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THE 
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deposit of money or store of movables, of 
which no account can now be given, 
and which of course has no rightful 
owner. Pandect, and Cod. Just _Figur. 
heap, mass, great quantity. Plant. The- 
saurum mmi appertavisti mali. - 
ir Thesaurum (neut. gen.), for thesau¬ 
rus. Pelron. 
THeSeIS, ) 
THeSeIOS, See Theseus. 
THeSe&S, a, um. ) 
THeSEUS, ei and eos, m. Byasvs, king 
of Athens, son of JEgtnus (or, according 
to the fabulous account, of JVeptune), and 
friend of Pirithous. He slew the robbers 
Periphetes, Procrustes , Sinis, &c. and the 
Cretan Minotaur. He carried off from 
Crete, Ariadne, the daughter of Minos, 
who had helped him out of the labyrinth, 
and her sister Phaedra, but perfidiously left 
the former upon the island of JVaxos, and 
married Phaedra. He was also father of 
Hippolytus by the Amazon Hippolyte. (See 
Ovid. Met. 7, 433, 899. Stat. Thcb. 19, 
576, sqq. Catull. 64, 52, sqq. Ovid. 
Her. Ep. 10.)- IF Hence, Theseis, 
ldis, f. Thesean; lienee, sc. Musa, a 
poem of which Theseus was the hero, The- 
seid. Juvenal. - If Also, Theselus, 
a, um, adj. Thesean. Ovid, heros, h. e. 
Hippolytus. Stat. Trcezen, h. e. where 
the ancestors of Theseus reigned. - 
IF Also, Theseus, a, um, adj. Thesean, 
of Theseus. Ovid, crimen, h. e. his de¬ 
sertion of Ariadne. 7'ibull. These® per- 
juria lingu®, h. e. of Theseus to Ariadne. 
Ovid, fides, h. e. like that of Theseus to 
Pirithous. Id. laus, h. e. for having 
slain the Minotaur. —- Also, for Athenian, 
•Attic. Martial. Hymettus. Propcrt. 
via, h. e. leading to Athens, or, also, 
mmed from Theseus. -IF Also, Tlie- 
sldes, ®, m. a descendant of Theseus. 
Ovid. Thesides, h. e. Hippolytus, his son. 
Hence, plur. Thesidre, the Athenians. 
Virg. 
THeSe 5N, or THESiUM (Siyo-rioi/), ii, n. 
a certain bitter herb (Thesium linopliyl- 
lum, L.) Plin. 
THESIS (-S-rtrif), is, f. a proposition or 
2 question, especially when indefinite and 
general, not limited to particular persons, 
things or times. Quintil. - IF Also, 
the falling or abatement of the voice, op¬ 
posed to arsis. Martian. Cap. 
THeSMOPHORIX (§£opo<p6fua), orum, n. 
a festival in honor of Ceres as lawgiver 
(bccuotbdpos). ' Plin. 
THeSPIXCOS, a, um, adj. Becnuaicds, be¬ 
longing to Thespias, Thespian. Paler. 
Flacc. mcenia. Slat, luci, h. e. nemus 
Heliconis prope Thespias. 
THeSPIXDeS, ffi, m. QecnnaSris, from 
3 Thespias, Boeotian ; Argus, the builder of 
the ship Argo, is so called by Pal. Flacc. 
- IF The inhabitants of Croton are 
called Thespiadas by Sil. (who has Thes- 
piadum, genit. for Thespiad&rum), be¬ 
cause that city was founded by a son of 
one of the fifty daughters of Thespius. 
THeSPFAE, arum, f. Oca Trial, a town of 
Bceotia, near Helicon. Cic. 
THESPIAS, Sdis, f. 0£<nridf, belonging to 
Thespias, Thespian. Hence, Ovid. He® 
Tliespiades; and, Cic. Tliespiades, h. e. 
the Muses (so called because Thespi® 
was near Helicon).-ir Also, a daugh¬ 
ter of Thespias. Senec. Tliespiades. 
