Ilium, the city of Ilus, Troy Ἴλιος[ῑλ],ου,ἡ ,Iliosor A. Ilium, the city of Ilus, Troy, Il. 5.210 , al., Alc. Supp. 8.4 , E. Andr. 103 (eleg.):Ἴλιον,τό, Hom. only in Il. 15.71 , but always in Trag. (
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Ilium, the city of Ilus, Troy Ἴλιος[ῑλ],ου,ἡ ,Iliosor A. Ilium, the city of Ilus, Troy, Il. 5.210 , al., Alc. Supp. 8.4 , E. Andr. 103 (eleg.):Ἴλιον,τό, Hom. only in Il. 15.71 , but always in Trag. (
the Cabeiri Κάβειροι[ᾰ],οἱ , A. the Cabeiri, divinities worshipped especially in Lemnos, Samothrace, and Boeotia, Pi. Fr. 74b Schr., Hdt. 2.51 , 3.37 , Str. 10.3.15 , etc.; at Miletus, Nic.Dam. 52J.
κατέχω , fut. καθέξω (of duration) Il. 18.332 , κατασχήσω (of momentary action) Hdt. 5.72 , Th. 4.42 : aor. κατέσχον , poet. κατέσχεθον Hes. Th. 575 , S. El. 754 ; Ep. 3 sg. κάσχεθε Il. 11.702 , Aeol.
to hold back/fast κατέχω, future καθέξω (of duration) [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 18.332, κατασχήσω (of momentary action) 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 5.72, 5th c.BC: Thucydides Hist
custos κεύθω,fut. A. κεύσω Od. 3.187 :aor. 1 ἔκευσα(ἐπ-) 15.263 : Ep. aor. κύθε [ῠ] 3.16 , Eratosth. 4 , redupl.subj. κεκύθω [ῠ] Od. 6.303 :pf. κέκευθα Il. 22.118 :plpf. ἐκεκεύθειν, κεκ-, Od.
the Crimea Κιμμέριοι,οἱ,Cimmerians, a mythical people dwelling beyond the Ocean in perpetual darkness, Od. 11.14 ; later, a nomad people of the steppes, who invaded Asia Minor, Hdt. 1.15 , etc.:—alsoΚ
Κρής , ὁ , gen. Κρητός , mostly in pl. Κρῆτες, ῶν , Cretan , Il. 2.645 , etc.: prov., ὁ Κρὴς τὸν πόντον (sc. ἀγνοεῖ ), of those who feign ignorance, Alcm. 115 , cf. Str. 10.4.17 :—fem. Κρῆσσα , ης , S
Λέρνα , ἡ , Lerna , a marsh in Argolis, the mythol. abode of the Hydra, Plu. Cleom. 15 , Paus. 2.4.5 ; also Λέρνη , Cratin. 347 , Str. 8.6.8 , etc.: gen. Λέρνης A. Pr. 652 , etc.: prov., Λέρνη κακῶν a
the Locrians Λοκρ-οί,οἱ, A. the Locrians, of whom there were three tribes,the Opuntian, opposite Euboea, Il. 2.527 , Th. 1.108 , Str. 9.3.1 , 9.3.17 ;the Epicnemidian, on Mt. Cnemis on the Maliac Gul
o λωί̈ων, (λῶ),ὁ,ἡ , λώϊον,τό , gen.ονος; Att. λῴων,λῷον, A. Pers. 526 ; acc. sg. and neut. pl. A. λῴω S. Ph. 1079 , Pl. Phlb. 11b ; acc. pl. λῴους S. Tr. 736 : also ano-stemλώϊος(Hdn.Gr. 1.122
tell mythic tales μῡθολογ-έω, A. tell mythic tales, such as those of Homer, Isoc. 6.24 , Pl. R. 392b , Longin. 34.2 ; πολλὰ τοιαῦτα μ. Pl. Grg. 493d : folld. by a Relat.,μ. ὡς. . X. Smp. 8.28 ;μ. ὅ
Oedipus, Οἰδίπους [ῐ],ὁ, (οἰδέω, πούς) A. Oedipus,i. e.the swollen-footed.cf. E. Ph. 27 : gen. Οἰδίποδος Apollod. 3.6.3 (but in Trag. alwaysΟἰδίπου,as if fromΟἰδίπος,which occurs in AP 7.429 ( Alc.
