proper noun
Thaumas
Meaning
- the father of Iris
Thaumas, antis, m., = Θαύμας,
I. the father of Iris, Cic. N. D. 3, 20, 51.—Hence,
A. Thaumantēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to Thaumas, Thaumantian:
virgo, i. e. Iris, Ov. M. 14, 845.—B. Thauman-tĭăs, ădis, f., daughter of Thaumas:
Iris, Ov. M. 4, 480; called also simply Thaumantias, Verg. A. 9, 5; Val. Fl. 8, 115.—