THeSPIeJMSIS, e, adj. in or from Thespice, 
Thespian; Thespienses, the Thespians. 
Cic. 
THeSPIUS, a, um, adj. of or pertaining to 
3 Thespice, Thespian. Val. Flacc. mcenia. 
Hence, Thespii, orum, the Thespians. 
Arnob. 
Thespius, ii, m. son of Teuthras, king 
of Mysia, who had fifty daughters. Ar¬ 
nob. 
THeSPRoTIA, ®, f. 0£<7 tt ponia, a mari¬ 
time district of Epirus. Plin. — Called 
also by Avien. Terra Thesprotis. - 
IT Hence, Thesprotius, a, um, adj. 
Thcsprotian. Liv.; for which we find, 
also, Thesprotus, a, um ; as, Liv. Thes- 
proti, the Thesprotians. 
1'HeSI‘RoTOS, i, m. Oeairpurds, a king 
in the region of Puteoli (Pozzuolo) ; 
hence, Properl. Thesproti regnum, h. e. 
Puteoli. 
PHESSALIA, ffi, f. QeaaaXia, Thessaly, a 
country of Greece, bounded by Macedonia, 
113 
Epirus, Doris, Locris, and the JEgean 
sea. Among its mountains were Olympus, 
Ossa, Pelion, (Eta, &c. It abounded in 
poisonous herbs, whence its reputation for 
sorcery. It is also famous for the decisive 
battle between Ccesar and Pompey, which 
was fought in the Pharsalian fields; and 
fur the Centaurs, who were the first horse- 
breakers. Lucan. -IF Hence, Thessa- 
llcus, a, um, adj. belonging to Thessaly, 
Thessalian. Ovicl. Thessalica juga, h. e. 
mount Pelion. Senec. aggeres, h. e.. Pe¬ 
lion and Ossa. Ovid, axis, h. e. the 
chariot by which Achilles dragged Hector. 
L.ucan. Sagitt®, li. e. the sign Sagitta¬ 
rius. Lueret. color, h. e. purpureus. 
Val. Flacc. dux, h. e. Jason. Sencc. dux, 
h. c. Acastus, son of Pclias. Id. dux, 
h. e. Achilles. Id. naval ia, h. e. classis 
Achillis. Id. trabs, li. e. the ship Argo. 
Val. Flacc. reges, h. e. Argonaut®. — 
So, also, with reference to poisons and 
incantations. Ovid, venenum. Senec. 
Luna vexata Thessalicis minis. — And 
with reference to the battle between 
C®sar and Pompey. Lucan, csdes. Id. 
flamma, h. e. of the funeral piles of the 
slain. — And to the breeding and break¬ 
ing of horses. Lucan. Thessalicus so- 
nipes. Val. Flacc. frenum. — It seems 
also to be confounded with Thracian. 
Thus, Lucan. H®mus. - IF Also, 
Thessalis, idis, f. Thessalian. Ovid. 
ara. Propert. umbra, h. e. of Protesi- 
laus, husband of Laodamia. — Hence, 
sc. femina, a woman of Thessaly. Ovid. 
Thessalidum pulclierrima.— And, also, 
a sorceress, enchantress, female conjurer. 
Lucan. -IF Also, Thessallus, a, um, 
adj. Thessalian. Ovid, humus. - 
IF Also, ThessXlus, a, um, adj. belong¬ 
ing to Thessaly, Thessalian. Horat. 
Tempe. Propert. tela, h. e. anna 
Achillis. Horat. ignes, h. e. in the 
camp of Acliilles. Slat, currus, h. c. of 
Achilles dragging Hector. Senec. naves, 
h. e. classis Achillis. Stat. pinus, li. e. 
the ship Argo. Val. Flacc. dux, h. e. 
Jason. Id. tentoria, h. e. Argonautarum. 
