πότνια
πότνια, ἡ, poet.title of honour, used chiefly in addressing females, whether goddesses or women:
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mistress, queen
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πότνια, ἡ, poet.title of honour, used chiefly in addressing females, whether goddesses or women:
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urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionaries.v1:lsj-n86069
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po/tnia
Senses and Citations (From Data)
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Children (1)
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Children (1)
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Subst., = δέσποινα (cf. Apion ap. Apollon. Lex.), mistress, queen (v. sub fin.), πότνιαν ἁγνήν h.Cer. 203: mostly c. gen., πότνια θηρῶν (nom.) queen of wild beasts, of Artemis, Il. 21.470; πότνια βελέων Pi. P. 4.213; τὰν ἐρώτων πότνιαν, of Aphrodite, E. Fr. 781.16 (lyr.); π. λαῶν, τοξοφόρων, Arat. 112, Call. Fr.anon. 338: without a gen., π. Αὔως Sapph. 153; πότνιʼ Ἐρινύς A. Th. 887 (lyr.), Eu. 951 (anap.); πότνιαν ἐξαπαφὼν ἐμάν E. Ion 704 (lyr.); [ Ἱστίην] πότνιαν h.Ven. 24; ναὶ τὰν πότνιαν Theoc. 15.14: in voc., ὦ πότνιʼ Ἥρα A. Th. 152 (lyr.); ὦ πότνια (sc. Ἀθηναία) Ar. Eq. 1170, al.; ὦ πότνιʼ E. IT 533, Ar. Pax 445; addressed to a mistress, AP 5.269 ( Paul.Sil.).
Citations (9)
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h.Cer. 203
πότνιαν ἁγνήν
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Pi. P. 4.213
πότνια βελέων
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π. Αὔως
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A. Th. 887
πότνιʼ Ἐρινύς
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E. Ion 704
πότνιαν ἐξαπαφὼν ἐμάν
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h.Ven. 24
Ἱστίην] πότνιαν
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Theoc. 15.14
ναὶ τὰν πότνιαν
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A. Th. 152
ὦ πότνιʼ Ἥρα
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E. IT 533
ὦ πότνιʼ
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ὦ πότνιαι δεινῶπες S. OC 84; τὸ τῶν ποτνιέων ἱρόν Hdt. 9.97; of Demeter and Kore, S. OC 1050 (lyr.), Ar. Th. 1149 (lyr.); θεσμοφόρους ἁγνὰς π. Inscr.Prien. 196.3.
Citations (3)
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S. OC 84
ὦ πότνιαι δεινῶπες
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Hdt. 9.97
τὸ τῶν ποτνιέων ἱρόν
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θεσμοφόρους ἁγνὰς π.
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Adj., revered, august, in Hom. of Hebe, Enyo, Calypso, Circe, Il. 4.2, 5.592, Od. 1.14, 8.448; most freq. of Hera, Il. 1.551, al., cf. Sapph. Supp. 6.2; in Hes. of Hera, Tethys, and Peitho, Th. 11, 368, Op. 73; Τριτογένεια Id. Th. 926; Νίκη Bacis ap. Hdt. 8.77, cf. B. II.5; π. μήτηρ Il. 1.357, al., Od. 6.30, al.; esp. in invocation, π. γῆ Hom. Epigr. 7.1; ὦ π. χθών A. Ch. 722 (anap.), E. Hec. 70 (anap.); μᾶτερ π., addressed to Earth, S. Ph. 395 (lyr.) (also of a bird, Mosch. 4.24); π. νύξ E. Or. 174 (lyr.); ὦ π. λήθη τῶν κακῶν ib. 213; Ἔνοσι π. Id. Ba. 585 (lyr.); ὦ μεγάλα Θέμι καὶ π. Ἄρτεμι Id. Med. 160 (anap.); ὦ π. αἰδώς Id. IA 821; ὦ π. μοῖρα καὶ τύχη ib. 1136: the phrase π. συκῆ is used by Arist. Rh. 1408a16 as a parody of Cleophonʼs style.—Mostly used in voc. [The first syll. is short in A. Th. 152, Ch. 722, E. Med. 160, Ion 873, al., Theoc. l.c., but elsewh. long, cf. πότμος: the final syll. always short in nom., voc., and acc.sg.]
Citations (8)
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Id. Th. 926
Τριτογένεια
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Il. 1.357
π. μήτηρ
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Hom. Epigr. 7.1
π. γῆ
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A. Ch. 722
ὦ π. χθών
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E. Or. 174
π. νύξ
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Id. Ba. 585
Ἔνοσι π.
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Id. Med. 160
ὦ μεγάλα Θέμι καὶ π. Ἄρτεμι
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Id. IA 821
ὦ π. αἰδώς
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Citations (From Models)
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{'quote': 'πότνια βελέων', 'ref': 'Pi. P. 4.213', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg002.perseus-grc2:4.213'}
{'quote': 'π. Αὔως', 'ref': '', 'urn': ''}
{'quote': 'πότνιʼ Ἐρινύς', 'ref': 'A. Th. 887', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc2:887'}
{'quote': 'πότνιαν ἐξαπαφὼν ἐμάν', 'ref': 'E. Ion 704', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg010.perseus-grc2:704'}
{'quote': 'Ἱστίην] πότνιαν', 'ref': 'h.Ven. 24', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0013.tlg005.perseus-grc2:24'}
{'quote': 'ναὶ τὰν πότνιαν', 'ref': 'Theoc. 15.14', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc2:15.14'}
{'quote': 'ὦ πότνιʼ Ἥρα', 'ref': 'A. Th. 152', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc2:152'}
{'quote': 'ὦ πότνιʼ', 'ref': 'E. IT 533', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg013.perseus-grc2:533'}
{'quote': 'ὦ πότνιαι δεινῶπες', 'ref': 'S. OC 84', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg007.perseus-grc2:84'}
{'quote': 'τὸ τῶν ποτνιέων ἱρόν', 'ref': 'Hdt. 9.97', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.97'}
{'quote': 'θεσμοφόρους ἁγνὰς π.', 'ref': '', 'urn': ''}
{'quote': 'Τριτογένεια', 'ref': 'Id. Th. 926', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc2:926'}
{'quote': 'π. μήτηρ', 'ref': 'Il. 1.357', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.357'}
{'quote': 'π. γῆ', 'ref': 'Hom. Epigr. 7.1', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg003.perseus-grc2:7.1'}
{'quote': 'ὦ π. χθών', 'ref': 'A. Ch. 722', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg006.perseus-grc2:722'}
{'quote': 'π. νύξ', 'ref': 'E. Or. 174', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg016.perseus-grc2:174'}
{'quote': 'Ἔνοσι π.', 'ref': 'Id. Ba. 585', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg017.perseus-grc2:585'}
{'quote': 'ὦ μεγάλα Θέμι καὶ π. Ἄρτεμι', 'ref': 'Id. Med. 160', 'urn': 'urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg003.perseus-grc2:160'}
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