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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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the sea

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θάλασσα

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θάλασσα

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θαλασσα

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14908

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n14920

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qa/lassa

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