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Around the globe, Idas (Idas ) is a rare epicene forename. The forename Idas is habitual in Indonesia, where it is a rare unisex name, Tanzania, where it is a very rare masculine name, and India, where it is an extremely rare primarily boy's, but very seldom feminine name. Also, Idas is the last name as well as the forename.
Idas is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Idas , the Son of Aphareus, husband of Marpessa, argonaut in Greek mythology; Idas (Dactyl) , the demi-god from Mt. Ida in Crete and Idas , the operatic character in the opera Atys (Lully).