Ἰλιάς (2.869)

αἰπεινός

high, lofty, of cities on heights, Ἴλιον Il. 9.419, al., cf. A. Fr. 284, S. Tr. 858 (lyr.), Ph. 1000; αἰθήρ B. 8.34; of Delphi, μαντεῖα E. Ion 739; of mountain-tops, κάρηνα Il. 2.869, Od. 6.123.

κάρηνον

head, mostly in pl. (as always in Hom.), ἀνδρῶν κάρηνα, periphr. for ἄνδρες, Il. 11.500; νεκύων ἀμενηνὰ κ. Od. 10.521, etc.; βοῶν ἴφθιμα κ. Il. 23.260; ἵππων ξανθὰ κ. 9.407: metaph., of mountain peaks, Οὐλύμποιο κ. 1.44, etc.; of towns, πολλάων πολίων κατέλυσε κάρηνα 2.117, 9.24; Μυκάλης αἰπεινὰ κ. 2.869: in pl., of a single person, κάρηνα . . Μελανίππου σπάσας E. Fr. 537: sg. in h.Hom. 8.12, 28.8, Mosch.ll. cc., Coluth. 264, Anacreont. 1.11.

Μαίανδρος

Maeander, a river of Caria, Il. 2.869, Hes. Th. 339; noted for its windings, Hdt. 2.29:— Adj. Μαιάνδριος, α, ον, πέδιον D.P. 837, etc.

ῥοή

river, stream, freq. in Hom., always in pl., and mostly with gen. added, ἐπʼ Ὠκεανοῖο ῥοάων Il. 3.5; Μαιάνδρου τε ῥοάς 2.869; ποταμοῖο ῥοῇσι Od. 6.216; ὕδατος καλῇσι ῥ. Il. 16.229, cf. Schwyzer 289.107 ( Priene, ii B.C.); Ὠκεανοῦ ῥ. Hes. Th. 841; also Σκαμάνδριοι ῥ. S. Aj. 419 (lyr.); τεναγέων ῥ. Pi. N. 3.25; ἀμπέλου ῥ. the juice of the grape, E. Cyc. 123; μέλιτος Id. Ba. 711; αἵματος Id. Supp. 690: rarely in sg., παρʼ Ἰσμηνοῦ ῥοάν Pi. N. 11.36 codd. (but ῥοᾶν is prob.); ἀμπέλου ῥοή E. Ba. 281: in Dor. Prose, SIG 1183 (Gort.): metaph., stream of song or poesy, ῥοαὶ Μοισᾶν, ἐπέων, Pi. N. 7.12, I. 7(6).19; ἡ διὰ τοῦ στόματος ῥ. Pl. Tht. 206d; προμαθείας ῥοαί Pi. N. 11.46; also ῥοαί streams of events, tide of affairs, Id. O. 2.33.

Μαίανδρος

Μαίανδρος A river of Asia Minor falling into the Aegean near Mycale Il. 2.869.

Μυκάλη

Μυκάλη (αἰπεινή). A promontory of Asia Minor off which the Icarian Samos lies Il. 2.869.

αἰπεινός

αἰπεινός -ή, -όν [αἰπύς.] 1 Steep, sheer: Μυκάλης κάρηνα Il. 2.869. Cf. Il. 20.58: Od. 6.123. Rocky, rugged: Καλυδῶνι Il. 13.217, Il. 14.116. 2 Of cities, set on a steep Il. 2.573, Il. 6.35, Il. 9.419 = 686, Il. 13.773, Il. 15.215, 257, 558, Il. 17.328.

κάρηνον

κάρηνον -ου, τό [κάρη.] Only in pl. 1 = κάρη 1 (but never in the strict literal sense): ὣς πῖπτε κάρηνα Τρώων Il. 11.158. Cf. Il. 11.500. Periphrastically: ἵππων ξανθὰ κάρηνα Il. 9.407. Cf. Il. 23.260: νεκύων ἀμενηνὰ κάρηνα Od. 10.521, 536, Od. 11.29, 49. 2 = κάρη 2.a Il. 1.44, Il. 2.869, Il. 7.19, Il. 20.58, Il. 2.167 =Il. 4.74=Il. 22.187=Il. 24.121: =Od. 1.102=Od. 24.488, Od. 6.123, Od. 9.113. 3 In reference to cities, the topmost part, the citadel (cf. κρήδεμνον 2): πολλάων πολίων κάρηνα Il. 2.117=Il. 9.24. Cf. Il. 2.735.

ῥοή

ῥοή -ῆς, ἡ [ῥέω.] In pl., the streams or waters (of a river) : μαιάνδρου ῥοάς Il. 2.869. Cf. Il. 3.5, Il. 4.91, Il. 5.774, Il. 6.4, Il. 8.560, Il. 11.732, Il. 16.669, 679, 719, Il. 18.240, Il. 19.1 : Od. 6.216, Od. 9.450, Od. 10.529, Od. 22.197, Od. 24.11. Of a stream of water poured over something : ἔνιψʼ ὕδατος ῥοῇσιν Il. 16.229.