goddess
θεά,ἡ, in later Ep.
θεή
Call. Dian. 119 , dat.
A.
θεῇ
A.R. 3.549
codd. ( Hom. has dat. pl.θεῆς, θεῇσι, Il. 3.158 , 8.305 ), Lacon.
σιά
Ar. Lys. 1263 (lyr.): fem. ofθεός(q.v.) in Ep. , Trag.(with imitations in Com., as Antiph. 81 , Eub. 64 ), Att. in set phrases (v. infr.) and later Prose: —goddess, opp.γυνή, Il. 14.315 : with anotherSubst., θ. μήτηρ
1.280
; θεαὶ νύμφαι
24.615
;Παλλὰς θ. S. Ant. 1184 ; θεοὶ θεαί τε
A. Th. 87
(lyr.); μὰ θεούς, μὰ θεάς
Pl. Smp. 219c
; μὰ τοὺς θεοὺς καὶ τὰς θεάς
D. 19.67
; τοῖς δώδεκα θεοῖς καὶ ταῖς σεμναῖς θεαῖς
IG 22.112.9
, cf. Antiph. 206.2 , Anaxandr. 2 ; τῷ θεῷ καὶ τῇ θεᾷ
IG 12.76.39
: in dual, of Demeter and Persephone, μεγάλα θεά
S. OC 683
(in earlier Att.
τὼ θεώ, v. θεός ); αἱ
θεαί
IG 22.661.28
(iii B.C.);αἱ σεμναὶ θ.the Erinyes, S. OC 458 , etc.;δειναί, ἀνώνυμοι θ., E. El. 1270 , IT 944 .
II. name of thirdτόπος, Vett. Val. 69.12, Paul.Al. L. 3 , cf. Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(4).144 . [^-, but sts. monosyll. in Trag., as E. Andr. 978 .]
