Murcĭa | Murtia, Murtea | Myrtea (noun F) : (also written , )
* An epithet of Venus, said to be taken from the myrtle, which was sacred to her, Varr. L. L. 5, § 154 Müll.; Plin. 15, 29, 36, § 121; Tert. Spect. 8.
* The goddess of sloth, Aug. Civ. Dei, 4, 16; Arn. 4, 132.—Her temple was at the foot of the Aventine, which was formerly called Murcus, Liv. 1, 33, 5; Fest. p. 148; cf. murcidus.