Ampyx

Ampyx (Greek: Ἄμπυξ) 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").

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References

  1. Orpheus. Argonautica, 948.
  2. Pausanias. Description of Greece, 5.17.10.
  3. Hyginus. Fabulae. Book 14, 128.
  4. Ovid. Metamorphoses. Book 5, 110.
  5. Ovid. Metamorphoses. Book 12, 450.
  6. Pausanias. Description of Greece, 7.18.5.


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