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τηλοτάτω

τηλύγετος

τιθαιβώσσω

τιθήνη

-ης, ἡ

[redup. fr. θη-, θάομαι2.]

A female servant in charge of a child, a nurse : φέρει ἅμα παῖδα τιθήνη Il. 7.389. Cf. Il. 7.467, Il. 22.503.

Applied to the attendants of Dionysus (as typifying the nymplis who nursed him at his birth) Il. 7.132.

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a nurse

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τιθήνη

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τιθήνη

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τιθηνη

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8921

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urn:cite2:exploreHomer:entries.atlas_v1:1.8922

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