īdălĭum — Lewis & Short
īdălĭum, ĭi, n., = *)ida/lion,
I a mountaincity in Cyprus, sacred to Venus; now Dalin, Plin. 5, 31, 35, § 135; Verg. A. 1, 681.—Called also īdălĭa, ae, f., Verg. A. 1, 693; 10, 52 (where domus is nom. sing., not plur.; v. Wagn. ad loc.).—
II Deriv. īdălĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Idalium, Idalian; poet. also for Cyprian:
vertex,the Idalian mountain, Prop. 2, 13, 54 (3, 5, 38 M.):
Venus,id. ib. 5, 760:
astrum,i. e. Venus, Prop. 4 (5), 6, 59.
acus,of Venus, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 16:
sagitta,i. e. dart of love, Sil. 5, 19:
volucres,doves, Stat. Achill. 1, 372:
suci,i. e. Cyprian, id. S. 1, 3, 10.— Subst.: īdălĭē, ēs, f., Venus. Ov. M. 14, 694.