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Κήρ
Κήρ, ἡ, Aeol. Κᾶρ Alc. (v. infr.), gen. Κηρός, acc. Κῆρα; Dor. pl. Κᾶρες Hipparch. ap. Stob. 4.34.8 (v.l. Κῆρες), but sg. κήρ Trag. in lyr. (v. infr.):—

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doom, death, fate (LSJ Κήρ)
the goddess of death, death

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Κήρ
Headword (normalized):
κήρ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
κηρ
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Κήρ, ἡ, Aeol. Κᾶρ Alc. (v. infr.), gen. Κηρός, acc. Κῆρα; Dor. pl. Κᾶρες Hipparch. ap. Stob. 4.34.8 (v.l. Κῆρες), but sg. κήρ Trag. in lyr. (v. infr.):—
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the goddess of death or doom, Κὴρ . . Θανάτοιο Od. 11.171, etc.; Κῆρες . . Θανάτοιο Il. 2.834, etc.; ἐν δʼ Ἔρις ἐν δὲ Κυδοιμὸς ὁμίλεον ἐν δʼ ὀλοὴ K. Il. 18.535; ἐμὲ μὲν K.ἀμφέχανε στυγερή, ἥ περ λάχε γιγνόμενόν περ 23.79; διχθάδιαι Κῆρες, of Achilles, 9.411; Κῆρες μυρίαι 12.326; Κῆρες Ἀχαιῶν, Τρώων, 8.73, 74; K. νηλεόποινοι Hes. Th. 217; K. Ἐρινύες A. Th. 1060 (anap.); K. ἀναπλάκητοι S. OT 472 (lyr.), cf. Tr. 133 (lyr.), Pi. Fr. 277, E. El. 1252, HF 870 (troch.); ἁρπαξάνδρα K., of the Sphinx, A. Th. 777 (lyr.): prov., θύραζε Κῆρες (v.l. Κᾶρες) , οὐκ ἔνι (v.l. ἔτʼ) Ἀνθεστήρια, of those who want the same always, Zen. 4.33, Suid. s.v. θύραζε.
Citations (8)
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Od. 11.171
Κὴρ . . Θανάτοιο
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Il. 2.834
Κῆρες . . Θανάτοιο
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Il. 18.535
ἐν δʼ Ἔρις ἐν δὲ Κυδοιμὸς ὁμίλεον ἐν δʼ ὀλοὴ K.
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23.79
ἐμὲ μὲν K.ἀμφέχανε στυγερή, ἥ περ λάχε γιγνόμενόν περ
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12.326
Κῆρες μυρίαι
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Hes. Th. 217
K. νηλεόποινοι
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A. Th. 1060
K. Ἐρινύες
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S. OT 472
K. ἀναπλάκητοι
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Children (1)
II
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doom, death, esp. when violent, rarely without personal sense in Hom., τὸ δέ τοι κὴρ εἴδεται εἶναι that seems to thee to be death, Il. 1.228; κῆρʼ ἀλεείνων 3.32, al.; φόνον καὶ κ. φέροντες 2.352, al.: freq. later, ὐπὰ κᾶρι . . διννάεντʼ Ἀχέροντʼ ἐπέραισε Alc. Supp. 7.7; μέλαιναν κῆρʼ ἐπʼ ὄμμασιν βαλών E. Ph. 950.
Citations (4)
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3.32
κῆρʼ ἀλεείνων
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2.352
φόνον καὶ κ. φέροντες
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ὐπὰ κᾶρι . . διννάεντʼ Ἀχέροντʼ ἐπέραισε
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E. Ph. 950
μέλαιναν κῆρʼ ἐπʼ ὄμμασιν βαλών
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Children (2)
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νοσῶν παλαιᾷ κηρί plague, disease, S. Ph. 42, cf. 1166 (lyr.): in a general sense, βαρεῖα μὲν κ. τὸ μὴ πιθέσθαι grievous ruin it were not to obey, A. Ag. 206 (lyr.); ἐλευθέρῳ ψευδεῖ καλεῖσθαι κ. πρόσεστιν οὐ καλή an unseemly disgrace, S. Tr. 454.
3
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blemishes, defects, [ τοῖς καλοῖς] κ. ἐπιπεφύκασιν Pl. Lg. 937d; [ τόποι] ἰδίας ἔχουσι κῆρας Thphr. CP 5.10.4; κ. σύμφυτοι D.H. 2.3, cf. 8.61; ἁμαρτίαι καὶ κ. Plu. Cim. 2; σῶμα ἀκήρατον τῶν ἐκτὸς κ. Ti.Locr. 95b, cf. Ph. 1.368, al.: rarely sg., συνήθειαν ὥσπερ τινὰ κ. Plu. Ant. 2, cf. Ph. 1.440. (Perh. cogn. with κεραΐζω.)
Citations (6)
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Pl. Lg. 937d
τοῖς καλοῖς] κ. ἐπιπεφύκασιν
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Thphr. CP 5.10.4
τόποι] ἰδίας ἔχουσι κῆρας
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D.H. 2.3
κ. σύμφυτοι
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Plu. Cim. 2
ἁμαρτίαι καὶ κ.
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Ti.Locr. 95b
σῶμα ἀκήρατον τῶν ἐκτὸς κ.
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Plu. Ant. 2
συνήθειαν ὥσπερ τινὰ κ.
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Citations (From Models)

