Cups  amongft  the  ancient G/vf/x
were  made  of  the  horns  of  animal:,
which  people  of  quality  tipped
with  filver  or  gold.  Afterwards
cups  were  conipofed  of  wood  or
ear:h.  In  proccfsof  time  they  were
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formed  of  filver  and  gold,  or  other
coltly  materials, richly  ornamented.
Jiojne>-''s  heroes  feem  to  have  drank
£ach  out  of  his  own  cup  ;  and  Nef-
tors  is  faid  to  have  been  lb  large
and  weighty,  that  a  young  man
could  fcarce  carry  it.  The  cups  at
all  convivial  meetings  were  crown-
ed with  garlands,  and  filled  to  the
brim  ;  hence  the  exprelhoHS,  fff  e»v
St^alv^oiiy  ^nd'V!Kum  coronare.  The
Romans  in  the  times  of  luxury  bor-
rowed tlie  Grecian  cuftoms.  See
Drinking,  ^rojiinatio — Arbiter  bi-
ienJi,  Sc.
CuRETES,  a  fort  of  pricfts,  in-
Ihabitants  of  dete,  to  v/hom  Rhea
committed  the  education  of  her
3nfant  fon,  Jupiter.  They  v/ere
in  faffl  priefls  of  Cyhele,  and  the
fame  with  the  Coryhantes.  See
Klor^haniei.
Curia    was    a    public   edifice
amongft  the  Romans,  where  thofe
nfedto  affemble  who  were  entrufled
with  the  care  of  public  affairs.- —
The    Curia     was     of    two    forts,
d'acred  and  civil.     The  priefts  and
Tcligious  orders  met  in  the  former
'for  che  regulation  of  rites  andcere-
•anonies  belonging  to  the  worfhip
of  the  Gods ;  and  in  the  latter,  the
Senate  ufed   to  meet  to  deliberate
and  confult   about  affairs  of  flate.
It  was  effential  to  a  Curia,  that  the
Augurs   confecratcd  and  fanftified
3t  like  a  temple.     The  mofl  cele-
"brated  Curiae,  were,  Curia  Hofiiiia,
"built    by    TuUus    Hojiilius,     Curia
JPomfeii,  where  the  Icnate  efiedled
the    death    of   Julius    Cafar,    and
iluria  Augujli  the  court  of  Augujlus.
