Ἰλιάς (2.536)

μένος

II spirit, passion, μ. ἀνδρῶν the battle rage of men, Il. 2.387; μ. Ἄρηος 18.264: less freq. in pl., mostly in phrase μένεα πνείοντες 2.536, al.; μένος καὶ θυμός 5.470, al., h.Cer. 361; μ. καὶ θάρσος Il. 5.2, Od. 1.321; μ. ἔλλαβε θυμόν Il. 23.468; μένεος δʼ ἐμπλήσατο θυμόν 22.312; μένεος δὲ μέγα φρένες ἀμφὶ μέλαιναι πίμπλαντο 1.103: also in Att., ὀργῆς καὶ μένους ἐμπλήμενος Ar. V. 424; ὅτε ζέσειεν τὸ τοῦ θυμοῦ μ. Pl. Ti. 70b; μένους τὴν ψυχὴν πληρουμένην Alcid. ap. Arist. Rh. 1406a2 (but νοῦς . . πληρωθεὶς μένους filled with spiritual exaltation, Plot. 5.5.8); θυμὸς ὁ κρατέων τῶ μένεος Theag. ap. Stob. 3.1.117; προθυμία καὶ μ., μ. καὶ θάρρος, X. Cyr. 3.3.61, HG 7.1.31; παντὶ μένει σπεύδων Hes. Sc. 364.

πνέω

V breathe forth, μένεα πνείοντες breathing spirit, epith. of warriors, Il. 2.536, 3.8, 11.508, etc.; so πῦρ π. Hes. Th. 319, Pi. Fr. 146; φόνον δόμοι πνέουσιν A. Ag. 1309; κότον πνέων Id. Ch. 34 (lyr.), cf. 951 (lyr.); φρενὸς πνέων τροπαίαν Id. Ag. 219 (lyr.); Ἄρη πνεόντων ib. 376 (lyr.); πνέων χάριν τινί ib. 1206; πῦρ πνειόντων . . ἄστρων S. Ant. 1146 (lyr.); πῦρ π. καὶ φόνον E. IT 288; ὠδῖνας Id. HF 862: paratrag. in Com., πνέοντας δόρυ καὶ λόγχας Ar. Ra. 1016; τρέχει τις Ἀλφειὸν πνέων, of a swift runner, Id. Av. 1121, etc.; and in a rhetorical passage, οἱ πῦρ πνέοντες, οἱ νενικηκότες Λακεδαιμονίους X. HG 7.5.12.

Ἄβαντες

Ἄβαντες (θοοί, μεγάθυμοι, μένεα πνείοντες, ὄπιθεν κομόωντες ). The men of Euboea Il. 2.536, 541, 542, Il. 4.464.

Εὔβοια

Εὔβοια (ἱερή). The island Euboea Il. 2.535; the home of the Abantes Il. 2.536: Od. 3.174; Od. 7.321 (see Ῥαδάμανθυς, Τιτυός).

