δῖος δῖα, δῖον [δι- of oblique cases of Zeus.] 1 Of Zeus: δῖον γένος Il. 9.538 (= Διὸς κούρη 536). 2 a Bright, shining. Of the sea Il. 1.141, Il. 2.152, Il. 14.76, etc.: Od. 3.153, Od. 4.577, Od. 5.261, etc. Of rivers (or perh. rather = διιπετής) Il. 2.522, Il. 12.21. Of the dawn Il. 9.240, Il. 11.723, Il. 18.255, etc.: Od. 9.151, Od. 11.375, Od. 16.368, etc. Of the αἰθήρ Il. 16.365: Od. 19.540. Of the earth Il. 14.347, Il. 24.532. b α Of goddesses, bright, resplendent, glorious Il. 2.820, Il. 3.389, 413, Il. 5.370, Il. 10.290 (here, of Athene, perh. rather in sense (1), = Διὸς τέκος 284): Od. 5.263, 321, 372, Od. 12.133, Od. 20.68, 73. Applied to Charybdis Od. 12.104, 235. β With superl. sense: δῖα θεάων, bright, etc., among goddesses(partitive genit.), brightest, etc., of goddesses (cf. 3.b.β) Il. 5.381, Il. 6.305, Il. 14.184, etc.: Od. 1.14, Od. 4.382, Od. 10.400, etc. 3 An epithet of general commendation. a Of men, noble, illustrious, goodly, or the like Il. 1.7, 145, Il. 2.57, 221, Il. 3.329, Il. 4.319, Il. 5.211, Il. 6.31, Il. 10.285, Il. 14.3, Il. 17.705, Il. 24.618, etc.: Od. 1.196, 284, 298, Od. 3.439, Od. 4.655, Od. 11.168, 522, Od. 14.3, Od. 21.240, etc. Sim. of peoples or bodies of men: Ἀχαιοί Il. 5.451. Cf. Il. 10.429, Il. 11.455, 504, Il. 18.241, Il. 20.354: Od. 3.116, Od. 19.177, 199. b α Of women, noble, queenly, or the like Il. 5.70, Il. 6.160, Il. 17.40: Od. 3.266. β With superl. sense: δῖα γυναικῶν, pearl of women(cf. 2.b.β) Il. 2.714, Il. 3.171, 228, 423: Od. 1.332, Od. 4.305, Od. 20.147, etc. c Of horses, noble, well-bred, or the like Il. 8.185, Il. 23.346 (here perh. rather in sense (1), divine ; cf. 347). d Of cities, etc., famed, rich, or the like Il. 2.615, 836, Il. 11.686, 698, Il. 21.43: Od. 3.326, Od. 4.313, 702 = Od. 5.20, Od. 13.275, 440, Od. 15.298, Od. 17.121, Od. 24.431.