Ovid. Am. 2, 8 , 12. Thessalus, h. e. 
Achilles. Liv. Thessali, the inhabitants 
of Thessaly, the Thessalians. — Also, in 
reference to horse-breaking. Val. Flacc. 
frena, h. e. the best. — And in respect 
of poisonous herbs and sorcery. Juve¬ 
nal. philtra. Lucan. Thessala, a Thes¬ 
salian sorceress. Henc e, magical. Ho¬ 
rat. vox Id. venena. 
THeSSXLICUS, ) 
THeSSALIS, 3 i See Thesalia. 
THeSSALIOS. 3 ) 
THeSSAL&NICA, ffi, and TIIkSSXLQ- 
NICe, es, f. BearraXoviKP, Thessalonica, 
now Salonichi, a city of Macedonia, on 
the Sinus Thermaicus. Cic. — Hence, 
Thessalonicenses, lum, the Thessaloni- 
ans. Cic. 
TIIkSSALuS, a, um. See Tliessalia. 
TIIeSTIADeS, ®, and )o a rp, 
THeSTIAS, Adis. ) See Thestlus - 
THeSTIOS, ii, m. Osorios, the father of 
Leda and Allhasa. -IF Hence, Thesti- 
5-des, ®, m. a descendant of the same. 
Ovid. Thestiad®, h. e. Plexippus and 
Toxeus, sons of Thestius and brothers of 
Allhaia. Id. Respice Thestiaden, h. e. 
Meleager, the son of Allhaia. -IT Also, 
Thesti&s, adis, f. daughter of Thestius, 
for instance, Althaa. 'Ovid. 
TPIeSTOR, Sris, m. Oeoriop, father of the 
soothsayer Calchas. — Hence, Thestor- 
ides, ®, m. the son of Thestor, h. e. Cal¬ 
chas. Ovid. 
THETA (-3 yra), n. the Greek letter cor- 
3 responding to th, the initial of the word 
Savaros, and accordingly the sign of con¬ 
demnation. Pers. nigrum. 
THETIS, idis or Xdos, f. Qstls, a sea- 
nymph, daughter of JVereus and Doris, 
wife of Peleus and mother of Achilles. Ho¬ 
rat. Puer natus Thetide, h. e. Achilles. 
Senec. Tlietidis socer, h. e. JEacus. — 
Hence, poetically, for the sea. Virg. 
Tentare Thetin ratibus. Stat. Lapilli 
Thetldis, h. e. pearls. Martial. Thetis 
palleat, h. e. vastum balneum instar 
marls. 
THEUMEStiS, or -OS, i, m. a mountain in 
Bceotia, near Thebes. — Hence, Theume- 
sius, a, um, adj. Thaumesian, Theban. 
Stat. juvenis, h. e. Polynices. Id. leo, 
897 
li. e. the lion’s skin, which Polynices wore 
to show that he was a Theban and descend 
ant of Hercules. (Compare Stat. Theb , 
1, 485.) Id. amnis, h. e. the Ismenus. 
THEuRGIA (Oeovpyia), ®, f. aland of ma- 
3 gic, whereby gods and spirits are raised or 
called out, theurgy. Augustin. 
TIIEORGICOS (0sovpyiKds),n, um, adj. bc- 
3 longing to theurgy, theurgusal. Augustin. 
THEuRGuS ( deovpyn;), i, m. a theurgist- 
3 Augustin. 
THEUTONI, j 
THEUTONeS, &c. 
See Teutoni. 
THIA, ®, f. Beta, “an island near Crete. 
- IF Also, the wife of Hyperion, and 
mother of the Sun. Catull. 65, 44. Other 
F.dd. have Plithiai. 
TIIIASOS (Qiaaos), also, THyASOS, i, 
3 m. a dance in honor of Bacchus. Virg. — 
Also , the dancers. Catull. 
TIIIATIS, a monthin use ajnong the Egyp¬ 
tians. Plin. J wr 
THIELDONES, um, m. akind of Spanish 
~ horse, ambler. Plin. 
