Aex

Aex, = αἴξ (Goat),

• the name of a rocky island in the Aegean Sea, between Chius and Tenus: Aex nomine a specie caprae, repente e medio mari exsiliens, Plin. 4, 11, 18, § 51.

Æx, Ægos (ou -is ), f. (Αἴξ), ¶ 1 rocher de la mer Égée, ressemblant à une chèvre : Varro L. 7, 22 ; Plin. 4, 51 ¶ 2 Ægos flumen Nep. Lys. 1, 4, le fleuve de la chèvre [Ægos Potamos ], cf. Alc. 8, 1 ; Con. 1, 2.

Aex

(1) A rocky island between Tenos and Chios, so called from its having the shape of a goat (αἴξ).

(2) The goat Amalthea (q.v.) that suckled Zeus, and became a constellation under the name of Aex.