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noun

Hўlas

gen. ae · gender masculine · decl. 1st
a beautiful youth of Œchalia; Argos; companion of poetic
a beautiful youth of Œchalia (or Argos), companion of Hercules in the Argonautic expedition, who was carried off by the nymphs, and long sought for by Hercules in vain, Prop. 1, 20, 6; Ov. A. A. 2, 110; Juv. 1, 164; Val. Fl. 3, 596; Hyg. Fab. 14; Verg. E. 6, 44 (where, by poet. license, the voc. is scanned Hўlā, Hȳl', like the Gr. Ἆρες, Ἄρες, Mart. 9, 11, 15).
Perseus ID: n21137 Key: Hylas