Κήρ
Κήρ,
ἡ, Aeol.
Κᾶρ Alc. (v. infr.), gen.
Κηρός, acc.
Κῆρα; Dor. pl.
Κᾶρες Hipparch. ap.
Stob. 4.34.8 (
A). v.l.
Κῆρες ), but sg.
κήρ Trag.in lyr. (v. infr.):—
the goddess of death or
doom,
Κὴρ .. Θανάτοιο Od. 11.171 , etc.;
Κῆρες .. Θανάτοιο Il. 2.834 , etc.;
ἐν δ’ Ἔρις ἐν δὲ Κυδοιμὸς ὁμίλεον ἐν δ’ 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.
ἔτ’ )
Ἀνθεστήρια, of those who want the same always,
Zen. 4.33 ,
Suid. s.v.
θύραζε .
II). as Appellat.,
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 ;
κῆρ’ ἀλεείνων 3.32 , al.;
φόνον καὶ κ. φέροντες 2.352 , al.: freq. later,
ὐπὰ κᾶρι .. διννάεντ’ Ἀχέροντ’ ἐπέραισε Alc. Supp. 7.7 ;
μέλαιναν κῆρ’ ἐπ’ ὄμμασιν βαλών E. Ph. 950 .
2). 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 .
ShortDef
doom, death, fate (LSJ Κήρ)
the goddess of death, death
Debugging
Headword (normalized):
κήρ
Headword (normalized/stripped):
κηρ
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:lsj-57164
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">Κήρ</span>, <span class="gen greek">ἡ</span>, Aeol. <span class="orth greek">Κᾶρ</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alc.</span> </span> (v. infr.), gen. <span class="foreign greek">Κηρός</span>, acc. <span class="foreign greek">Κῆρα</span>; Dor. pl. <span class="orth greek">Κᾶρες</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hipparch.</span> </span> ap. <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Stob.</span> 4.34.8 </span> (<div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> v.l. <span class="ref greek">Κῆρες</span> ), but sg. <span class="foreign greek">κήρ</span> Trag.in lyr. (v. infr.):—<span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">the goddess of death</span> or <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">doom</span>, <span class="quote greek">Κὴρ .. Θανάτοιο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc1:11:171" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg002.perseus-grc2:11.171/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Od.</span> 11.171 </a> , etc.; <span class="quote greek">Κῆρες .. Θανάτοιο</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:834" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.834/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 2.834 </a> , etc.; <span class="foreign greek">ἐν δ’ Ἔρις ἐν δὲ Κυδοιμὸς ὁμίλεον ἐν δ’ ὀλοὴ</span> K.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:18:535" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:18.535/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 18.535 </a>; <span class="foreign greek">ἐμὲ μὲν</span> K. <span class="quote greek">ἀμφέχανε στυγερή, ἥ περ λάχε γιγνόμενόν περ</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:23:79" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:23.79/canonical-url/"> 23.79 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">διχθάδιαι Κῆρες</span>, of Achilles, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:9:411" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:9.411/canonical-url/"> 9.411 </a>; <span class="quote greek">Κῆρες μυρίαι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:12:326" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:12.326/canonical-url/"> 12.326 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">Κῆρες Ἀχαιῶν, Τρώων</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:8:73" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:8.73/canonical-url/"> 8.73 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:74" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:74/canonical-url/"> 74 </a>; K. <span class="quote greek">νηλεόποινοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:217" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0020.tlg001.perseus-grc1:217/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hes.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 217 </a> ; K. <span class="quote greek">Ἐρινύες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1060" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:1060/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 1060 </a> (anap.); K. <span class="quote greek">ἀναπλάκητοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:472" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg004.perseus-grc1:472/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">OT</span> 472 </a> (lyr.), cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:133" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:133/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 133 </a> (lyr.), <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:277" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg005:277/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Fr.</span> 277 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:1252" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg012.perseus-grc1:1252/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">El.</span> 1252 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:870" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg009.perseus-grc1:870/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">HF</span> 870 </a> (troch.); <span class="foreign greek">ἁρπαξάνδρα</span> K., of the Sphinx, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:777" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg004.perseus-grc1:777/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Th.</span> 777 </a> (lyr.): prov., <span class="foreign greek">θύραζε Κῆρες</span> ( v.l. <span class="ref greek">Κᾶρες</span> )<span class="foreign greek">, οὐκ ἔνι</span> ( v.l. <span class="ref greek">ἔτ’</span> )<span class="foreign greek"> Ἀνθεστήρια</span>, of those who want the same always, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0596.tlg001:4:33" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0596.tlg001:4.33/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Zen.