Marica

Mărīca, ae, f.,

• a nymph in the territory of Minturnae, on the river Liris, the fabled mother of the Latins, Verg. A. 7, 47; Serv. acc. to Lact. 1, 21, 23, Circe, who was deified after her death. After her was named the lucus Maricae, the grove consecrated to her, Liv. 27, 37; called also, silva Maricae, Mart. 13, 83, 1; and, querceta Maricae, Claud. Cons. Prob. et Olybr. 259: palus Maricae, the lake near Minturnae, where Marius hid himself after his flight from Sylla, Vell. 2, 19, 2.—As subst.: Mărīca, ae, i. e. Minturnae, Hor. C. 3, 17, 7: regna Maricae, the territory of Minturnae, Liv. 2, 424.

Marīca, ae, f., eine Nymphe bei der Stadt Minturnä, am Flusse Liris, wo ihr ein Eichenhain geweiht war, Verg. Aen. 7, 47 (nach Lact. 1, 21, 23 die nach ihrem Tode vergötterte Circe). – dah. der Hain lucus Maricae, Liv. 27, 37, 2, oder silva Maricae, Mart. 13, 83, 1, od. querceta Maricae, Claud. Olybr. et Prob. cons. 259: der nach ihr benannte See bei Minturnä (in dem sich der vor Sulla fliehende Marius versteckte) palus Maricae, Vell. 2, 19, 2, u. poet. Marica, Hor. carm. 3, 17, 7: die Umgegend von Minturnä, poet. regna Maricae, Lucan. 2, 424.

Mărīca, (15) æ, f. , nymphe du Latium, femme de Faunus, avait un bois sacré et un temple à lʼembouchure du Liris : Virg. En. 7, 47 ; Liv. 27, 37 ; cf. Hor. O. 3, 17, 7 ; Maricæ pălus Vell. 2, 19, 2, marais de Marica [près de Minturnes, dans lequel se cacha Marius].

Mari'ca

a Latin nymph who was worshipped at Minturnae, and to whom a grove was sacred on the river Liris. She was said to be the mother of Latinus by Faunus. (Verg. A. 7.47.) Servius (ad Aen. l.c. and 12.164) remarks that some considered her to be identical with Aphrodite and others with Circe. [L.S]

Marīca

A nymph, the mother of Latinus by Faunus, according to the Roman legend. She was worshipped by the people of Minturnae on the river Liris (Hor. Carm. iii. 17, 7).