Ampyx — has several meanings; in hair care, an ampyx is a headband, often made of metal. In Greek mythology, there were a number of figures with the name Ampyx, Amycus or Ampycus (alt. Ampykos ).* Ampyx or Ampycus was a seer, the son of Elatus the Lapith … Wikipedia
AMPYX — nomen viri proprium. Ovid. l. 12. Met. Fab. 5. Ampyca quid referam, qui quadrupedantis Oecli Fixit in adverso cornum sine cuspide vultu? Erat autem Ampyx; Mopsi pater. Orpheus in Argon. Καὶ Μόψον Τιταρῆθεν, ὃν Α῎μπυκι νυμφευθεῖσα Χαονίην ὑπό… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Ampyx — Am pyx, n. [Gr. ?.] (Greek Antiq.) A woman s headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ampyx — (gr.), 1) Kette, Band auf der Stirn der Pferde; 2) Haar od. Stirnband der Frauen … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Ampyx [1] — AMPYX, ùcis, einer von den Lapithen, der auf des Pirithous Hochzeit in dem erregten Handgemenge den Centaur Oeklus erlegete. Ovid. Metam. XII. v. 450 … Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon
Ampyx [2] — AMPYX, des Mopsus Vater. Sieh vorher Ampycus … Gründliches mythologisches Lexikon
Ampyx — Am|pyx der; [es], e <aus gleichbed. gr. ámpyx> Stirnband der Frauen in der Antike … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
ampyx — ˈam(ˌ)piks noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, woman s diadem, probably from am (from ana ) + pyx (akin to Greek pykazein to cover closely, surround, crown); akin to Avestan pusā diadem … Useful english dictionary
Ampyx (trilobite) — Taxobox regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Trilobita subclassis = Librostoma ordo = Asaphida genus = Ampyx Ampyx is a genus of Asaphid Ordovician Silurian trilobites. They are characterized by three extended spines on the head shield … Wikipedia
ampyx — am·pyx … English syllables