Ampyx

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In Greek mythology, Ampyx (Ancient Greek: Ἄμπυξ) or Ampycus (Ἄμπυκος Ampykos means 'woman's diadem, frontlet') was the name of the following figures:

Other use[edit]

  • In hair care, an ampyx (ἄμπυξ) is a headband, often made of metal.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Hesiod, Shield of Heracles 180
  2. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 128
  3. ^ Argonautica Orphica 127 & 948; Pausanias, 5.17.10
  4. ^ Hyginus, Fabulae 14
  5. ^ Argonautica Orphica 721
  6. ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 5.110
  7. ^ Ovid, Metamorphoses 12.450
  8. ^ Pausanias, 7.18.5 (Achaica)

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