Ampyx, ycis, m., = Ἄμπυξ.
I One of the Lapithae; acc. Ampyca, Ov. M. 12, 450. —
II One of the companions of Phineus , changed to stone by Perseus , Ov. M. 5, 184.
·noun A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the front hair. ...
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