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Οἰδίπους

Oedipus, i.e. the swollen-footed. cf. E. Ph. 27 : gen. Οἰδίποδος Apollod. 3.6.3 (but in Trag. always Οἰδίπου, as if from Οἰδίπος, which occurs in AP 7.429 ( Alc.)) : acc. Οἰδίπουν Trag., later Οἰδίποδα Plu. Apophth.reg. 2.193d, Paus. 9.2.4, etc. : voc. Οἰδίπου S. OT 405, OC 557, cf. Choerob. in Theod. 1.210 H., and Οἰδίπους S. OC 740, al., Choerob. l.c. :—collat. form Οἰδιπόδης, ὁ, gen. Οἰδιπόδαο Il. 23.679, Od. 11.271, Hes. Op. 163 ; Dor. contr. Οἰδιπόδα Pi. P. 4.263, and in lyr. passages of Trag., A. Th. 725, S. OT 496, Ant. 380 ; Ion. Οἰδιπόδεω Hdt. 4.149 : acc. Οἰδιπόδαν in lyr., A. Th. 752, S. OC 222 : dat. Οἰδιπόδῃ Thebaïs 2 : voc. Οἰδιπόδα S. OT 1195 (lyr.) :— Adj. Οἰδιπόδειος, α, ον, or ος, ον, of Oedipus, Plu. Sull. 19, Paus. 9.18.5 (ubi vulg. -ποδία): Οἰδιπόδεια (vulg. -ια), τά, the tale of Oedipus, Id. 9.5.11 ; or Οἰδιπόδεια, ἡ, Arist. Fr. 628, IG 14.1292ii 11, Sch. E. Ph. 1760.

Ἐπικάστη

Ἐπικάστη The later Iocaste (καλή). Mother and wife of Oedipodes (Oedipus). Her incestuous marriage and suicide Od. 11.271.

Οἰδιπόδης

Οἰδιπόδης the later Oedipus. King of Thebes-1. His incestuous marriage with Epicaste Od. 11.271. His funeral games referred to Il. 23.679.

καλός

καλός -ή, -όν. Formed fr. κάλλος nom. neut. comp. κάλλιον Il. 24.52: Od. 3.69, Od. 6.39, Od. 17.583, Od. 18.255, etc. Nom. pl. masc. καλλίονες Od. 10.396. Superl. κάλλιστος, -η, -ον Il. 2.673, Il. 6.294, Il. 9.140, Il. 21.158, etc.: Od. 4.614, Od. 9.11, Od. 11.239, Od. 15.107, etc. (Often used merely as a more or less conventional epithet.) 1 In reference to personal beauty a Of a god or a man, well-favoured, shapely, goodly: κάλλιστος ἀνήρ Il. 2.673. Cf. Il. 3.169, Il. 20.233, Il. 21.108: καλός τε καὶ ἀρτίπος Od. 8.310. Cf. Od. 1.301=Od. 3.199, Od. 6.276, Od. 9.513, Od. 10.396, Od. 11.310, 522. Sim.: καλὸν εἶδος Il. 3.44. Of parts or appendages of the body, shapely, goodly, beauteous: σφυρά Il. 4.147, χρόα Il. 5.858, ὄμματα Il. 23.66. Cf. Il. 11.352, Il. 21.398, Il. 22.321, Il. 23.805: Od. 1.208, Od. 8.85, Od. 13.398, 430, Od. 15.332, Od. 16.15=Od. 17.39, Od. 19.417, Od. 24.44. b Of a goddess or a woman, fair, lovely, beauteous, comely: χορῷ καλὴ πολυμήλη (in the dance) Il. 16.180. Cf. Il. 8.305, Il. 9.140 = 282, 556, Il. 16.175, Il. 18.383, Il. 22.155: ