ĕpĭdaurus, i, f., = *)epi/dauros.
I A city in Argolis, on the Saronic Gulf, with a famous temple of Aesculapius, now Pidhavro, Mel. 2, 3, 8; Plin. 4, 5, 9, § 17; Liv. 45, 28; Cic. N. D. 3, 34, 83; Verg. G. 3, 44 al.—
B Derivv.
1 ĕpĭdaurĭus, a, um, adj., of Epidaurus, Epidaurian: litora,
Ov. M. 15, 643: tellus,
id. ib. 7, 436; cf. rura,
Stat. Th. 4, 123: serpens,
Hor. S. 1, 3, 27: nutrix Semeles, Beroe,
Ov. M. 2, 278: deus,
Prop. 2, 1, 61; called also simply Epidaurius,
Ov. M. 15, 723; id. P. 1, 3, 21. —Subst.: Epidaurii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Epidaurus, Mel. 2, 3, 8.—
2 ĕpĭdaurēus, a, um, adj., the same: sedes,
Avien. Arat. 207.—
3 ĕpĭdaurĭ-cus, a, um, adj., the same: litus,
Mel. 2, 7, 10.—
II Epidaurus Lĭmēra, = *)epi/dauros h( *limhra/, a fortified sea-port on the eastern coast of Laconia, now Palea Monemvasia, Plin. 4, 5, 9, § 17.