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α1842ἈναγυράσιοςAnagyrasian… Apostolius 2.96) and Kassel-Austin, PCG III.2 (Aristophanes) pp.51-52. [3] On hero-cult see generally OCD(4) s.v. (p.672). [4] Anagyros, evidently. (At epsilon 78, where this mini-narrative is summarised, the father is the subject -- but …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ1465ΚεχήνηI was open-mouthedFrom the scholia to Aristophanes, Acharnians 10, where the hero Dikaiopolis, recounting some recent experiences of pleasure and pain, recalls how at a recent theatrical festival he was "open-mouthed" (i.e. agog) in anticipation of …Matched in noteshighshort
η88Ἤδηby this time… of course, was not concerned with Pythagoras.) [7] A Trojan hero. [8] More probably Pyrrhus, as in Diogenes Laertius and elsewhere (see next note). [9] For the basic story of Pythagoras' disappearance/reappearance see also …Matched in noteshighmedium
κ1288Κελαινώπανblack-faced.… 553-54. The note refers to the play, not to the hero of the play.Matched in noteshighshort
λ262ΛεωκόριονLeokorion, Leocorium, Leos-shrine… Hagnous referred to at Plutarch, Theseus 13.2-3 (Emily Kearns, The Heroes of Attica (London 1989) 181). The daughters were probably worshipped at the Leokoreion, which was most probably somewhere in the Agora, although a …Matched in noteshighshort
ι160Ἱέρατοwas a priest… purpose of the group was private cult activity, especially concerning heroes and minor deities. The orgonenes seem to have been especially connected with foreign deities, whose rites had an orgiastic character. An inscription from …Matched in noteshighshort
η566ἭρυλλοςHeryllos, Heryllus… only). Otherwise attested only in grammarians and lexicographers: Hesychius eta857; Herodian, *Peri\ paqw=n, vol. 3.2, 205, quoted by Etymologicum Magnum 142.56 and 143.3; Herodian, *Peri\ parwnu/mwn, vol.3.2, 859.Matched in noteshighshort
α214Ἀγηλατεῖνto drive out, to drive out a curse… loose interpretation of the single use of this verb by Herodotus (5.72.1: see web address 1 below for Greek text), from the ancient glosses on that passage; "drive out" would be better there, as …Matched in noteshighshort
β598Βυσσόνdepth; ocean's depth… somewhere; extant possibilities begin with Homer (Iliad 24.80) and include Herodotus: see note below. [2] (For the difference of accentuation here see already under beta 597.) Perhaps metonymy for "a dyed robe"; see Aeschylus, …Matched in noteshighshort
δ1717Δυσχείμεροςwintry, with harsh winters… in the Iliad (web address 1); also used by Aeschylus, Herodotus, Aristotle and others.Matched in noteshighshort
αι74Αἰγυπιόνvulture, black vulture… in her commentary on Aristophanes' Birds (Oxford 1995) 517. [2] Herodotus 3.76.3 (web address 2).Matched in noteshighshort
α215Ἀγηλατεῖνto banish as accursed… Sophocles, Oedipus Tyrannus 401-2 (web address 1), with scholion. [3] Herodotus 5.72.1 (web address 2) on king Cleomenes of Sparta in 510 BCE.Matched in noteshighshort
κ2677ΚυματίαςwavyLSJ s.v. cites instances from Aeschylus, Herodotus and Cercidas. Comparable entries, according to Adler, in the Ambrosian Lexicon (1779 and 1825).Matched in noteshighshort
ι578Ἵππος ΝισαῖοςNisaian horse, Nisaean horse… quoted from somewhere, is accusative plural); and nu 425. [1] Herodotus 3.106.2, 7.40.3; both passages also mention the horses. [2] Polemon fr.98 FHG (3.147). [3] For 'Orpheus' read, presumably, Euripides (fr. 1128).Matched in noteshighshort
