hărēna | ărēna (noun F) : (better than , Bramb. s. v. Rib. Prol. Verg. p. 422, and
* V.infra), , f.Sabin. fas-ena; from Sanscr. root bhas-, to shine, gleam, Corss. Ausspr. 1, 102.
* Prop., sand (syn.: sabulum, glarea, suburra): harenae tria genera,Plin. 36, 23, 54, § 175: magnus congestus harenae,Lucr. 6, 724; 726: litoris incurvi bibulam pavit aequor harenam,the thirsty sand of the curved shore,id. 2, 376; so, bibula harena,Verg. G. 1, 114 (Rib. and Forbig., but Conington arena): sicca,id. ib. 1, 389: sterilis,id. ib. 1, 70: mollis,Ov. M. 2, 577: opaci omnis harena Tagi, i. e. the gold it was believed to contain,Juv. 3, 55 (cf. Plin. 4, 21, 35, § 115): nivis more incidens,Sen. Q. N. 2, 30, 2.—Poet.: harena nigra, = limus,slime, mud,Verg. G. 4, 292.—Plur. (postAug.; its use is said by Gell. 19, 8, 3, to have been ridiculed by Caesar as a verbi vitium): arenae carae, of the golden sands of Pactolus,Ov. M. 11, 88 Merk.: quem (delphina) postquam bibulis inlisit fluctus harenis,id. H. 18, 201: summae cauda verruntur arenae,id. M. 10, 701 Merk.; so id. ib. 2, 456; 865; 11, 231; 499; 15, 268; 279; Stat. S. 4, 3, 23 Queck; Col. 1 praef. 24; but harenae,Ov. Am. 2, 11, 47; Verg. G. 2, 106; 3, 350; Hor. C. 3, 4, 31 K. and H.: arenarum inculta vastitas,Sen. Q. N. 1 prol. 8; of the bottom of the sea: furit aestus harenis,Verg. A. 1, 107: aestu miscentur harenae,id. ib. 3, 557.—Prov.
* Quid harenae semina mandas? Ov. H. 5, 115; cf. id. Tr. 5, 4, 48.
* Meton.
* Arena sine calce, said by Caligula of Seneca, because his sentences seem like independent maxims, without connection, Suet. Cal. 53.
* Trop., the place of combat, scene or theatre of any contest (war, a single battle, a dispute, etc.): civilis belli arena,Flor. 4, 2, 18; 4, 7, 6; cf. id. 3, 21, 1; Luc. 6, 63: in harena mea, hoc est apud centumviros,Plin. Ep. 6, 12, 2.
* In gen., sand, sands, a sandy place: ut cum urbis vendiderit, tum arenam aliquam emat,Cic. Agr. 2, 27, 71 B. and K.
* Esp.
* A sandy desert, waste (mostly post-Aug.): cum super Libycas victor penderet arenas,Ov. M. 4, 617; Luc. 2, 417: nigras inter harenas,Prop. 4 (5), 6, 83. Memnonis effigies, disjectas inter et vix pervias arenas,Tac. A. 2, 61.
* The shore of the sea, the beach, coast, strand: cum mare permotum ventis ruit intus harenam,Lucr. 6, 726: litoream arenam sulcare, Ov. M. 15, 725: doque leves saltus udaeque inmittor arenae,id. ib. 3, 599: multaque perpessae (carinae) Phrygia potiuntur arena,id. ib. 12, 38: sub noctem potitur classis arena,id. ib. 13, 729.—So sing., Verg. A. 1, 540; 5, 34; 6, 316; 11, 626 al.
* The place of combat in the amphitheatre (strewn with sand), the arena: in amphitheatri arena,Suet. Ner. 53; id. Tit. 8: missus in arenam aper,id. Tib. 72; id. Aug. 43: comminus ursos figebat Numidas Albana nudus harena venator,Juv. 4, 100; 2, 144; 8, 206: juvenes in arenam luxuria projecit,Sen. Ep. 99, 13.
* Transf.
* A combat in the amphitheatre: in harenam se dare,Dig. 11, 4, 5 fin.: operas arenae promittere,Tac. A. 14, 14: in opera scaenae arenaeque edenda,Suet. Tib. 35: scaenae arenaeque devotus,id. Cal. 30.
* Harena urens, volcanic fire, lava: Aetna ingentem vim arenae urentis effudit,Sen. Q. N. 2, 30, 1.

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