Gȳges, is or ae, m., = Γύγης.
I A king of Lydia , famous for the possession of a ring with which he could render himself invisible , Cic. Off. 3, 19, 78; Just. 1, 7, 17 sq. —
B Deriv. Gȳgaeus , a, um, adj., in poet. transf., of or belonging to Lydia , Lydian : Lydia Gygaeo tincta puella lacu, a lake near Sardes (the Homer. λίμνη Γυγαίη), Prop. 3, 11 (4, 10), 18; cf. Plin. 5, 29, 30, § 110.—
II A Trojan , slain by Turnus , Verg. A. 9, 762.—
III A beautiful youth , Hor. C. 2, 5, 20; 3, 7, 5 (but as a name of the giant, Gyas is the correct read.; v. that art.).