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jŭventa, ae, f. [juvenis], the age of youth, youth (mostly post-Aug. for the class. juventus).

  1. I. Lit.: membra decora juventā, Verg. A. 4, 559: prima a parte juventae, Cic. Att. poët. 2, 3, 3: Euryalus forma insignis, viridique juventa, Verg. A. 5, 295; Ov. M. 4, 17; 6, 719; 10, 84: non ita se a juventa eum gessisse, Liv. 35, 42: qua capta juventa Hippia, Juv. 6, 103: Livia, prima sua juventa ex Nerone gravida, Plin. 10, 55, 76, § 154: elephantorum juventa a sexagesimo anno incipit, id. 8, 10, 10, § 28: nitidus juventā (of the snake), Verg. G. 3, 437.
    Of plants, Plin. 16, 23, 35, § 86.
    Poet., youth, young people: moderator juventae, Mart. 2, 90, 1.
  2. II. Personified, the goddess of youth, Ov. M. 7, 241; id. P. 1, 10, 12; cf. the foll. art.

jŭventas, ātis, f. [juvenis], the age of youth, youth.

  1. I. Lit. (poet.), Lucr. 5, 888; Verg. G. 3, 63; id. A. 5, 398; Hor. C. 2, 11, 6; of the eagle, id. ib. 4, 4, 5.
  2. II. Personified: Jŭventas, the goddess of youth, Hebe, Cic. N. D. 1, 40, 112; id. Att. 1, 18, 3; id. Tusc. 1, 26, 65; Hor. C. 1, 30, 7; Liv. 5, 54 fin.; 21, 62, 9; 36, 36, 5.

Jŭventĭus (Jŭvenc-), a, name of a Roman gens; e. g. M. Juventius Pedo, Cic. Clu. 30.
Adj.: Jŭventĭus, a, um, of or belonging to Juventius: familia, Cic. Planc. 8, 19.

jŭventus, ūtis (scanned as dissyl., Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 30; id. Curc. 1, 1, 38; cf. junior), f. [juvenis], the age of youth (from the twentieth to the fortieth year), youth (rare, except in transf. meaning; cf. juventas).

  1. I. Lit.: quae juventute geruntur et viribus, Cic. de Sen. 6, 15: ibique juventutem suam exercuit, Sall. C. 5, 2.
  2. II. Transf., concr.
    1. A. Young persons, youth: quo nemo adaeque juventute ex omni Attica antehac est habitus parcus, Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 29: juventutis mores scire, id. Am. 1, 1, 2: nulla juventutis est spes; sese omnes amant, id. Capt. 1, 2, 19: ob eamque causam juventus nostra dedisceret paene discendo, Cic. de Or. 3, 24, 93: cum omnis juventus, omnes etiam gravioris aetatis eo convenerant, Caes. B. G. 3, 16, 2; 6, 14 fin.; 6, 23, 6; id. B. C. 2, 5, 3 sq.; Hirt. B. G. 8, 8, 2: Trojana, Verg. A. 1, 467: Cannis consumpta juventus, Juv. 2, 155: alios caedit sua quemque juventus, pupils, id. 7, 213.
      Of young bees, Verg. G. 4, 22; hence: princeps juventutis, in the time of the republic the first among the knights, Cic. Vatin. 10, 24; id. Fam. 3, 11, 3; under the emperors, a title of the imperial princes, Tac. A. 1, 3.
    2. B. Personified: Jŭventus, the goddess of youth (for the usual Juventas): FLAMINIS IVVENTVTIS, Inscr. Orell. 2213; Hyg. Fab. praef.