ε257Ἑδωλιάσαιto floor… [1] Similar material in other lexica. [2] From glosses on Herodotus 1.24.4. For this "quarterdeck" usage (also in the Sophocles passage about to be quoted) see LSJ s.v. e(dw/lion, II. [3] Sophocles, Ajax 1277-8 …Matched in noteshighmedium
α4046Ἀρτίπουςsound-footed… other lexica. For the headword see e.g. Sophocles, Trachiniae 58; Herodotus 4.161. (For the prefix cf. generally alpha 4044, alpha 4045.)Matched in noteshighshort
μ507Μελίνηmeline, millet… A faulty connection: we needed "but". [3] Sophocles fr.69 Radt; Herodotus 3.117.4; Xenophon, Anabasis 1.2.22, 1.5.10. [4] The passage in question, as Harpok. shows, is 6.4.6 -- but modern editions print meli/nas there. [5] …Matched in noteshighshort
η283Ἦμαρday… regarded as analogical with e(spe/ra, according to Chantraine s.v. [2] Herodian the grammarian (for whom see further below) says h)=dos is Aeolic, which would account for initial psilosis (although a)=dos would be expected in …Matched in noteshighmedium
ω8ὨγενίδαιOgenidai, Ogenos' offspringMore directly put at Hesychius omega19. The 'ancient god' (ps.-Herodian, Stephanus of Byzantium) Ogenos -- see e.g. Lycophron, Alexandra 231 -- is a variant of Okeanos (omega 43): see LSJ s.v. (web address 1).Matched in noteshighshort
ε4063Ἑψίαamusement, recreationLikewise in ps.-Herodian and, according to Adler, the Ambrosian Lexicon. More fully in Hesychius epsilon7708, with an attribution of the headword to Sophocles (fr.3 Radt). cf. epsilon 4064, epsilon 4065, epsilon 4066, epsilon 4067, …Matched in noteshighshort
κ1505Κηληθμόςrapture… The noun is correctly glossed in Apollonius' Homeric Lexicon, "delight"; Herodian, Schematismi Homerici 113 "enchanting of hearing"; and Hesychius kappa2498 "delight, joy". No other lexicon offers this interpretation. For that matter, the meaning of …Matched in noteshighshort
η274Ἤλυσιςcoming… in e)leu/somai, h)/luqon, e)lh/luqa. cf. Hesychius eta400; also glosses on Herodotus 2.123.2, where the compound perih/lusis occurs.Matched in noteshighshort
α1322Ἀλλοθρόουςforeign-uttering, strange-uttering… the scholia there. Besides epic, also used in tragedy, and Herodotus; not in Attic prose.Matched in noteshighshort
ε3445Εὐεστοῖwell-being… possibilities include Aeschylus (Seven against Thebes 187, Agamemnon 929) and Herodotus (1.85).Matched in noteshighshort
α1597Ἁμιλλῶμαί σοιI vie with you… use of this verb with the dative case (as in Herodotus, Euripides and elsewhere: see LSJ).Matched in noteshighshort
λ275Λεώςpeople… metathesis. Both lew/s and lho/s occur in the text of Herodotus. See LSJ s.v.Matched in noteshighshort
α2924Ἄπαρνοςdenier, denying… this term see e.g. Sophocles, Antigone 435 (web address 1); Herodotus 3.99.1 (web address 2).Matched in noteshighshort
χ452Χραίνεινto staincf. other lexica and grammars, e.g. Hesychius s.v., ps.-Herodian 149; also the scholia to Euripides, Hecuba 366 (web address 1), where a form of the headword appears. (The present form perhaps comes from another …Matched in noteshighshort
κ990Κατέσκηψεfell upon… be quoted from somewhere: Theodoridis suggests Aeschylus (Supplices 327) or Herodotus (1.137.2, 7.134.1), and there are in truth numerous other possibilities.Matched in noteshighshort
ει83Εἰκόςprobable… likely to suffer" should be read (web address 2). [6] Herodotus 7.239.2 (web address 3). [7] Quotation not identified by Adler but identifiable via the TLG as a close approximation of Josephus, Jewish War …Matched in noteshighmedium