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- α4312Ἀταλὰ φρονέωνthinking childish (things)cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 18.567, where a form of the headword phrase appears (web address 1 below); also other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon.
- α3852ἌρηςAres… 7.531.2 (Antipater of Thessalonica). A sword, in other words: cf. Homer, Iliad 7.330, and LSJ s.v. On this epigram, in which a Spartan mother kills her cowardly son, see Gow and Page (vol. I, …
- γ458Γρῖφοςriddle, conundrum… epitaph (quoted again more fully at eta 162) appearing on Homer's alleged tomb at Ios; cf. Gow and Page (vol. I, 6), (vol. II, 16-17), and a further extract from this epigram at chi …
- α1417Ἀλοιῶνthreshing, crushing… on Heracles is very similar. [3] From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 9.568. [4] Feminine, either participle or adjective; see already alpha 1412, and cf. eta 255. [5] Homer, Iliad 4.522 (web address 1); …
- η252Ἠλιτόμηνονmissing the [right] month… 1261. Same or similar entry in other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon, and see also the scholia on Homer, Iliad 19.118, where this neuter participle occurs (web address 1): Hera causes Eurystheus (epsilon 3732) …
- δ1597Δυσαριστοτόκειαunhappy mother of the noblest sonLikewise or similarly in other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon. The headword -- sic: a single word in the Greek! -- occurs in Homer, Iliad 18.54 (Thetis [theta 294], mother of Achilles, describing herself); …
- κ2192Κουροτρόφοςboy-nourishing… references at Photius kappa1034 Theodoridis), and cf. a scholion on Homer, Odyssey 9.27, where this adjective is applied to Ithaca (web address 1). See also kappa 2193.
- ε966Ἔμβρυονembryo, infant… similar entry in other lexica. and cf. the scholia on Homer, Odyssey 9.245, where the headword oocurs (refers to nursing kids: web address 1).
- λ42Λαθικηδέα μαζόνcare-banishing breastHomer, Iliad 22.83 (where this phrase in the accusative case occurs in what Hecuba says to her son Hector: web address 1), and scholion on this verse. cf. lambda 43.
- λ43Λαθικηδήςcare-banishing… Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon (62). The accusative occurs in Homer, Iliad 22.83, where Hecuba appeals to Hector by reminding him how she used to nurse him, offering him her "care-banishing breast." cf. lambda …
- α1728Ἀμφιθαλήςblooming-around… 1) often refers to children with both parents alive. See Homer, Iliad 22.496 (web address 2), with scholia. See also alpha 1729.
- χ80Χανδόνgapingly[1] Same or similar glossing in other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon, and cf. also a scholion on Homer, Odyssey 21.294, where the headword adverb occurs. [2] Either a quoted phrase or an allusion …
- α1079Ἄλαστεinconsolable… entry in ps.-Zonaras. [1] The headword (vocative case) occurs in Homer, Iliad 22.261, and the gloss is the one from the scholia thereto. [2] Quotation unidentifiable in this precise form, but Adler cites for …
- α1261Ἀλιτόμηνοςuntimely-born… the word for a premature baby. First (as h)lito/mhnos) in Homer, Iliad 19.117-18; cf. eta 252.
- κ2098ΚορνοῦτοςCornutus… at web address 2. [2] Repeated at omicron 995. [3] Homer, Odyssey 4.96 (web address 3). [4] Leptis (or Lepcis) Magna in Libya (Barrington Atlas map 35 grid G2). A comprehensive related website by …
- γ4ΓάγγηςGanges… away by king Agamemnon, as related in Book 1 of Homer's Iliad.
- κ1887Κνυζηθμόςwhimpering, whining… and cf. kappa 1890) see LSJ s.v. First attested in Homer, Odyssey 16.163 (dative case there: web address 1), probably the passage that has given rise to the present entry, it is later used …
- α1729Ἀμφιθαλὴς ἔρωςblooming-around Eros… comes from the scholia there. See also the scholia to Homer, Iliad 22.496, where the adjective occurs; cf. already alpha 1728 and the note there. See also epsilon 3971.
- α1694Ἄμφηκεςdouble-edged, ambiguous[1] From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 10.256, where the neuter singular headword occurs (of a sword); also in other lexica. [2] Aristophanes, Clouds 1158-1160 (abridged), with scholion. See web address 1.
- ε319Ἔθειραιlocks… 318. [1] Likewise or similarly in other lexica, including Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon (63.9), and cf. a scholion on Homer, Iliad 8.42, where the headword occurs (dative plural, of a horse's mane: web address 1 …
- δ1662Δύσμοροςill-fated… is regarded by Latte on Hesychius s.v. as quoted from Homer (e.g. Iliad 22.481). [2] Greek Anthology 9.397.5-6; cf. zeta 149 where the preceding couplet is quoted.
- α4317Ἀτάλλωνfostering; skipping… 1 below); cf. kappa 2199. [2] cf. the scholia to Homer, Iliad 13.27, where a)/talle occurs (web address 2).
- αι5ΑἰακίδηςAiakides, AeacidesLikewise in other lexica and grammars Homer uses this word twice in this case (nominative), both times as a patronymic, i.e. in reference to Aeacus' son Peleus (e.g. Iliad 16.15: web address 1). However, …
- λ254ΛεόντιοςLeontios, Leontius… Tripolis ad Maeandrum; Barrington Atlas map 65 grid A1. [2] Homer, Iliad 13.5. The 'Ister' is the Lower Danube (OCD(4) s.v.); for Mysians cf. mu 1472.
- ε683ἝκτωρHektor, Hector… patronymic is applied to Hector's son Astyanax (alpha 4260) in Homer, Iliad 6.401.
- κ2026Κόναβοςdin… in other lexica and grammars, and in the scholia to Homer, Odyssey 10.122, where the headword occurs. [2] Greek Anthology 7.531.5 (Antipater of Thessalonica), already at alpha 4649, using an adverb related to the …
- ε790ἝλενοςHelenos, Helenus… name of Cassandra's twin brother, himself a renowned prophet in Homer and elsewhere (see OCD(4) s.v.).
- γ15Γαλαθηνόςsuckling… other lexica: see notes below. The headword is attested from Homer onwards, and usually applied to animals, especially piglets, often in the context of sacrifice: see LSJ s.v. (web address 1). [1] Hesychius gamma74 …
- α3124Ἀπείπατοdenied, refused… aorist" with stem vowel alpha occurs sometimes (but not in Homer or standard Attic) instead of the usual thematic aorist a)pei=pon. [3] From the scholia to Homer, Iliad 9.671. [4] Quotation not identified by …
- ε2180Ἐπ' ἤματιfor a day[1] From the scholia to Homer, Odyssey 2.284, where the headword phrase occurs; also in Hesychius. [2] An historical fragment attributed to Eunapius (vol.1 p.254 Dindorf, HGM; Blockley, Eunapius fr. 60.[2]). The context is …