Hyantius

Hyantius
Hyantes, um, m., = Huantes, the Hyantes, an old name of the Bœotians, Plin. 4, 7, 12, § 26.—
II.
Derivv.
A.
Hyan-tēus, a, um, adj., of or belonging to the Hyantes ( Bœotians ), Hyantean, Bœotian:

Iolāus,

Ov. M. 8, 310:

Aganippe,

id. ib. 5, 312:

aqua,

i. e. Castalian, Mart. 12, 3, 12.—
B.
Hyantĭus, a, um, adj., the same:

sorores,

i. e. the Muses, Stat. S. 2, 7, 8; cf.

Camenae,

Sid. Ep. 8, 9 in carm.: juvenis, i. e. Actœon, as grandson of Cadmus, Ov. M. 3, 147.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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