Dryas

Dryas, antis, m., = Δρύας.

• The father of Lycurgus king of Thrace, Hyg. Fab. 132; Serv. Verg. A. 3, 14.
• —Hence, Dryantīdes, ae, m., i. e. Lycurgus, Ov. Ib. 347; cf. Hyg. and Serv. 1. 1.—
• II One of the Lapithae, Ov. M. 12, 290 sq.—
• III A sharer in the Calydonican hunt, Ov. M. 8, 307.

Dryas, ădis, v. Dryades fin.

1. Dryas, adis, Akk. Plur. adas, f. (Δρυάς), eine Baumnymphe, Waldnymphe, Mart. 9, 62, 14: öfter Plur. Dryades, um, Verg. u.a. Dichter. – ➳ Griech. Dat. Plur. Dryasin, Prop. 1, 20, 12 zw.

2. Dryas, adis, Akk. Plur. adas, f., ein Druidenweib, als Priesterin u. Wahrsagerin, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 60, 6; Numer. 14, 2 u. 3; 15, 1; Aurel. 44, 4. – ➳ In diesen Stellen früher teils Druias, teils Druis.

3. Dryās, antis, m. (Δρύας), Vater des Lykurg, des Königs von Thrazien, *Naev. tr. 49. Hyg. fab. 132. – Dav. Dryantīdēs, ae, m., des Dryas Sohn, d.i. Lykurgus, Ov. Ibis 343.

4. Dryās, antis, Akk. anta, Vok. a, m., Sohn des Mars u. Bruder des Thraziers Tereus, nahm an der kalydonischen Jagd teil, sowie am Kampfe der Lapithen gegen die Zentauren, Ov. met. 8, 307; 12, 311.

Dryas [CL < Δρυάς] , dryad, wood sprite. ~ades, wuduelfen Ælf. Sup.; cetus Driadum Map NC II 12 (v. alaris a).

1 Drўăs, ădis, f. , v. Dryades.

2 Drўās, antis, m. , Dryas [un des Lapithes] : Ov. M. 12, 290 || roi de Thrace, père de Lycurgue : Hyg. Fab. 132 || un des compagnons de Méléagre : Ov. M. 8, 307.

Dryas

(Δρύας), a son of Ares, and brother of Tereus, was one of the Calydonian hunters. He was murdered by his own brother, who had received an oracle, that his son Itys should fall by the hand of a relative. (Apollod. 1.8.2; Hygin. Fab. 45.) There are five other mythical personages of this name. (Apollod. 2.1.5; Horn. Il. 6.130; Apollod. 3.5.1; Hom. Il. 1.263; Hesiod. Scut. Herc. 179.) [L.S]

Dryas

(Δρύας). Father of the Thracian king Lycurgus (q.v.), who is hence called Dryantides.

Dryas Dryas, father of Lycurgus

• Apollod. 3.5.1

Dryas(2), son of Lycurgus

• his father in a fit of madness strikes him with an axe and cuts off his extremities: Apollod. 3.5.1, Apollod. 3.5.2

Dryas (3)

• mentioned by Homer with Theseus and Perithous: Paus. 10.29.10
• son of Ares, hunts Calydonian boar: Apollod. 1.8.2

Dryas(4), son of Egyptus

• husband of Eurydice: Apollod. 2.1.5