proper nounAmpyxAMPYX☆ KeepMeaningOne of the Lapithœ; acc.Lewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879AMPYXLEWIS & SHORTAMPYXAmpyx, ўcis, m., = Ἄμπυξ. I. One of the Lapithœ; acc. Ampyca, Ov. M. 12, 450. —II. One of the companions of Phineus, changed to stone by Perseus, Ov. M. 5, 184.Read the whole entryIn the Academy Smith's classical dictionariesAntiquitiesAmpyxAmpyx (ἄμπυχ), a frontlet, or band, worn by Greek ladies to confine the hair, passing round the front of the head and fastening behind. It appears gen…