Daunus | Dau-nĭus, a, um | Daunii, ōrum | Daunĭăcus, a, um | Dau-nĭas, ădis (noun M.m.f) : Δαῦνος
* A fabulous king over a part of Apulia (whence it obtained the appellation Daunia), father (or ancestor) of Turnus, and father-in-law of Diomedes, Verg. A. 10, 616; 688; 12, 22 al.; Hor. Od. 3, 30, 11; 4, 14, 26; Ov. M. 14, 458; 510; id. F. 4, 76; Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 103; Paul. ex Fest. p. 69, 1 Müll.
* Hence
* Adj., Daunian: heros,i. e. Turnus,Verg. A. 12, 723: gens,i. e. the Rutulians governed by Turnus,id. ib. 8, 146: dea,i. e. Juturna, sister of Turnus,id. ib. 12, 785: caedes,i. e. of the Romans (pars pro toto),Hor. Od. 2, 1, 34; cf. Camena,i. e. Roman,id. ib. 4, 6, 27: bulbus (an excellent kind growing in Apulia),Ov. R. Am. 797; cf. Plin. 19, 5, 30, § 95.
* Subst.: , , , the inhabitants of Apulia Daunia, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 103; called also Dauni,Mel. 2, 4, 2.
* Adj., Daunian, for Apulian: campi,Sil. 12, 429.
* The province Daunia, poet. for Apulia: militaris,Hor. Od. 1, 22, 14.

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