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== People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69818" /> == | == People's Dictionary of the Bible <ref name="term_69818" /> == | ||
<p> [[Cnidus]] (''Nî'Dus'' ). A Greek city at the extreme southwestern corner of Asia Minor, now in ruins, on Cape Crio. </p> | <p> [[Cnidus]] ( ''Nî'Dus'' ). A Greek city at the extreme southwestern corner of Asia Minor, now in ruins, on Cape Crio. </p> | ||
== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65571" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65571" /> == | ||
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== International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2548" /> == | == International Standard Bible Encyclopedia <ref name="term_2548" /> == | ||
<p> '''''nı̄´dus''''' , '''''knı̄´dus''''' ( Κνίδος , <i> '''''Knı́dos''''' </i> , "age"): A city of Caria in the Roman province of Asia, past which, according to Acts 27:7 , Paul sailed. At the Southwest corner of Asia Minor there projects for 90 miles into the sea a long, narrow peninsula, practically dividing the Aegean from the Mediterranean. It now bears the name of Cape Crio. [[Ships]] sailing along the southern coast of Asia Minor here turn northward as they round the point. Upon the very end of the peninsula, and also upon a small island off its point was the city of Cnidus. The island which in ancient times was connected with the mainland by a causeway is now joined to it by a sandy bar. Thus were formed two harbors, one of which could be closed by a chain. Though Cnidus was in Caria, it held the rank of a free city. There were Jews here as early as the 2nd century bc. </p> <p> The ruins of Cnidus are the only objects of interest on the long peninsula, and as they may be reached by land only with great difficulty, few travelers have visited them; they may, however, be reached more easily by boat. The nearest modern village is Yazi Keui, 6 miles away. The ruins of Cnidus are unusually interesting, for the entire plan of the city may easily be traced. The sea-walls and piers remain. The acropolis was upon the hill in the western portion of the town; upon the terraces below stood the public buildings, among which were two theaters and the odeum still well preserved. The city was especially noted for its shrine of [[Venus]] and for the statue of that goddess by Praxiteles. Here in 1875-78 Sir C. Newton discovered the statue of Demeter, now in the British Museum. See also the Aphrodite of Cnidus in the South [[Kensington]] Museum, one of the loveliest statues in the world. From here also came the huge Cnidian lion. The vast necropolis West of the ruins contains tombs of every size and shape, and from various ages. </p> | <p> ''''' nı̄´dus ''''' , ''''' knı̄´dus ''''' ( Κνίδος , <i> ''''' Knı́dos ''''' </i> , "age"): A city of Caria in the Roman province of Asia, past which, according to Acts 27:7 , Paul sailed. At the Southwest corner of Asia Minor there projects for 90 miles into the sea a long, narrow peninsula, practically dividing the Aegean from the Mediterranean. It now bears the name of Cape Crio. [[Ships]] sailing along the southern coast of Asia Minor here turn northward as they round the point. Upon the very end of the peninsula, and also upon a small island off its point was the city of Cnidus. The island which in ancient times was connected with the mainland by a causeway is now joined to it by a sandy bar. Thus were formed two harbors, one of which could be closed by a chain. Though Cnidus was in Caria, it held the rank of a free city. There were Jews here as early as the 2nd century bc. </p> <p> The ruins of Cnidus are the only objects of interest on the long peninsula, and as they may be reached by land only with great difficulty, few travelers have visited them; they may, however, be reached more easily by boat. The nearest modern village is Yazi Keui, 6 miles away. The ruins of Cnidus are unusually interesting, for the entire plan of the city may easily be traced. The sea-walls and piers remain. The acropolis was upon the hill in the western portion of the town; upon the terraces below stood the public buildings, among which were two theaters and the odeum still well preserved. The city was especially noted for its shrine of [[Venus]] and for the statue of that goddess by Praxiteles. Here in 1875-78 Sir C. Newton discovered the statue of Demeter, now in the British Museum. See also the Aphrodite of Cnidus in the South [[Kensington]] Museum, one of the loveliest statues in the world. From here also came the huge Cnidian lion. The vast necropolis West of the ruins contains tombs of every size and shape, and from various ages. </p> | ||
== Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15352" /> == | == Kitto's Popular Cyclopedia of Biblial Literature <ref name="term_15352" /> == | ||
