Nȳsa
ae, f.
I.
the name of several cities.
A.
A city in Caria, on the slope of Mount Messogis, the modern Nasli or Sultan-hissar, Plin. 5, 29, 29, § 108. —
B.
A city in Palestine, the modern El Baisan, Plin. 5, 18, 16, § 74.—
C.
A city in India, on Mount Meros, the birthplace of Bacchus, Verg. A. 6, 805; Mel. 3, 7; Plin. 6, 21, 23, § 79; Curt. 8, 10; cf. Just. 12, 7, 6; cf.: celso Nysae de vertice.—
II.
Hence,
A.
Ny-saeus, a, um, adj.
1.
Of or belonging to Nysa in Caria.—Nysaei, ōrum, m., the Nysæans, Cic. Fam. 13, 64, 1.—
2.
Of or belonging to Nysa, in India; poet. for Bacchic: chori, Prop. 3, 15 (4, 16), 22: palmes, Sil. 7, 198: Hydaspes, Luc. 8, 227: cacumina Gauri, Sil. 12, 160.—
B.
Nȳsēis, ĭdis, adj. f., Nysæan, i. e. Bacchic: Nymphae Nyseides, Ov. F. 3, 769.—
C.
Nȳsēĭus, a, um, adj., Nysæan, i.e. Bacchic: juga Nyseia, Luc. 8, 801.—
D.
Nȳseus (dissyl.), ĕi and ĕos, m., an epithet of Bacchus, Ov. M. 4, 13.—
E.
Nȳsĭ-ăcus, a, um, adj., Nysæan, i. e. Bacchic, Mart. Cap. 2, § 98.—
F.
Nȳsĭas, ădis, adj. f., Nysæan: Nysiades Nymphae, Ov. F. 3, 769. —
G.
Nȳsĭgĕna, ae, m., born in Nysa: cum Nysigenis Silenis, Cat. 64, 252.—
H.
Nȳsĭus, a, um, adj., Nysian: quam (hederam) quidam Nysiam, alii Bacchicam vocant, Plin. 16, 34, 62, § 147; also, an epithet of Bacchus: Nysius et Semeleius Liber, Arn. 5, 176; Cic. Fl. 25, 60.