this οὗτος,αὕτη, τοῦτο, gen.τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, etc.: the dual fem. never in Att. ,v. ὁ,ἡ,τό, init.:—demonstr. Pron., A. this, common from Hom. downwds. A. ORIGIN and FORMS:οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτοpro
this/he/she/it οὗτος, αὕτη, τοῦτο, genitive τούτου, ταύτης, τούτου, etc.: the dual feminine never in Attic dialect, see ὁ, ἡ, τό, [near the start]:—demonstrative pronoun, this, common from [[ 8th c.B
the Inventor Πᾰλᾰμήδης,ὁ, voc.ες Ar. Ra. 1451 ; gen.ους E. Or. 433 , etc.; dat.ει Pl. Ap. 41b ,εϊ Q.S. 5.198 ; acc.η Pl. Ep. 311b ,εα E. IA 198 (lyr.); but some forms occur of 1 decl., dat.ῃ Hs
from/with/beside πᾰρά [ρᾰ], Epic dialect and Lyric poetry also παραί: shortened πάρ, in [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus ] Refs 8th c.BC+], Lyric poetry (but rarely in Trag., in Lyric poetry passages, [[
beside πᾰρά [ρᾰ], Ep. and Lyr. alsoπαραί: shortd.πάρ, in Hom. , Lyr. (but rarely in Trag., in lyr. passages, A. Supp. 553 , S. Tr. 636 ), and in all dial ects exc. Att. , GDI 5434.8 (Paros), IG 5(2).3
robust πᾰχύς, εῖα (Ionic dialect -έα[[ 5th c.BC: Hippocrates Medicus “περὶ ἐπικυήσιος” 21)] Refs 5th c.BC+], ύ, thick, stout, χειρὶ παχείῃ [[ 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 5.309, etc.; παχέ
thick, stout πᾰχύς,εῖα( Ion. A. -έα Hp. Superf. 21 ),ύ,thick, stout, χειρὶ παχείῃ Il. 5.309 , etc. ; παχέος παρὰ μηροῦ 16.473 ; παχὺν αὐχένα Od. 9.372 ; π. πούς Hes. Op. 497 ; of trees, ib
round about, all round περί, Thess., Delph.περ IG 9(2).517.17 (iii B.C.), al., Schwyzer 323 A 4 (v/iv B.C.), also Aeol. ,v.infr. A. V ; Eleanπαρib. 413.4 : Prep. with gen., dat., and acc.:— A. ro
about περί, Thess., Delph. περ [[ “IG” 9(2).517.17 (3rd c.BC), +others, “Schwyzer” 323 A 4 (5th-4th c.BC)] Refs 5th c.BC+], also Aeolic dialect, see below [[ 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus ] Refs 4
smear with pitch πισσο-κοπέω, Att. πιττο-, (κόπτω) A. smear with pitch, τὰς ὀροφάς IG 22.1672.179 :— more freq. in Pass. ,πιττοκοπηθέντα [ξύλα] Thphr. HP 5.4.5 , cf. PLond. 5.1654.4 (iv A. D.).
an ambassador πρέσβῠς, [[ 5th c.BC: Pindarus Lyricus “P.” 4.282, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Agamemnon” 530 ] Refs 5th c.BC+], εως or εος (see. below [[ 11), ὁ, _vocative_ πρέσβῠ 5th c.BC: Euri
old man πρέσβῠς, Pi. P. 4.282 , A. Ag. 530 ,εωςorεος(v. infr. 11 ),ὁ, voc. A. πρέσβῠ E. Or. 476 , Ar. Th. 146 :—old man(poet. for proseπρεσβύτης), in this sense only used in nom., acc., and voc.,