place
Libya
The Greek and Roman name for North Africa west of Egypt; here the source of an aphrodisiac bulb.
Reading notes
- The Festivals §4.6 Libyan shores
Roman Africa, scene of Caesar's victory at Thapsus.
- Cosmetics for the Female Face §6 Libyan
Libya, the Roman name for North Africa west of Egypt; a major grain-exporting region, here the source of the imported barley.
- Metamorphoses §4.89 Libyan sands
Libya in North Africa, over whose sands Perseus flies; its snakes are bred from Medusa's blood.
- The Cure for Love §25 Libyan shores
North Africa west of Egypt, another source of the aphrodisiac bulb.
- Sorrows §1.3 Libyan shores
Libya (North Africa), where Ovid's daughter then was, too far to be told of his fate.