Naxos, i, f., = Νάξος,
I the isle of Naxos (now Naxia , or Axia ), in the Aegean Sea, the largest of the Cyclades, famed for its wines, and for the abandonment there of Ariadne by Theseus , Plin. 4, 12, 22, § 67; Verg. A. 3, 125; Ov. M. 3, 640; Prop. 3, 17 (4, 16), 27.— Hence, Naxĭus , a, um, adj., Naxian : turba, Prop. 3, 17 (4, 16), 28: juncus, Plin. 21, 18, 69, § 115: ardor, Ariadne's crown, a constellation , Col. 10, 52: cos, = Ναξία ἀκόνη, a whetstone from Naxos , Plin. 36, 22, 47, § 164. —Subst.: naxĭum , ii, n., a Naxian whetstone , Plin. 36, 7, 10, § 54; 37, 8, 32, § 109.—
II An ancient city of Sicily, destroyed by Dionysius. On or near its site Tauromenium was built , Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 88.