THiODAMaS, 
THiODAMaNTeOS. 
See Thcodamas. 
TIIISBe, es, f. Biafiiy, a maiden beloved by 
Pyramus, who hilled herself because he- 
had killed himself. Ovid. -IF Also, a 
town of Bceotia, abounding in doves. — 
Hence, Thisbeus, or Thisbffius, a, um, 
adj. Thisbean. Ovid. 
THLASIaS (dXaoias), ®, m. whose testi¬ 
cles are crushed, broken, and who is in 
consequence unable to beget children. 
Thllblas (-SAi/Jiaf), ®, m. is nearly the 
same. Both thlibice and thlasicc stand 
together as species of spadones. Pandect. 
THLASPI (S\da~i), is, n. an herb. Plin. 
— The genit. thlasjiis is used by Cels. 
THLIBIAS, ffi, m. See Thlasias.3 
THOaNTeOS, a, um, adj. Bodvreioy, 
Thoantean. Val. Flacc. Diana Thoan- 
tea, A. e. Taurica. So, Ovid. dea. 
THOANTIAS, Adis, f. Qoavrias, daugh - 
3 ter of Thoas, h. e. Hypsipyle. Ovid. 
TIIOaNTIS, Idis, f., Qoat/ris, same as 
3 Thoantias. Stat. 
TIIOaS, antis, m. Boas, a king of Cher- 
sonesus Taurica (in Crimea), to whom 
Iphigenia was brought, and by him ap¬ 
pointed to preside over the worship of 
Diana Taurica. Orestes, with the help 
of his sister, put him to death. Ovid. - 
ir Also, king of Lemnos, and father of 
Hypsipyle. When the other Lemniar. 
women slew their husbands and parents., 
he was saved by Hypsipyle, and sent to 
Chios. Ovid. 
THoES, um, m. plur. from thos. See 
Thos. 
THOLOS (SdXof), i, ni. the centre of a 
2 round roof, where the beams meet, for 
instance, of a temple; from this part of 
the temple the ancients suspended the 
gifts offered to the gods. Virg. — 
Hence, for temple. Val. Flacc. - 
IF Also, a round roof, dome , or, generally, 
a round building, rotunda, or a building 
having a tholus. Varr., Ovid., and Vi- 
truv. 
TH 6 MIX, or THoMeX, Icis, f. same as 
2 Tomix. Fest. e Lucil. 
TIIoRaCaTOS (thorax), a, um, adj. liav- 
2 ing on a breastplate, corselet, §copaKO(ti6- 
pos. Plin. 
THoRaX ($u>pa£), acis, m. the thorax, 
breast, chest. Cels. Thoracis dolores. 
-IF Also, a defence for the breast, a 
breastplate, corselet, cuirass. Liv. linteus. 
Martial, crudus.-IF Also, a kind of 
vestment for the breast, breast-cloth, stom¬ 
acher, doublet. Juvenal, and Sueton. 
THORIOS, a, um, adj. Thoria lex, a law , 
of which Sp. Thorius was the author, 
that the possessors of public lands should 
pay no taxes to the public farmers. Cic. 
THORUS, i, m. See Torus. 
TlloS (3d)f), ois, m. a kind, of wolf, proba¬ 
bly thejackall. Plin. 
TIIOT, the Egyptian name of the fifth Mer¬ 
cury. Cic. JV. D. 3, 22. 
TH50S (-3oof), i, m. Swift, the name of 
a dog. Ovid. 
TIIRACX, ®, or TIIRaCe, es, f. ©pdxrj 
Thrace. Virg. and Ovid. 
THRaCES, um, m. plur. See Thrax. 
THRaCIA, ®, f. Thrace, a country bound¬ 
ed by Macedonia, mount Hicmus, tht 
JEgean, the Hellespont, the Propontis , 
and the Bosphorus. Mela. 
