ἰθύς(B) [ῑθῡ],ἡ , used by Hom. only in acc.ἰθύν:
1. ἀν' ἰθύν,=against,πρὸς ῥόον ἀί̈σσοντος ἀν' ἰθύν againstthe stream, Il. 21.303 ;ἐπεὶ δὴ σφαίρῃ ἀν' ἰθὺν πειρήσαντοin throwingstraight upwards, Od. 8.377 ;πρὸς ἰθύν v.l. in
Il. 14.403 .
2. enterprise, οἷσι μάλιστα πεποίθεα πᾶσαν ἐπ' ἰθύν
Od. 4.434
; ἄριστοι πᾶσαν ἐπ' ἰθύν ἐστε μάχεσθαί τε φρονέειν τε
Il. 6.79
;γυναικῶν γνώομεν ἰθύνtheirmood, designs, Od. 16.304 ;ἐμὴν ἰ. dub. in h.Ap. 539 .