Lewis & Short

Parŏpamīsus (Parăp-) or Parŏ-panīsus (Parăp-), i, m., = Παροπάμισος (Παραπ-).

  1. I. A high mountain beyond the Caspian Sea, now Hindu-Kuh or HinduKusch, Mel. 1, 15, 2; 3, 7, 6; Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 71; Curt. 7, 4, 15.
    Hence,
    1. B. Parŏ-pamīsădae (Parăp-), ārum, m., the inhabitants of that mountain, Curt. 7, 3, 4; 9, 8, 6.
      The same: Parŏpamīsii (Parăp-), Mel. 1, 2, 5.
  2. II. A river in Northern Asia, prob. the modern Obi, Plin. 4, 13, 27, § 94 (Sillig, Parapanisus).