θάλασσα
θάλασσα
the sea, Hom., etc.; when he uses it of a particular sea, he means the Mediterranean, opp. to Ὠκεανός;— Hdt. calls the Mediterranean ἥδε ἡ θάλασσα; so, ἡ παρʼ ἡμῖν θάλ. Plat.; κατὰ θάλασσαν by sea, opp. to πεζῇ by land, Hdt.; to κατὰ γῆς, Thuc.:—metaph., κακῶν θ. a sea of troubles, Aesch.
a well of salt water, said to be produced by a stroke of Poseidonʼs trident, in the Acropolis at Athens, Hdt.
Headword (normalized):
θάλασσα
Headword (normalized/stripped):
θαλασσα
Intro Text:
θάλασσα
the sea, Hom., etc.; when he uses it of a particular sea, he means the Mediterranean, opp. to Ὠκεανός;— Hdt. calls the Mediterranean ἥδε ἡ θάλασσα; so, ἡ παρʼ ἡμῖν θάλ. Plat.; κατὰ θάλασσαν by sea, opp. to πεζῇ by land, Hdt.; to κατὰ γῆς, Thuc.:—metaph., κακῶν θ. a sea of troubles, Aesch.
a well of salt water, said to be produced by a stroke of Poseidonʼs trident, in the Acropolis at Athens, Hdt.
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