Asius

Ā̆sĭus, a, um, v. 1. Asia, I. B. and II. B.

Āsius, a, um (Ἄσιος, v. ἄσις, Schlamm, Sumpf) zur asischen Gegend in Lydien am Kayster, südlich vom Tmolus gehörig, asisch, palus, bei Ephesus, Verg. Aen. 7, 701: prata, fruchtbare Landstrecken das., Verg. georg. 1, 383 (Ἄσιος λειμών b. Hom. II. 2, 461) u. Deïopea, eine Nymphe das., Verg. georg. 4, 343. Auch in anderem Sinne, myrtus, Catull. 61, 32.

1 Asĭus, (14) a, um, dʼAsie [région de la Lydie] : Virg. En. 7, 701 ; G. 1, 383.

2 Asĭus, (16) ĭī, m. , nom dʼh. : Virg. En. 10, 123.

A'sius

(Ἄσιος).

1. A son of Hyrtacus of Arisbe, and father of Acamas and Phaenops. He was one of the allies of the Trojans, and brought them auxiliaries from the several towns over which he ruled. He was slain by Idomeneus. (Hom. Il. 2.835, 12.140, 13.389, &c., 17.582.)

A'sius

2. A son of Dymas and brother of Hecabe. Apollo assumed the appearance of this Asius, when he wanted to stimulate Hector to fight against Patroclus. (Hom. Il. 16.715, &c.; Eustath. p. 1083.) According to Dictys Cretensis (4.12), Asius was slain by Ajax. There are two more mythical personages of this name, which is also used as a surname of Zeus, from the town of Asos or Oasos in Crete. (Verg. A. 10.123; Tzetz. ad Lycoph. 355; Steph. Byz. s. v. Ἄσος). [L.S]

A'sius

(Ἄσιος), one of the earliest Greek poets, who lived, in all probability, about B. C. 700, though some critics would place him at an earlier and others at a later period. He was a native of Samos, and Athenaeus (iii. p. 125) calls him the old Samian poet. According to Pausanias (7.4.2), his father's name was Amphiptolemus. Works Epic and Elegiac Poems

Asius wrote epic and elegiac poems. The subject or subjects of his epic poetry are not known; and the few fragments which we now possess, consist of genealogical statements or remarks about the Samians, whose luxurious habits he describes with great naiveté and humour.

The fragments are preserved in Athenaeus, Pausanias, Strabo, Apollodorus, and a few others. His elegies were written in the regular elegiac metre, but all have perished with the exception of a very brief one which is preserved in Athenaeus. (l.c.) Editions

The fragments of Asius are collected in N. Bach, Callini, Tyrtaei et Asii Samii quae supersunt, &c., Leipzig, 1831, 8vo.; in Dübner's edition of Hesiod, &c., Paris, 1840, and in Düntzer, Die Fragm. der Episch. Poes. p. 66, &c., Nachtrag, p. 31. [L.S]

Asius Asius, son of Amphiptolemus

• Samian epic poet: Paus. 7.4.1
• genealogist: Paus. 4.2.1
• on Alcmena's parents: Paus. 5.17.8
• on Antiope, Amphion, and Zethus: Paus. 2.6.4
• on Pelasgus: Paus. 8.1.4
• on sons of Phocus: Paus. 2.29.4
• on daughters of Phoenix: Paus. 7.4.1
• on Ptous: Paus. 9.23.6
• on Sicyon: Paus. 2.6.5
• as to Callisto: Apollod. 3.8.1

Asius(2), son of Hyrtacus

• a Trojan ally: Apollod. E.3.34