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Mūcĭus, a (Mutius, Lact. 5, 13, 13),

  1. I. the name of a Roman gens. The most celebrated are,
      1. 1. C. Mucius Scaevola, who altempted to assassinate Porsena, and, on being apprehended, burned off his right hand, Liv. 2, 12; Cic. Sest. 21, 48; id. Par. 1, 2, 12; Flor. 1, 10; Sen. Ep. 24, 5; 66. 51; Sil. 8, 386; Lact. l. l.
      2. 2. Q. Mucius Scaevola, a governor in Asia, Cic. Caecil. 17, 57.
      3. 3. Q. Mucius Scaevola, an augur, the husband of Lælia, Cic. Brut. 58, 211; id. Phil. 8, 10, 31.
      4. 4. P. Mucius Scaevola, a friend of the Gracchi, and an enemy of the younger Scipio Africanus, Cic. Rep. 1, 19, 31; Pers. 1, 114; Juv. 1, 154.
        In fem., Mūcĭa, the wife of Cn. Pompeius, afterwards divorced from him, Cic. Fam. 5, 2, 6; id. Att. 1, 12, 3.
        Hence,
  2. II. Mūcĭus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Mucius, Mucian: Mucia prata trans Tiberim, dicta a Mucio, cui a populo data fuerant, Paul. ex Fest. p. 144 Müll.
    1. B. Subst.: Mūcĭa, ōrum, n. (sc. festa), a festival kept by the Asiatics in commemoration of the good government of Q. Mucius Scaevola, the Mucius festival, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 21, § 51.
      Mūcĭ-ānus (Mut-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to a Mucius, Mucian: cautio, Dig. 35, 1, 99: satisdatio, ib. 104: exitus, i. e. the death of Q. Mucius Scaevola, who was slain in the temple of Vesta by Damasippus, Cic. Att. 9, 12, 1.

mūcus (mucc-), i, m. [mug, mungo; cf. also Sanscr. muć, solvere, dimittere], snivel, mucus of the nose: mucusque, et mala pituita nasi, Cat. 23, 17; Cels. 4, 18.

Mŭtĭus, v. Mucius.