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{'quote': 'Κῆρες . . Θανάτοιο', 'ref': 'Il. 2.834', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.834'}
{'quote': 'ἐν δʼ Ἔρις ἐν δὲ Κυδοιμὸς ὁμίλεον ἐν δʼ ὀλοὴ K.', 'ref': 'Il. 18.535', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:18.535'}
{'quote': 'ἐμὲ μὲν K.ἀμφέχανε στυγερή, ἥ περ λάχε γιγνόμενόν περ', 'ref': '23.79', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.79'}
{'quote': 'Κῆρες μυρίαι', 'ref': '12.326', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:12.326'}
{'quote': 'K. νηλεόποινοι', 'ref': 'Hes. Th. 217', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc2:217'}
{'quote': 'K. Ἐρινύες', 'ref': 'A. Th. 1060', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc2:1060'}
{'quote': 'K. ἀναπλάκητοι', 'ref': 'S. OT 472', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc2:472'}
{'quote': 'κῆρʼ ἀλεείνων', 'ref': '3.32', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:3.32'}
{'quote': 'φόνον καὶ κ. φέροντες', 'ref': '2.352', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.352'}
{'quote': 'ὐπὰ κᾶρι . . διννάεντʼ Ἀχέροντʼ ἐπέραισε', 'ref': '', 'urn': ''}
{'quote': 'μέλαιναν κῆρʼ ἐπʼ ὄμμασιν βαλών', 'ref': 'E. Ph. 950', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc2:950'}
{'quote': 'τοῖς καλοῖς] κ. ἐπιπεφύκασιν', 'ref': 'Pl. Lg. 937d', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc2:937d'}
{'quote': 'τόποι] ἰδίας ἔχουσι κῆρας', 'ref': 'Thphr. CP 5.10.4', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg002:5.10.perseus-grc2.4'}
{'quote': 'κ. σύμφυτοι', 'ref': 'D.H. 2.3', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.3'}
{'quote': 'ἁμαρτίαι καὶ κ.', 'ref': 'Plu. Cim. 2', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg035.perseus-grc2:2'}
{'quote': 'σῶμα ἀκήρατον τῶν ἐκτὸς κ.', 'ref': 'Ti.Locr. 95b', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1734.tlg001.perseus-grc2:95b'}
{'quote': 'συνήθειαν ὥσπερ τινὰ κ.', 'ref': 'Plu. Ant. 2', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg058.perseus-grc2:2'}

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