭa (-allānia), ae, f., = Κεφαληνία or Κεφαλληνία,
I the largest island in the Ionian Sea , now Cephalonia , Mel. 2, 7, 10; Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 54 sq.; Liv. 37, 13, 11; 38, 9, 10; 38, 28, 7; Flor. 2, 9, 4.—
II Hence,
a Cĕphălēnes , um, m., = Κεφαλῆνες, the inhabitants of Cephalenia , Liv. 37, 13, 12; Sil. 15, 305.—
b Cĕphălēnītae , ārum, m., the same, Serv. ad Verg. E. 8, 68.