Appias

Appias, ădis, f. [Appius].

• An epithet of the nympi at the fountain of Aqua Appia (v. Applus), whose waters gushed forth near the temple of Venus: Non illas lites Appias ipsa probat, Ov. R. Am. 660; id. A. A. 1, 82.—Hence, transf., to her statues, found at the neighboring temple of Venus: Appiadesque deae, Ov. A. A. 3, 452.—
• II An epithet of Minerva, given by Cicero jestingly, to flatter Appius Pulcher, in imitation of the appellative Pallas, Cic. Fam. 3, 1 Manut.

Appias, adis, f., s. Appius.

Appĭăs, (14) ădis, f. , a) Appias [sing. collectif dans Ov. Ars 1, 82 ; Rem. 660 ] = Appiades, les Appiades [groupe de nymphes ornant une fontaine située devant le temple de Vénus Genitrix] : Ov. Ars 3, 452 ; Plin. 36, 33 ; b) nom donné par Cic. à une Minerve dʼAppius Claudius : Cic. Fam. 3, 1, 1.

Appias

A nymph of the Appian Well in the Forum of Iulius Caesar, near the temple of Venus Genetrix, and surrounded by statues of nymphs called Appiades—a name also given to prostitutes living in that vicinity (Ovid, A. A. ii. 452).