ὑμέναι-ος [ῠ],ὁ, (Ὑμήν)
A. the weddingorbridal song,sung by the bride's attendants as they led her to the bridegroom's house, Il. 18.493 , Hes. Sc. 274 , A. Ag. 707 (lyr.), E. IA 1036 (lyr., s. v.l.): pl., παμφώνων ἰαχὰ ὑμεναίων
Pi. P. 3.17
, cf. E. Alc. 922 (anap.), etc.: Aeol.
ὐμήνᾰος
Sapph. 91 , Epigr.Gr. 418.7 (Cyrene): a formὑμήναιοςin Call. Aet. 3.1.43 .
2. wedding,
S. OT 422 , E. Ion 1475 (lyr.): pl., S. Ant. 813 (lyr.), E. IA 123 (lyr.), Phld. Mus. p.68K.
II.
= Ὑμήν ,Hymen,the god of marriage, addressed in wedding-songs, freq. in Trag. and Com. (lyr.), Ὑμὴν ὦ Υμέναι' ἄναζ
E. Tr. 314
;Ὑμὴν ὦ Ὑμέναι' Ὑμήνib. 331 ; Ὑμὴν Ὑμέναι' ὦ
Ar. Pax 1335
; Ὑμὴν ὦ, Ὑμέναι' ὦ