ὑπερδεής,ές, Ep. acc.ὑπερδέᾰ,forὑπερδεέα: (δέος):—
A. above all fear, undaunted,
ὑπερδέα δῆμον ἔχοντας
Il. 17.330
, cf. Eust. ad loc.; but Apollon. Lex. , Hsch. , derive it fromδέομαι(to want),much less, inferior: neither expl. is satisfactory and Brocks' cj.ὑπὲρ Δίαshould perh. be accepted.