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{{Lewis
|lshtext=<b>Ăbas</b>: antis, m.=”Αβας.<br /><b>I</b> 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.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>B</b> Hence derivv.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>1</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ăb-antĕus, a, um, adj., pertaining to [[Abas]], Ov. M. 15, 164.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>2</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Ăbantĭădēs, ae, m. [[patron]]., a [[male]] [[descendant]] of [[Abas]].<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>a</b> His [[son]] [[Acrisius]], Ov. M. 4, 607.—<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<b>b</b> His [[great]] [[grandson]] [[Perseus]] (by Danaë, [[daughter]] of [[Acrisius]]), Ov. M. 4, 673; 5, 138 al.—<br /><b>II</b> A [[Centaur]], [[son]] of [[Ixion]], Ov. M. 12, 306.—<br /><b>III</b> An Ethiopian, Ov. M. 5, 126.—<br /> A [[companion]] of Dionedes, Ov. M. 14, 505.—<br /> A [[companion]] of Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 121.—<br /> A Tuscan [[chieftain]], Verg. A. 10, 170 and 427.
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{{Gaffiot
|gf=<b>Ăbās</b>,¹⁴ antis, m., roi d’[[Argos]] : Hyg. Fab. 273, p. 146, 12 &#124;&#124; autres personnages : Virg. En. 1, 121 ; Ov. M. 5, 126 ; etc.||autres personnages : Virg. En. 1, 121 ; Ov. M. 5, 126 ; etc.
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{{Georges
|georg=Abās (Nbf. Abans, Serv. Verg. Aen. 3, 286), antis, m. (Ἄβας), [[König]] in [[Argos]], [[Vater]] [[des]] Akrisius, [[Großvater]] der Danaë und Atalante, u. Urgroßvater [[des]] [[Perseus]] (Sohnes der Danaë), [[von]] dem [[nach]] [[einer]] [[nach]] Euböa unternommenen [[Wanderung]] die Euböer »Abanten« [[heißen]], Hyg. fab. 170. – Dav. a) Abantēus, a, um (Ἀβάντειος), zu [[Abas]] [[gehörig]], abantéisch, Ov. [[met]]. 15, 164. – b) Abantiadēs, ae, m. (Ἀβαντιάδης), [[ein]] Abantiade (= männl. [[Nachkomme]] [[des]] [[Abas]]) = [[dessen]] [[Sohn]] Akrisius, Ov. [[met]]. 4, 607; u. = [[dessen]] Urenkel [[Perseus]], Ov. [[met]]. 4, 673 u.ö. – c) [[Abantias]], adis, f. (Ἀβαντιάς), eine Abantiade = [[ein]] weibl. [[Nachkomme]] [[des]] [[Abas]] (= Danaë od. Atalante); dah. [[auch]] [[alter]] [[Name]] der [[Insel]] Euböa, Plin. 4, 64; vgl. Prisc. perieg. 544. – d) [[Abantius]] a, um, abantisch = euböisch, aequora, Stat. silv. 4, 8, 46.
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