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Abas

Abas · m

The twelfth king of Argos, son of Lynceus and Hypermnestra

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Where it lives

Achilleis 1 · 1.39/10k
Aeneid 4 · 0.63/10k
Thebais 3 · 0.48/10k
Metamorphoses 3 · 0.39/10k
Argonautica 1 · 0.27/10k

What it meant

ăbas — Lewis & Short

ăbas, antis, m.=*)/abas.

I The twelfth king of Argos, son of Lynceus and Hypermnestra, grandson of Danaūs, father of Acrisius, and grandfather of Perseus. His shield was gained by Æneas, Verg. A. 3, 286.—

B Hence derivv.

1 ăb-antĕus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Abas, Ov. M. 15, 164.—

2 ăbantĭădēs, ae, m. patron., a male descendant of Abas.

a His son Acrisius, Ov. M. 4, 607.—

b His great grandson Perseus (by Danaë, daughter of Acrisius), Ov. M. 4, 673; 5, 138 al.—

II A Centaur, son of Ixion, Ov. M. 12, 306.—

III An Ethiopian, Ov. M. 5, 126.—

IV A companion of Dionedes, Ov. M. 14, 505.—

V A companion of Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 121.—

VI A Tuscan chieftain, Verg. A. 10, 170 and 427.

In the wild

6 of 12 attestations shown.

Where it came from

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