Murcia

Murcĭa (also written Murtia, Murtea, Myrtea), ae, f.

• An epithet of Venus, said to be taken from the myrtle, which was sacred to her, Varr. L. L. 5, § 154 Müll.; Plin. 15, 29, 36, § 121; Tert. Spect. 8.—
• II The goddess of sloth, Aug. Civ. Dei, 4, 16; Arn. 4, 132.—Her temple was at the foot of the Aventine, which was formerly called Murcus, Liv. 1, 33, 5; Fest. p. 148; cf. murcidus.

1. Murcia, ae, f., eine altrömische Göttin, viell. Gartengöttin, Fest. 149 (a), 33; vgl. Paul. ex Fest. 148, 10: nach einer späteren Deutung = Murtia od. Murtea, Myrtea, die Myrtengöttin, s. Varro LL. 5, 154 Muell. not. cr. Plin. 15, 121. Tert. de spect. 8. Vgl. Jordan-Hülsen, Topogr. Roms 1, 3. S. 113. Wissowa Religion u. Kultus². S. 242. – dah. ad Murciae (sc. aedem) od. ad Murciam, das schmale Tal, das in Rom den Palatin vom Aventin trennt, Liv. 1, 33, 5. Varro LL. 5, 154 (die Hdschrn. ad Murcim). – Dav. Murcius (Murtius), a, um, zur Murcia gehörig, murcisch, metae, des Zirkus Maximus, nahe am Tempel der M., Apul. met. 6, 8: vallis, das obengen. schmale Tal, Claud. laud. Stil. 2, 404. Serv. Verg. Aen. 8, 636.

2. Murcia, ae, f., die Göttin der Trägheit, Augustin. de civ. dei 4, 16.

1 Murcĭa, (16) Murtĭa, æ, f. , un des noms de Vénus [de Myrtia ou Myrtea, parce que le myrte lui était consacré] : Plin. 15, 121 ; Varro L. 5, 154 || temple de Murcia : Liv. 1, 33, 5 ; P. Fest. 148 || v. Murcius.

2 Murcĭa, æ, f. , c. Murcida : Aug. Civ. 4, 16.

Mu'rcia, Mu'rtea

or Mu'rtia, a surname of Venus at Rome, where she had a chapel in the circus, with a statue. (Fest. p. 143, ed. Müller; Apul. Met. 6.395; Tertull. De Spect. 8; Varro, De Ling. Lat. 5.154; August. De Civ. Dei, 4.16; Liv. 1.33; Serv. ad Aen. 8.636.) He This surname, which is said to be the same as Myrtea (from myrtus, a myrtle), was believed to indicate the fondness of the goddess for the myrtle tree, and in ancient times there is said to havebeen a myrtle grove in the front of her chapel at the foot of the Aventine. (Plin. Nat. 15.36; Serv. ad Aen. 1.724; Plut. Quaest. Rom. 20.) Some of the ecclesiastical writers preferred the derivation from murcus, i. e. stupid or awkward. (August. De Civ. Dei, 4.16; Arnob. ad v. Gent. 4.9.) Others again derived the name from the Syracusan word μυκρός, tender. (Salmas. ad Solin. p. 637.) [L.S]

Murcia ae, f

• Venus as goddess of sloth, L.