Ἡρακλέης, contr.
ἠπιο-κλῆς,ὁ, the former in Ep. , Pi. , Hdt. , and E. Heracl. 210 , Ion 1144 , HF 924 ; the latter also in E. , S. , and Att. Prose: the orig. forms of the obl. casesἩρακλέεος, -κλέεϊ, -κλέεᾰnowhere appear in use; but in Att. the contracted forms
A.
Ἡρακλέους
Ar. Nu. 1050
, Ἡρακλέει
E. Heracl. 8
, 988 , Ar. Av. 567 , Ἡρακλέᾱ
Id. V. 757
(anap.) (also in h.Hom. 15.1 , Hes. Sc. 448 , Theoc. 24.1 ); in Ion. and Ep. ,Ἡρακλῆος, -κλῆϊ, -κλῆα( -κλῆϊ
Pi. I. 5(4).37
,-κλῆοςdub. in E. Heracl. 541 ):—these forms are still further shortd., Ἡρακλέος
Hdt. 2.42
( v.l. -έους ), Pi. O. 3.44 (scanned -^- P. 10.3 ), E. HF 806 (lyr.), Ἡρακλέῖ