ἀρά
ἀρά
ᾱρ- mostly in Epic: in Attic always αρ-.
a prayer, Il., Hdt.
esp. a prayer for evil, a curse, imprecation, mostly in pl., Il., Trag.
the effect of the curse, bane, ruin, ἀρὴν καὶ λοιγὸν ἀμῦναι Il.
Ἀρά personified as the goddess of destruction and revenge, Lat. Dira, Soph.