Daunus
i, m.
I.
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.—
II.
Hence,
A.
Dau-nĭus, a, um, adj., Daunian: heros, Verg. A. 12, 723: gens, id. ib. 8, 146: dea, id. ib. 12, 785: caedes, Hor. Od. 2, 1, 34; cf. Camena, id. ib. 4, 6, 27: bulbus (an excellent kind growing in Apulia), Ov. R. Am. 797; cf. Plin. 19, 5, 30, § 95.—
2.
Subst.: Daunii, ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Apulia Daunia, Plin. 3, 11, 16, § 103; called also Dauni, Mel. 2, 4, 2.—
B.
Daunĭăcus a, um, adj., Daunian, for Apulian: campi, Sil. 12, 429.—
C.
Dau-nĭas, ădis, f., the province Daunia, poet. for Apulia: militaris, Hor. Od. 1, 22, 14.