Ăbas, antis, m. = Ἄβας.
- I. The twelfth king of Argos, son of Lynceus and Hypermnestra, grandson of Danaūs, father of Acrisius, and grandfather of Perseus. His shield was gained by Æneas, Verg. A. 3, 286.
- B. Hence derivv.
- 1. Ăb-antĕus, a, um, adj., pertaining to Abas, Ov. M. 15, 164.
- 2. Ăbantĭădēs, ae, m. patron., a male descendant of Abas.
- a. His son Acrisius, Ov. M. 4, 607.
- b. His great grandson Perseus (by Danaë, daughter of Acrisius), Ov. M. 4, 673; 5, 138 al.
- II. A Centaur, son of Ixion, Ov. M. 12, 306.
- III. An Ethiopian, Ov. M. 5, 126.
- IV. A companion of Dionedes, Ov. M. 14, 505.
- V. A companion of Æneas, Verg. A. 1, 121.
- VI. A Tuscan chieftain, Verg. A. 10, 170 and 427.