λόφος,ὁ,
A. back of the neck; of a horse,withers, Il. 23.508 ; ὑποζυγίων
Dsc. 4.185
; of a man,nape of the neck, Il. 10.573 : metaph.,ὑπὸ ζυγῷ λόφον ἔχεινhavethe neckunder the yoke, i.e. obey patiently, S. Ant. 292 ; cf. εὔλοφος
11
.
II. crest of a hill, ridge, Od. 11.596 , 16.471 , Hdt. 2.124 ; so always in Pi. , as O. 8.17 , N. 5.46 , and in Th. 4.124 , Pl. Lg. 682b .
III. crestof a helmet, κυνέην . . ἵππουριν, δεινὸν δὲ λόφος καθύπερθεν ἔνευεν
Il. 16.138
, cf. 6.469 , 15.537 ; λεῦκοι ἴππιοι λ.
Alc. 15.2
; χρύσεος λ.
Il. 18.612
, cf. 19.383 ; τρεῖς κατασκίους λ. σείει
A. Th. 384