Gnōsus or Gnōsos (also Gnoss- and Cnoss-), i, f., = Κνωσός (Κνωσσός), the ancient capital of Crete, the residence of Minos; now Cnosson, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59; Luc. 3, 185 Cort. N. cr.; Lact. 1, 11, 46.

— Derivv. Gnōsius (Gnoss-, Cnōs-, or Cnoss-), a, um, adj., of or belonging to Gnosus, or poet., in gen., to Crete, Gnosian, Cretan: Ctesiphon, of Gnosus, Plin. 7, 37, 38, § 125: Epimenides, id. 7, 48, 49, § 154: calami spicula, Hor. C. 1, 15, 17: castra, of Minos, Ov. M. 8, 40: regna, Verg. A. 3, 115: stella Coronae, i. e. of Ariadne, id. G. 1, 222; also called Gn. ardor Bacchi, Col. poet. 10, 52.

—Subst.: Gnōsia, ae, f., the Gnosian, Cretan; of Ariadne, Prop. 1, 3, 2.

—In plur.: Gnō-sii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gnosus, Gnosians, Cic. Leg. 1, 5, 15.

— Gnōsi-acus (Gnoss-), a, um, adj., the same: rex, i. e. Minos, Ov. M. 8, 52: regnum, i. e. Crete, id. ib. 9, 669; so, carina, id. ib. 8, 144; cf. rates, id. ib. 7, 471.

— Gnōsias (Gnoss-), adis, adj., Gnosian, Cretan: juvencae, Ov. A. A. 1, 293.

—Subst., fem., the Gnosian, i. e. Ariadne, Ov. A. A. 1, 556.

— Gnōsis (Gnoss-), idis, adj., the same: corona, i. e. the constellation of Ariadne's Crown, Ov. F. 3, 460.

—Subst., fem., the Gnosian, i. e. Ariadne, Ov. H. 15, 25; Stat. S. 5, 1, 232; id. Th. 12, 676 al.