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Chāŏnes, um, m., = Χάονες,

  1. I. a people in the north-west part of Epirus, named after Chaon (v. the preced. art.), the Chaonians, Plin. 4, prooem. § 2; Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 334 sq.; acc. plur. Gr. Chaonas, Claud. B. Get. 135; their country was called Chā-ŏnĭa, ae, f., Verg. A. 3, 335 Serv.; Plin. 4, prooem. § 2; Cic. Att. 6, 3, 2; Liv. 32, 5, 9.
  2. II. Hence,
    1. A. Chāŏnĭus, a, um, adj., Chaonian; also of Epirus: campi, Verg. A. 3, 334: sinus, Ov. M. 13, 717: glans, Verg. G. 1, 8: pater, i. e. Jupiter, whose oracle was at Dodona, id. ib. 2, 67; cf. Juppiter, Val. Fl. 1, 303: columbae, which revealed the future at Dodona, Verg. E. 9, 13: nemus, i. e. the oak forest, Stat. Th. 6, 99: truncus, Val. Fl. 8, 461: vertex, Luc. 3, 180: victus, i.e. of acorns, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 47.
    2. B. Chāŏnis, ĭdis, f. adj., Chaonian: ales, i.e. columba (v. the preced.), Ov. A. A. 2, 150: arbos, i. e. quercus, id. M. 10, 90: quercus, Sen. Herc. Oet. 1624.