Cynaxa. See: [Cunaxa].
Cyneas. See: [Cineas].
Cynesii and Cynetæ, a nation on the remotest shores of Europe, towards the ocean. Herodotus, bk. 2, ch. 33.
Cynethussa, an island in the Ægean sea. Pliny, bk. 4, ch. 12.
Cynia, a lake of Acarcania. Strabo, bk. 16.
Cynĭci, a sect of philosophers founded by Antisthenes the Athenian. They received this name à caninâ mordacitate, from their canine propensity to criticize the lives and actions of men, or because, like dogs, they were not ashamed to gratify their criminal desires publicly. They were famous for their contempt of riches, for their negligence of their dress, and the length of their beards. Diogenes was one of their sect. They generally slept on the ground. Cicero, bk. 1, De Officiis, chs. 35 & 41.
Cynisca, a daughter of Archidamus king of Sparta, who obtained the first prize in the chariot-races at the Olympic games. Pausanias, bk. 3, ch. 8.
Cyno, a woman who preserved the life of Cyrus. Herodotus, bk. 1, ch. 110.
Cynocephăle, a town of Thessaly, where the proconsul Quintius conquered Philip of Macedon, and put an end to the first Macedonian war, B.C. 197. Livy, bk. 33, ch. 7.
Cynocephăli, a nation of India, who have the head of a dog, according to some traditions. Pliny, bk. 7, ch. 2.