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† amphisbaena, ae, f., = ἀμφίσβαινα, a kind of serpent in Libya which can move either backwards or forwards, Plin. 8, 23, 35, § 85; Luc. 9, 719.

Amphissa, ae, f., = Ἄμφισσα.

  1. I. The ancient chieftown in Locri Ozolœ, near Phocis, now Salona, Luc. 3, 172; cf. Mann. Gr. 125.
  2. II. A promontory of Locri Epizephyrii, in Lower Italy; whence, Amphissi-us, a, um, adj., of Amphissa: Amphissia saxa, Ov. M. 15, 703 Riese, where Merkel reads Amphrisia, the designation of a place now unknown.

Amphissus or -ŏs, i, m., son of Apollo and Dryope, builder of the town Œta, at the foot of Mt. Œta, Ov. M. 9, 356.