Cythēra, ōrum, n., = Κύθηρα,
I an island in the Aegean Sea, south-west of the promontory Malea, celebrated for the worship of Venus , now Cerigo , Mel. 2, 7, 10; Plin. 4, 12, 19, § 56; Verg. A. 1, 680; Ov. F. 4, 286; id. Am. 2, 17, 4 et saep.—
II Hence,
A Cy-thĕrēus , a, um, adj., of Cythera, Cytherean : Venus, Hor. C. 1, 4, 5; and far more freq. as subst.,
1 Cythĕrēa , ae, f., Venus , Prop. 2 (3), 14, 25; Hor. C. 3, 12, 4; Ov. M. 10, 717; id. F. 4, 673; Verg. A. 1, 257.—
2 Poet. collat. form: Cythērē , ēs, f., Venus : nec bis cincta Diana placet, nec nuda Cythere, Aus. Epigr. 39, 5; Mart. Cap. poët. 9, § 915.—
B Cythĕrēĭus , a, um, adj., the same: litora, Ov. M. 10, 529: mensis, i. e. April , consecrated to Venus, id. F. 4, 195: heros, i. e. Aeneas , id. ib. 3, 611; id. M. 13, 625; 14, 584: ales, i. e. a dove , Sil. 3, 683: ignis, i. e. the planet Venus , id. 12, 247: proles, i. e. Hermione , Stat. Th. 4, 554.—
2 Subst.: Cythĕrēĭa , ae, f., i. e. Venus , Ov. M. 4, 190; 10, 529 al.—
C Cythērĭă-cus , a, um, adj., of Cythera : aquae, Ov. H. 7, 60: nectar, Mart. 14, 207: myrtus consecrated to Venus, Ov. F. 4, 15; so, columbae, Nero poët. ap. Sen. Q. N. 1, 5, 6.—
D Cy-thĕrēïs , ĭdis, f., the Cytherean , for Venus , Ov. M. 4, 288.—
E Cythĕrēĭăs , ădis, f. adj., Cytherean; poet. for belonging or consecrated to Venus : columbae, Ov. M. 15, 386.