Pīĕros (-us), i, m., = Πίερος. I. King of Emathia, who gave to his daughters the names of the nine Muses, Ov. M. 5, 302.—II. A Macedonian, father of the nine Muses, Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 54; cf. Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 10.— Hence, A. Pīĕris, ĭdis or ĭdos, f., daughter of Pierus, a Muse, Hor. C. 4, 3, 18; Ov. F. 4, 222.—In plur.: Pīĕrĭdes, um, the Muses, Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 54; Verg. E. 8, 63; Juv. 4, 36.—B. Pīĕrĭus, a, um, adj., Pierian, Thessalian; sacred to the Muses, poetic: quercus
, from Mount Pierus
, in Thessaly
, Prop. 2, 10 (3, 4), 5: jugum
, Phaedr. 3 prol. 17: nec vir Pieriā pellice saucius
, Thessalian
, Hor. C. 3, 10, 15: via
, Ov. P. 2, 9, 62: modi
, Hor. A. P. 405: chori
, Ov. P. 1, 5, 58: dies
, dedicated to the Muses
, Stat. S. 1, 3, 23: tuba
, an heroic poem
, Mart. 10, 64, 4: frons
, poet's brow
, id. 8, 70, 5: corona
, laurel
, id. 12, 52, 1: grex
, the Muses and poets
, id. 12, 11, 4.—Subst. plur.: Pīĕrĭae, ārum, f., the Muses, Cic. N. D. 3, 21, 54.