θήρ,θηρός, Ep. dat. pl.θήρεσσι, ὁ: later alsoἡ, Ael. NA 6.24 , etc.: (v. sub fin.):—
A. beast of prey, esp. a lion (so used in Cephallenia, Sch. Il. 15.324 ), Il. 15.586 , etc.;ὁ Νέμειος θ. E. HF 153 : coupled withλέων, ib. 465 , Epimenid. 2 : withλέαινα, AP 14.63.4 ( Mesom. ); of the wild boar,Ἐρυμάνθιος θ. S. Tr. 1097 ; of Cerberus, Id. OC 1569 (lyr.);ὁ θ., of a hind, Id. El. 572 : pl., generally,beasts, opp. birds and fishes, ἠέ που ἐν πόντῳ φάγον ἰσθύες, ἢ ἐπὶ χέρσου θηρσὶ καὶ οἰωνοῖσιν ἕλωρ γένετ'
Od. 24.291
; ἰχθύσι μὲν καὶ θηρσὶ καὶ οἰωνοῖς πετεηνοῖς
Hes. Op. 277
; ἐν θηρσίν, ἐν βροτοῖσιν, ἐν θεοῖς ἄνω
S. Fr. 941.12
; ἐν ἄγρῃ θηρῶν
Hdt. 3.129
; ἄφοβοι θῆρες
S. Aj. 366
: metaph.,θῆρες ξιφήρεις, of Orestes and Pylades, E. Or. 1272 , cf. Ph. 1296 (lyr.);ἡ σφοδρότης . . θηρός(sc.Ἔρωτος) Alex. 245.12 : prov., ἔγνω θὴρ θῆρα
Arist. Rh. 1371b16