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Amphrȳsus or -ŏs , i, m., = Ἀμφρυσός,
I.a small river in the Thessalian province of Phthiotis, near which Apollo fed the flocks of Admetus, Ov. M. 1, 580; 7, 229; Verg. G. 3, 2.—
II. Derivv.
A. Am-phrȳsĭus , a, um, adj., belonging to Amphrysus, or, poet. transf., to Apollo: “vates,” i. e. the Sibyl, Verg. A. 6, 398.—
B. Am-phrȳsĭăcus , a, um, adj., the same: “gramen,” Stat. S. 1, 4, 105.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 1.580
    • Vergil, Aeneid, 6.398
    • Vergil, Georgics, 3.2
    • Statius, Silvae, 1.4
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