</span> 4.33 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Suid.</span> </span> s.v. <span class="ref greek">θύραζε</span> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-2"> <span><strong>II).</strong></span> as Appellat., <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">doom, death</span>, esp. when <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">violent</span>, rarely without personal sense in <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hom.</span></span>, <span class="foreign greek">τὸ δέ τοι κὴρ εἴδεται εἶναι</span> that seems to thee to be <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">death</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:1:228" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:1.228/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 1.228 </a>; <span class="quote greek">κῆρ’ ἀλεείνων</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:3:32" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:3.32/canonical-url/"> 3.32 </a> , al.; <span class="quote greek">φόνον καὶ κ. φέροντες</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:2:352" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:2.352/canonical-url/"> 2.352 </a> , al.: freq. later, <span class="quote greek">ὐπὰ κᾶρι .. διννάεντ’ Ἀχέροντ’ ἐπέραισε</span> <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Alc.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Supp.</span> 7.7 </span> ; <span class="quote greek">μέλαιναν κῆρ’ ἐπ’ ὄμμασιν βαλών</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:950" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg015.perseus-grc1:950/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">E.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 950 </a> . </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> <span class="foreign greek">νοσῶν παλαιᾷ κηρί</span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">plague, disease</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:42" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:42/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ph.</span> 42 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1166" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg006.perseus-grc1:1166/canonical-url/"> 1166 </a> (lyr.): in a general sense, <span class="foreign greek">βαρεῖα μὲν κ. τὸ μὴ πιθέσθαι</span> grievous <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">ruin</span> it were not to obey, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:206" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0085.tlg005.perseus-grc1:206/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">A.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ag.</span> 206 </a> (lyr.); <span class="foreign greek">ἐλευθέρῳ ψευδεῖ καλεῖσθαι κ. πρόσεστιν οὐ καλή</span> an unseemly <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">disgrace</span>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:454" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg001.perseus-grc1:454/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Tr.</span> 454 </a>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>3).</strong></span> pl.sts. in Prose, <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">blemishes, defects</span>,[ <span class="quote greek">τοῖς καλοῖς] κ. ἐπιπεφύκασιν</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:937d" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0059.tlg034.perseus-grc1:937d/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pl.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Lg.</span> 937d </a> ;[ <span class="quote greek">τόποι] ἰδίας ἔχουσι κῆρας</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg002:5:10:4" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0093.tlg002:5:10:4/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Thphr.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">CP</span> 5.10.4 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">κ. σύμφυτοι</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:2:3" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:2.3/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">D.H.</span> 2.3 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:8:61" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0081.tlg001:8.61/canonical-url/"> 8.61 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἁμαρτίαι καὶ κ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg035:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg035:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Cim.</span> 2 </a> ; <span class="quote greek">σῶμα ἀκήρατον τῶν ἐκτὸς κ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1734.tlg001:95b" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1734.tlg001:95b/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ti.Locr.</span> 95b </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1:368" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1.368/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 1.368 </a>, al.: rarely sg., <span class="quote greek">συνήθειαν ὥσπερ τινὰ κ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg058:2" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0007.tlg058:2/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Plu.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 2 </a> , cf.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1:440" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0018.tlg001:1.440/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Ph.</span> 1.440 </a>. (Perh. cogn. with <span class="foreign greek">κεραΐζω</span>.)</div> </div><br><br>'}