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Persa

Persa, ae, m., v. Persae.
Persa, ae, f., = Πέρση,
  • daughter of Oceanus, mother of Circe, Perses (the father of Hecate), Aeetes, and Pasiphăe, by the Sungod, Hyg. Fab. praef. fin.; also called Perseis, Cic. N. D. 3, 19, 48.—Hence,
    • A Per-sēĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Persa, Persean: Perseia Hecate, Val. Fl. 6, 495: proles, i. e. Aeetes, id. 5, 582.—
    • B Persēĭs, ĭdis, f., the female descendant of Persa, Hecate, Stat. Th. 4, 481.—Adj.: Perseides herbae, i. e. magic herbs, Ov. R. Am. 263.—Perseis (sc. Musa), the title of a Latin poem, Ov. P. 4, 16, 25.
Persa, ae, f.,
  • the name of a little dog, Cic. Div. 1, 46, 103.

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