Acidalia
Acidalia, an epithet of Venus, from the fountain Acidalia in Boeotia
Ăcīdălĭa, ae, f., = Ἀκιδαλία,
- an epithet of Venus, perhaps from the Fountain Acidalius, in Boeotia, where the Graces, daughters of Venus, used to bathe, Verg. A. 1, 720 Serv.
- —Hence, Ăcīdălĭus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Venus: ludit Acidalio nodo, with the girdle of Venus, Mart. 6, 13: arundo, id. 9, 14: ales, i. e. a dove, Carm. ad Pis. 79.
Acīdalia, ae, f. (Ἀκιδαλία), ein Beiname der Venus, von der Quelle Acidalia in Böotien, wo die Grazien, Töchter der Venus, sich badeten, Verg. Aen. 1, 720 (u. dazu Serv.). – Dah. Acīdalius, a, um, zur Acidalia (Venus) gehörig, acidalisch, nodus, Venusgürtel, Mart.: arundo, Rohr von Knidus, Mart.
Acida'lia
a surname of Venus (Verg. A. 1.720), which according to Servius was derived from the well Acidalius near Orchomenos, in which Venus used to bathe with the Graces; others connect the name with the Greek ἄκιδες, i. e. cares or troubles. [L.S]
Acīdalia ae, f
- an epithet of Venus, from the fountain Acidalia in Boeotia, V.
Acidalia
A name applied to Aphrodité from the fountain Acidalius, near Orchomenus, where she was wont to bathe with the Graces.