Κύπρις,ῐδος,ἡ, acc.ΚύπρινandΚύπριδα, Il. 5.330 , 458 :—Cypris, a name ofAphrodite, from the island of Cyprus, Il. ll.cc. (never in Od. ), Sapph. 5.1 , Corinn. Supp. 2.58 (Κούπρι), etc.; joined withἈφροδίτη, h.Ven. 2 ; K.
A.
βασίλεια
Emp. 128.3
.
2. metaph., of a beautiful girl,a Venus, Opp. H. 4.235 .
II. as Appellat.,love, passion, E. Ba. 773 ; Κύπριν ὑφαρπάζειν
Ar. Ec. 722
;λαθραίαK. Eub. 67.8 ;ἐν πλησμονῇ τοιK. Men. Mon. 159 , cf. B. Fr. 16.4 , E. Fr. 951 .
III. =sq., Eust. 1574.24 , Sch. Od. 7.125 . [ῠby nature; in Ep.
ῡby position; never in Com., exc. in parodies.]