the time just before
ὄρθρος,ὁ,
A. the time just beforeorabout daybreak, dawn, cock-crow( ἀπ' ὄρθρου μέχρι περ ἂν ἥλιος ἀνάσχῃ
Pl. Lg. 951d
), τάχα δ' ὄ. ἐγίγνετο δημιοεργός
h.Merc. 98
; ἐπειδὰν ὄ. ᾖ
Ar. Ach. 256
, cf. Av. 496 , etc. ; ὄρθρου at dawn,
Hes. Op. 577
, Sopat. 25 , Aristopho 10 ; ὄρθρου γενομένου
Hdt. 1.198
; ἅμα ὄρθρῳ
Id. 7.188
, Th. 3.112 , etc. ; ἐς ὄρθρον
Theoc. 18.56
, cf. X. Cyn. 6.6 ; κατ' ὄρθρον
Ar. V. 772
; περὶ ὄρθρον
Th. 6.101
(cf.περίορθρος) ;πρὸς ὄρθρονtowardsdawn,
Ar. Lys. 1089 ; πρὸς ὄρθρον γ' ἐστίν
Id. Ec. 20
; ὑπ' ὄρθρον
Batr. 103
; ὑπὸ τὸν ὄ.
D.C. 76.17
;τὸν ὄ.,abs.,in the morning,
Hdt. 4.181 ;δι' ὄρθρωνeachmorning early,
E. El. 909 ;ὄ. βαθύςdimmorning twilight,
ἀλλὰ νῦν ὄ. β.
Ar. V. 216
, cf. Pl. Cri. 43a , Theoc. 18.14 ; τῆς παρελθούσης νυκτὸς . . , ἔτι βαθέος ὄ.
Pl. Prt. 310a
, cf. Ev.Luc. 24.1 .
II. Ὄρθρος,ὁ, a mythical dog, son of Typhaon and Echidna, that kept the herds of Geryoneus on the island Erytheia, and was there killed by Heracles, Hes. Th. 309 , cf. 293 ( v.l. Ὄρθος ).
