Symaethum, i, n., or Symaethus i, m., = Σύμαιθος,
I a river and town situated upon it on the east coast of Sicily , near Catina , Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 89; Sil. 14, 231; 9, 410; Serv. ad Verg. A. 9, 584.—Hence,
A Sȳ̆-maethĭus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Symaethus , Symaethian : flumina, Verg. A. 9, 584: heros, i. e. Acis , son of the nymph of the Symaethus, Ov. M. 13, 879.—As subst.: Symaethĭi , ōrum, m., the dwellers on the Symaethus , Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 91.—
B Symae-thēus , a, um, adj., Symaethian : aquae, Ov. F. 4, 472. —
C Symaethis , ĭdis, f., Symaethian : nympha, Ov. M. 13, 750.