Corycus

Cōrycus or -ŏs, i, m., = Κώρυκος,

I a promontory in Cilicia, with a town and harbor of the same name, and a cave, very celebrated in ancient times; also famous for its production of saffron; now Khorgos , Mel 1, 13, 2; Plin. 5, 27, 22, § 92; Cic. Fam. 12, 13, 2; Liv. 33, 20, 4 al.: Corycus mons, Sen. Q. N. 3, 11, 2.—Hence,

II Cōry-cĭus , a, um, adj., Corycian : specus, Mel. 1, 13, 3: antra, Plin. 31, 2, 20, § 30: crocus, Hor. S. 2, 4, 68; cf. Plin. 21, 6, 17, § 31; in the same sense, nimbus, Mart. 9, 39; and, comae, Stat. S. 5, 1, 214: senex, Verg. G. 4, 127.—

III Corycus, a promontory and harbor on the coast of Ionia , now Kóraka , Liv. 37, 12, 10; 36, 43, 13.—

IV A town in Pamphylia , Eutr. 6, 31.