THE METAMORPHOSES OF PUBLIUS OVIDIUS NASO

CULMEN.
Culmen, mis, n. the highest part of any
thing; the summit; the roof.
Culpa, aj, f. a fault, reproacli, guilt, error,
transgression.
Culpo, are, avi, atum, a. (culpa), to blame,
accuse; censure, reproach.
Cultor, oris, m. (colo), one that has care
of; a cultivator; an inliabitant; an i?i-
slruclor; worshipper.
Cultus, a, um, part, of colo: as adj. im
prove!, polished, refined.
Cultus, us, m. (colo), caring, care, cultiva
tion; improvement, refinement; household
economy, manner of living; worship,
adoration, honor.
Cum, adv. and conj. (same as Quum, or
Quom, an old ace. n. of quus for qui),
when, while; although; since; because.
Cum, prep, with, together with, in company
with.
Cunse, arum, f. pi. (*i*w, to hold), a cradle;
a nest.
Cunctor, ari, alus, sum, dep. (cunctus), to
collect every thing; to delay, linger; to
ttay.
Cunctus, a, um, adj. (cunque, same as Eng.
affix, ever), all together, all, whole, entire,
in a body.
Cupido, mis, f. and sometimes m. (cupio),
a wish, desire, passion: also, m. the god
Cupid.
Cuptdus, a, urn, adj. (cupio), desirous,
eager, fond; covetous, avaricious; ar
dently loving.
Cupio, ere, ivi and ii, liam, a. (capio), to
desire, wish; covet; to long far, love.
Cupressus, i, f. (irwra/JHraoj), the cypress-tree,
the cypress.
Cur, adv. (quare), why ? wherefore? for what
reason ? for what purpose ? Frequently
used BBproptcr quam, quod, ut.
DEBITUS.
Keeper, preserver, guard, guardian, pro
tector.
Ciitis, is, f. (Gr. xSrof), the slin of men or
other animals; hide, outer covering, peel,
rind.
Cyclades, um, f. pi. (KwrXafcf), the encircling;
the Cyclades, islands in the jEgean sea,
encircling Delos.
Cyclops, opis, m. (KwrXwi/'), a Cyclops,
[strictly, the round-eyed]. The Cyclopes
were a [fabled] savage race of one-eyed
giants, resident on the coast of Sicily,
and employed by Vulcan in forging the
thunderbolts for Jupiter.
Cycnus, and Cygnus, i, m. (Gr. KVKVOS), a
swan. Cycnus, a cousin of Phaethon.
Cyllenius, i, m. (*Mtfni), Cyllenius, name
of Mercury. See the word following.
Cyllenus, i, m. and Cyllene, es, f. (*uXXijn;),
a mountain on the borders of Arcadia
and Achaia, the highest in the Pelopon-
nessus, and sacred to Mercury, who was
born on it, and whose temple crowned
the summit; now called Zyria.
Cymba, aj, f. (Gr. *V0i)), a boat, particu
larly Charon's skiff.
Cynthia,