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Rhamnūs , untis, f., = Ῥαμνοῦς,
I.the northernmost town of Attica, famed for an ancient temple of Themis, and in later times for a statue of Nemesis, the mod. Ovriokastro, Plin. 4, 7, 11, § 24; 36, 5, 4, § 17; Luc. 5, 233.— Hence,
1. Rhamnūsĭus , a, um, adj., Rhamnusian Rhamnusium se aiebat esse, from Rhamnus, Ter. And. 5, 4, 27: “Antiphon,” Cic. Brut. 12, 47: “virgo,” i. e. Nemesis, Cat. 66, 71; “also called dea,” Claud. B. Get. 631; and simply Rhamnūsia , ae, f., Ov. M. 3, 406; id. Tr. 5, 8, 9; Stat S. 3, 5, 5. —
2. Rhamnūsis , ĭdis, f., the Rhamnusian goddess, i. e. Nemesis, Ov. M. 14, 694.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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