Athens Ἀθῆναι, Doric dialect Ἀθᾶναι, ῶν, αἱ, the city of Athens (for the plural compare Θῆβαι, Μυκῆναι), [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, etc.; (_sing._ Ἀθήνη 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 7
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Athens Ἀθῆναι, Doric dialect Ἀθᾶναι, ῶν, αἱ, the city of Athens (for the plural compare Θῆβαι, Μυκῆναι), [[ 8th c.BC: Homerus Epicus, etc.; (_sing._ Ἀθήνη 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 7
offerings of blood αἱμακουρίαι,ῶν,αἱ, (κορέννυμι) Boeot. forἐναγίσματα, A. offerings of bloodmade to the dead, Pi. O. 1.90 , B. 7.5 (prob.l.):—sg.in Plu. Arist. 21 ( v.l. αἱμο- ).
unknowing, unaware ἀί̈στωρ,ορος,ὁ,ἡ, A. unknowing, unaware, ἀί̈στωρ ὢν αὐτός Pl. Lg. 845b : c. gen., μάχης E. Andr. 682 .
weights held in the hand ἁλ-τῆρες,ων , οἱ(sg., Philostr. Gym. 55 ), (ἅλλομαι) A. weights held in the handto give an impetusin leaping, Crates Com. 11 , Arist. IA 705a16 , Pr. 881b5 , etc.
with salt soil, ἁλμῠρόγεως,ων, (γῆ) A. with salt soil, πεδιάς Ph. 2.111 .
harvest home, ἉλῶαorἉλῷα,ων,τά, (ἅλως) festival of Demeter as inventress of agriculture, A. harvest home, IG 2.834b ii8 , D. 59.116 , Philoch. 161 , Luc. DMeretr. 7.4 .ἁλωαῖος,α,ον, (ἅλως)belongin
'champignons', ἀμᾱνῖται[ᾰμ],ῶν,οἱ, A. 'champignons',a kind of fungus, Nic. Fr. 79 , Gal. 6.656 , Eust. 290.3 , etc.ἀμάνορες: δοθιῆνες(Elean), Hsch.
Amyclean, Ἀμύκλαι,ῶν,αἱ,Amyclaein Laconia, famous for worship of Apollo, Il. , etc.:—Ἀμυκλ-αῖος, orἀμυ-αεύς,έως,ὁ, A. Amyclean, X. HG 4.5.11 , Arist. Fr. 532 :—-αῖον,τό, temple of Amyclean Apollo, ἐ
carried it round the hearth, ἀμφι-δρόμια,ων,τά, Att. festival at the naming of a child, so called because the parents' friends A. carried it round the hearth, Ar. Lys. 757 , Ephipp. 3 , Lys. Fr. 22
they that dwell round ἀμφι-κτίονεςorἀμφι-κτύονες,ων,οἱ, (v.κτίζω) A. they that dwell roundornear, next neighbours, Hdt. 8.104 , Pi. P. 4.66 , 10.8 , N. 6.39 ; cf. sq. (Accented-κτιώνor-κτυώνby Hdn.G
dithyrambic poets, ἀμφιάνακτες,ων,οἱ, nickname of A. dithyrambic poets,because their odes often began thus—ἀμφί μοι αὖθις ἄνακταorἀμφί μοι αὖτε, ἄναξ,Sch. Ar. Nu. 595 .ἀμφιανακτίζω,sing dithyrambic h
two-horned, ἀμφίκερως,ων, gen.ω, A. two-horned, Man. 1.306 , 4.274 .
Amphictyons, Ἀμφικτύον-ες,ων,οἱ, A. Amphictyons,deputies of states associated in anἀμφικτυονία,e.g. at Onchestos, Str. 9.2.33 ; Calauria, 8.6.14 ; Delos, Ath. 6.234e ; esp. at Delphi, D. 5.14 ,al., A
spoken both ways: ἀμφίλεκτος,ον, A. spoken both ways:hence,doubtful, ἀ. ὢν κράτει questionedin his title to rule, A. Ag. 1585 ;involving dispute, ἔρις E. Ph. 500 .Adv. -τως A. Th. 800 . 2. dou
dwellers all around, ἀμφιπερι-κτίονες,ων,οἱ, A. dwellers all around, Callin. 1.2 , Thgn. 1058 , Q.S. 6.224 .
cavalry who went into action with a spare horse, ἄμφιπποι,ων,οἱ, A. cavalry who went into action with a spare horse, Ael. Tact. 2.4 , Arr. Tact. 2.3 , prob. l. in D.S. 19.29 .ἀμφιπποτοξόται,οἱ , ἄμφ
festival of the Dioscuri, Ἀνάκεια,ων,τά, A. festival of the Dioscuri, Lys. Fr. 75.3 , Poll. 1.37 ; v. Ἄνακες.
the Dioscuri, Pollux and Castor, Ἄνᾰκες,ων,οἱ, A. the Dioscuri, Pollux and Castor, σωτήροιν Ἀνάκοιν τε Διοσκούροιν IG 3.195 , cf. 1.34.8 , 2.699.30 , etc., Plu. Thes. 33 , Cic. ND 3.21 : old pl. o
presidents of the mysteries of the Corybantes Ἀνακτοτελέσται,ῶν,οἱ, (τελέω) A. presidents of the mysteries of the Corybantes(cf. Paus. 10.38.7 ), prob. in Hsch. (-τελευταίcod.).
to be analogous, ἀναλογ-έω, A. to be analogous, σπλάγχνον οὐκ ἔχει ἀναλογοῦν Arist. Fr. 334 : c. dat., Phld. Sign. 37 , Ph. 1.278 , etc.; ὁ τεχνίτης ὁ -ῶν τῷ Φειδίᾳ Gal. Nat.Fac. 2.3 : c. acc.,ἀ
quite full of ἀνάπλεος,α,ον, Att. masc. and neut.ἀνάπλεως,ων, but fem. A. ἀναπλέα Pl. Phd. 83d :—pl., nom. masc. and fem. ἀνάπλεῳ Pl. Tht. 196e , Eub. 98.8 , neut. ἀνάπλεα Arist. de An. 423a27
to have human feelings, ἀνθρωπο-πᾰθέω, A. to have human feelings, ἄνθρωπος ὢν ἀ. Ph. 1.134 .
without perspiration, ἀνίδρ-ως [ῑ],ων, A. without perspiration, Ruf. Ren.Ves. 6.2 , Aret. SD 1.16 , 2.7 ; and so, with v.l. ἄνιδρος , in Hp. Acut.(Sp.) 17 .
unmerciful, ἀνίλεως [ῑ],ων, Att. forἀνίλαος(not in use), A. unmerciful, Ep.Jac. 2.13 (s. v.l.), Hdn. Epim. 257 .