πελᾰνός(on the accent,v.Hdn.Gr. 1.178 , Eust. 1601.4 ;πέλανοςfreq. in codd.),ὁ,
A. any thick liquid substance, of various consistency,πελανῷ with oil, A. Ag. 96 (anap.) ;ῥοφεῖν ἐρυθρὸν ἐκ μελέων π. the redblood, Id. Eu. 265 (lyr.) ;π. αἱματοσταγήςa reekingmassof slaughter, Id. Pers. 816 ;π. αἱματηρός, ofclottedblood, E. Alc. 851 , Rh. 430 ;ἀφρώδης π., offoamat the mouth, Id. Or. 220 ;π. μελίσσηςhoney, Id. Fr. 467.5 ;πιαλέοι π., ofgumin the eyes, Heliod. ap. Stob. 4.36.8 .
II. mixture offered to the gods and the dead, of meal, honey, and oil,liquid enough to be poured, χέουσα τόνδε π. ἐν τύμβῳ πατρός
A. Ch. 92
; χοὴν π. τε
E. Fr. 912
(anap.) ; burnt on the altar, Id. Ion 707 (lyr.), Tr. 1063 (pl., lyr.), Ar. Pl. 661 , etc.; θῦσαι πελανόν
A. Pers. 204
, E. Ion 226 (anap.), cf. Pl. Lg. 782c , IG 12.76.36 , 22.140 ; ἐς τὴν τρώγλην τὸν π. ἔνθες τοῦ δράκοντος
Herod. 4.91
.
2. mealmade from barley and wheat, of which this mixture was made, π. καλοῦμεν ἡμεῖς οἱ θεοί, ἃ καλεῖτε . . ἄλφιθ' ὑμεῖς οἱ βροτοί