τρίγληνος,ον, in Hom. as epith. of ear-rings,
A.
ἕρματα τρίγληνα
Il. 14.183
, Od. 18.298 : ancient critics (cf. Sch. ad loc.) expld. it ( 1 ) fromγλήνεα( Il. 24.192 ), = ἀξιοθέατα , or ( 2 ) = τρίκοκκα , i. e. with three berry-shaped ornaments, or ( 3 ) = ἐκ τριῶν ζῳδίων συγκείμενα , or ( 4 ) = τριόφθαλμα ,like
Att.
τριοττίδες; and in other ways. It is prob. formed fromγλήνηasτρίκλινοςfr.κλίνη,etc., but the sense remains uncertain.
II. three-eyed,of Hecate, Ath. 7.325a .