a very ancient town in the south of Cyprus (Strabo, Ptolemy): so called from Amathus the founder; or, according to others, from Amath, a Phoenician town sacred to Venus, with a very ancient temple of Adonis and Venus; and hence Venus is denominated Amathusia (Tacitus). According to Ovid, it was a place rich in copper ore, and where the inhabitants became Ceraunus, or horsemen. Now called Limassol.

in Ancient Geography, a town of the tribe of Gad, beyond Jordan; but whether at a greater or less distance from it, is not easy to determine. Eusebius places it in the lower Persea; Reland, in Ramoth Gilead; Gabinius, proconsul of Syria, established five juridical conventions in Judea; two of which were on the other side Jordan; one at Gadara, the other at Amathus (Josephus).