μένος

μένος τό. 1 Passion, vehement or commanding feeling or emotion in general : μ. ἄσχετε (whose passion defies restraint) Od. 2.85= Od. 17.406, Od. 2.303, ὄτρυνε μ. ἕκαστου (desire to see the marvel) Od. 8.15. Cf. Od. 14.262= Od. 17.431. In pl. : ἐμῶν μενέων ἀπερωεύς (of my desires, of what I have set my heart upon) Il. 8.361. In a more or less concrete sense : ἀνὰ ῥῖνας δριμὺ μ. προὔτυψεν Od. 24.319. 2 One's spirit, the spirit within one : αὐτόν με μ. ἄνωγε κεῖσʼ ἰέναι Il. 24.198. Cf. Il. 5.892, Il. 13.634. 3 Specifically, fury, rage : μένεος φρένες πίμπλαντο Il. 1.103, μ. Ἄρηος (the fury of battle) Il. 18.264. Cf. Il. 1.207, 282, Il. 7.210, Il. 9.679, Il. 19.202, Il. 21.305, Il. 22.346 : Od. 4.661, Od. 9.457, Od. 11.562, Od. 24.183. In a more or less concrete sense : εἰ μὴ νὺξ διακρινέει μ. ἀνδρῶν (the eager fighters) Il. 2.387 : μ. Ἄρηος (the combat) Od. 16.269. Distraction, frenzy. In reference to horses Il. 23.468. 4 Spirit, courage, stoutness : ἔν τοι στήθεσσι μ. πατρώϊον ἧκα Il. 5.125. Cf. Il. 5.2, 470, Il. 8.335, Il. 13.424, Il. 15.594, Il. 16.529, Il. 19.159, Il. 22.96, 459, Il. 24.6, etc. : ὄφρα οἱ μ. ἐν φρεσὶ θείω Od. 1.89. Cf. Od. 1.321, Od. 2.271, Od. 3.104, Od. 11.270, 515, Od. 12.279, Od. 13.387, Od. 19.493. In reference to beasts Il. 17.20, Il. 20.172. 5 Might, vigour, power, strength : ἔτι μοι μ. ἔμπεδόν ἐστιν Il. 5.254. Cf. Il. 6.101, Il. 7.407, Il. 9.706, Il. 15.60, Il. 16.621, Il. 21.482, etc. : μ. καὶ χεῖρας Od. 11.502. Cf. Od. 20.19, Od. 21.426, Od. 22.226, Od. 24.520. In reference to horses, etc. : σφῶϊν ἐν γούνεσσι βαλῶ μ. ἠδʼ ἐνὶ θυμῷ Il. 17.451 (the word as connected with θυμῷ coming under (4)). Cf. Il. 17.456, 742, Il. 23.390, 400, 524, Il. 24.442. In reference to inanimate objects : πυρὸς μ. Il. 17.565. Cf. Il. 13.444= Il. 16.613= Il. 17.529, Il. 20.372. In a more or less concrete sense : μ. χειρῶν ἰθὺς φέρον Il. 5.506. Cf. Il. 6.127, 502, Il. 8.178, Il. 12.166, Il. 15.510, Il. 20.374, etc. : μ. πνείοντες Od. 22.203. In pl.: μένεα πνείοντες (πνείοντας) Il. 2.536, Il. 3.8, Il. 11.508, Il. 24.364. Cf. Il. 4.447= Il. 8.61. Might or strength in exercise : μένεος σχήσεσθαι Il. 17.503. Cf. Il. 17.638, Il. 21.340. In reference to horses Il. 17.476. 6 μ. τινός, periphrasis for a person(cf. βίη 5) : λεοντῆος μ. Il. 23.837. Cf. Il. 7.38, Il. 11.268, 272, Il. 14.418, Il. 16.189, Od. 21.383 : μ. Ἀλκινόοιο Od. 7.167, 178= Od. 13.49, Od. 8.2, 4 = 421, Od. 8.385, 423, Od. 13.20, 24, 64. Cf. Od. 8.359, Od. 18.34. With sim. periphrasis : κούρην φέρεν μ. ἡμιόνοιϊν Od. 7.2. Also μένος Βορέαο Il. 5.524, ἀναπνείουσα πυρὸς μένος (breathing fire) Il. 6.182. Cf. Il. 12.18, Il. 23.177, 190, 238= Il. 24.792 : Od. 5.478, Od. 10.160, Od. 11.220, Od. 19.440. 7 The animating principle, the vital spirit, the soul, the life, life, one's life (cf. θυμός I1.b) : τοῦ λύθη ψυχή-τε μ. τε Il. 5.296= Il. 8.123 = 315. Cf. Il. 3.294, Il. 6.27, Il. 8.358, Il. 16.332, Il. 17.29, 298 : ἤϊά κε κατέφθιτο καὶ μένεʼ ἀνδρῶν Od. 4.363. In reference to an animal Od. 3.450.

πνέω

πνέω (πνέϝω.) Also πνείω. 3 sing. aor. ἔπνευσε Il. 24.442. 3 sing. subj. πνεύσῃ Il. 19.159. (ἀναπνέω, ἀποπνείω, ἐμπνέω, ἐπιπνέω, παραπνέω). 1 To breathe Il. 13.385. 2 To draw the breath of life, live, exist : ὅσσα τε γαῖαν ἔπι πνείει Il. 17.447 := Od. 18.131. 3 To breathe forth. Fig. : μένεα πνείοντες (πνείοντας) Il. 2.536, Il. 3.8, Il. 11.508, Il. 24.364. Cf. Od. 22.203. 4 To breathe or inspire into a person, etc. : ἐν δʼ ἔπνευσʼ ἵπποισι μένος Il. 24.442. Cf. Il. 19.159.— 5 Of wind or a breeze, to breathe, blow Od. 4.361, 567, Od. 5.469, Od. 7.119. 6 To emit an odour, smell : ἀμβροσίην ἡδὺ πνείουσαν Od. 4.446.