Thespĭae, ārum, f., = Θεσπιαί,
I a town in Boeotia , at the south-eastern foot of Helicon , now the village of Lefka , near Rimokastro , Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 25; 36, 5, 4, § 22; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 2, § 4; 2, 4, 60, § 135; id. Fam. 13, 22, 1; Liv. 42, 43 al.—Hence,
A The-spĭus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Thespiae , Thespian; moenia, Val. Fl. 1, 478.— Plur. : Thespĭi , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Thespiae , Arn. 6, p. 196.—
B The-spienses , ĭum, m., the inhabitants of Thespiae , Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135.—
C Thespĭă-cus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to Thespiae , Thespian : moenia, Val. Fl. 1, 93: luci, on Mount Helicon , Stat. S. 2, 7, 16.—
D The-spĭădes , ae, m., the Thespian , of Argus , the builder of the ship Argo, Val. Fl. 2, 367; 1, 124.—
E Thespĭăs , ădis, adj. f. , Thespian : Musae (as dwelling on Mount Helicon), Ov. M. 5, 310; also called, absol. , Thespiades, Varr. L. L. 7, § 20 Müll.; Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 2, § 4; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 39.