δαίδαλ-ος,ον,
A. cunninglyorcuriously wrought,
μάχαιρα
Pi. N. 4.59
( Did. ,Δαιδάλουcodd.); πέπλος
A. Eu. 635
: in Hom. only neut. asSubst.,ὃς χερσὶν ἐπίστατο δαίδαλα πάντα τεύχειν . .to frame allcunning works,
Il. 5.60 , al.; τεκτόνων δ.
Pi. P. 5.36
, cf. Opp. C. 1.355 : also in sg., Od. 19.227 .
2. spotted, speckled,or perh. rather,sheeny, shot with light,of fish, Opp. C. 1.58 .
II. as pr. n.,Δαίδαλος,ὁ, Daedalus,i. e.the Cunning Worker, the Artist,traditional name for the first sculptor, Il. 18.592 , Pl. Men. 97d : henceδαίδαλα,τά, = statues,
Paus. 9.3.2 : alsoΔαίδαλα,τά,festival of Hera at Argos, ib., Plu. Daed. tit.