Ganges, is, m., = Γάγγης,
I the river Ganges , in India , Mel. 3, 7, 5 sq.; Plin. 6, 17, 21, § 60 sq.; Cic. Rep. 6, 20; Verg. G. 2, 137; Ov. Tr. 5, 3, 23; id. M. 2, 249; 4, 21 al. —
II Derivv.
A Gangētĭcus , a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Ganges , found in the Ganges : tigris, Ov. M. 6, 636: aves, Col. 8, 8, 10: pubes, Sil. 3, 612: raptor, i. e. a tiger-hunter , Mart. 8, 26, 1: ales, i. e. a phoenix , Aus. Idyll. 11, 16; 20, 9.—
B Gangētis , ĭdis, adj., the same: terra, i. e. India , Ov. Am. 1, 2, 47.