ἄλσος
ἄλσος,
εος,
τό,
II). esp.
sacred grove, Od. 6.291 ,
Hes. Sc. 99 ,
Hdt. 5.119 ,
Pl. Lg. 761c , etc.:—hence,
any hallowed precinct, even without trees,
Il. 2.506 , Sch.
Pi. O. 3.31 , cf.
B. 3.19 ,
S. Ant. 844 ;
Μαραθώνιον ἄ., of the field of battle, viewed as a holy place,
A. Eleg. 4 : metaph.,
πόντιον ἄ. the ocean-
plain, B. 16.85 ,
A. Pers. 111 . (Perh. for
ἄλτ-ιος (cf.
Ἄλτις), i.e.
alq-ios, cf. Goth.
alhs 'temple'.)
ShortDef
a glade
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
ἄλσος
Headword (normalized/stripped):
αλσος
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-4684
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ἄλσος</span>, <span class="itype greek">εος</span>, <span class="gen greek">τό</span>, <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">grove,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:20:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:20.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 20.8 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:10:350" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:10.350/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 10.350 </a>: pl., <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0214.tlg001:1:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0214.tlg001:1.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phanocl.</span> 1.3 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:117" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0005.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1.117/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Theoc.</span> 1.117 </a>, etc. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> esp. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">sacred grove,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:6:291" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:6.291/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 6.291 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:99" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg003.perseus-grc1:99/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Sc.</span> 99 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5:119" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:5.119/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 5.119 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:761c" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:761c/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 761c </a>, etc.:—hence, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">any hallowed precinct,</span> even without trees, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:506" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.506/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.506 </a>, Sch.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:31" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3.31/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">O.</span> 3.31 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:3:19" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg001:3.19/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> 3.19 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:844" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:844/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 844 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">Μαραθώνιον ἄ.,</span> of the field of battle, viewed as a holy place, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg009:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg009:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Eleg.</span> 4 </a>: metaph., <span class="foreign greek">πόντιον ἄ.</span> the ocean-<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">plain,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg002:16:85" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0199.tlg002:16.85/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">B.</span> 16.85 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:111" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg002.perseus-grc1:111/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Pers.</span> 111 </a>. (Perh. for <span class="foreign greek">ἄλτ-ιος</span> (cf. <span class="foreign greek">Ἄλτις</span>), i.e. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">alq-ios,</span> cf. Goth. <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">alhs</span> \'temple\'.)</div> </div><br><br>'}