Iapyx

Ĭāpyx, ygis, m., = Ἰάπυξ,

• a son of Daedalus, who ruled in Southern Italy (Apulia or Calabria), Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 102; Ov. M. 15, 52.—
• • B Transf.
  • • 1 A river in the south of Italy, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 102.—
    • 2 A wind that blows in the south of Italy, the west-northwest of the Greeks, Hor. C. 1, 3, 4; Verg. A. 8, 710.—
• II Deriv. Ĭāpygĭa, ae, f., that part of Southern Italy (Apulia or Calabria) over which Iapyx ruled, Iapygia, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 102; Ov. M. 15, 703; Serv. Verg. G. 3, 475.—
• • B Derivv.
  • • 1 Ĭāpygĭus, a, um, adj., Iapygian: Acra, a promontory on the eastern extremity of the Tarentine Gulf, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 100.—
    • 2 Ĭāpyx, ygis, adj., Iapygian, also for Apulian, Calabrian: campus, Sil. 1, 51; 3, 707: equus, Verg. A. 11, 678: Garganus, id. ib. 11, 247: Daunus, as king of Apulia, Ov. M. 14, 458; 510.—
    • 3 Ĭāpygēus, i, m. (sc. ventus), the wind usually called Iapyx (v. supra), Ap. Mund. p. 63, 20.

Iāpyx, pygis, Akk. pyga, m. (Ἰάπυξ), I) Sohn des Dädalus, der sich in Italien niederließ und der Landschaft Japygia (s.u.) den Namen gab, Plin. 3, 102. – II) der Japygier, A) als Name eines apul. Flusses. Plin. 3, 102: Iapygis arva, Apulien, Ov. met. 15, 52. – B) als Name eines Windes, der den Griechen aus Apulien kam, der Westnordwestwind, günstig denen, die von Brundisium aus nach Griechenland überfahren wollten, Hor. carm. 1, 3, 4. Verg. Aen. 8, 710. Gell. 2, 22, 21. Ampel. 5, 2: vollst. ventus Iapyx, Gell. 2, 22, 23: Iapyx ventus, Apul. de mund. 14 nach Koziols Vermutung (Goldbacher Iapygeum [sc. ventum], Thomas bl. Iapyga): Iapyx sive favonius, Veget. mil. 4, 38. p. 155, 3 L. – C) adi. = japygisch, Garganus, Verg. Aen. 11, 247: Daunus, Ov. met. 14, 510. – Dav. Iāpygius, a, um (ἴαπύγιος), japygisch = apulisch od. kalabrisch, Apuliae promontorium, Ampel. 5, 2: Acra Iapygia, s. Acra. – subst., Iāpygia, ae, f. (Ἰαπυγία), eine Landschaft in Großgriechenland, ein Teil von Kalabrien, j. Terra d'Otranto, Plin. 3, 102. Ov. met. 15, 703. Apul. de mund. 14; vgl. Serv. Verg. georg. 3, 475 (wo Iapigia geschr. ist).

Iapyx [CL] , WNW wind, which provides swift crossing from Italy to Greece. iapix, felox [ventus] GlC I 5 (cf. ib. 9: †iaspix, ventus).

Ĭāpyx, (13) ўgis, m. (Ἰάπυξ), fils de Dédale : Plin. 3, 102 || fleuve de lʼIapygie : Plin. 3, 102 || adj^t , Iapygien, dʼApulie : Virg. En. 11, 678 || vent de lʼAdriatique, ouest-nord-ouest : Hor. O. 1, 3, 4.

iapyx, ygis. m.
西風。

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Iapyx

(Ἰάπυξ), a son of Lycaon and brother of Daunius and Peucetius, who went as leaders of a colony to Italy. (Ant. Lib. 31.) According to others, Iapyx was a Cretan, and a brother of Icadius (Serv. ad Aen. 3.332), or a son of Daedalus and a Cretan woman, from whom the Cretans who migrated to Italy derived the name of Iapyges. (Strab. vi. pp. 279, 282; Athen. 12.523; Hdt. 7.170; Heyne, ad Virg. Aen. 11.247.) [L.S]

Iāpyx ygis, adj.,

• of Iapyx, Iapygian, Apulian, Calabrian: equus, V.—As subst: Daunus, i. e. king of Apulia, O.; (sc. ventus), the wind from Apulia, V., H.

Iāpyx

(Ἰάπυξ). (1) Son of Lycaon and brother of Daunius and Peucetius, who went as leaders of a colony to Italy. According to others, he was a Cretan and a son of Daedalus.

(2) The west-northwest wind blowing off the coast of Iapygia (Apulia), in the south of Italy, and consequently favourable to persons crossing over to Greece. It was called by the Greeks ἀργέστης.