λάσῐος[ᾰ],α,ον , later alsoος,ον
Luc. Prom. 12 , etc. (cf.λάσειος):—
A. shaggy, woolly, of sheep, Il. 24.125 , Od. 9.433 ;λ. θῆρες, of sheep and goats, opp. deer (στικτοὶ θ.), S. Ph. 184 (lyr.); μέλισσαι
Theoc. 22.42
;τὰ -ώτατα, of horses, X. Eq. 2.4 ; in men,λ. κῆρwas in the heroic age a mark of strength, Il. 2.851 , 16.554 , cf. Pl. Tht. 194e ;ἐν . . στήθεσσιν λασίοισι, of Achilles, Il. 1.189 ; τὸ στῆθος ἐπαινεῖν χρὴ τετράγωνόν τε ἐὸν καὶ λ.
Hp. Prorrh. 2.7
; whereas afterwards a hairy breast was looked upon as a sign of dissoluteness or coarseness, Ar. Nu. 349 ; or of intrigue and cunning,Ἀγαθοκλεῖος λάσιαι φρένες ἤλασαν ἔξω πατρίδοςAlex.Aetol. 5 ; also λ. κεφαλή
Pl. Ti. 76c
; περὶ ὦτα λ.
Id. Phdr. 253e
; λ. τὰ σκέλη
Luc. DDeor. 4.1
; λ. ὀφρύς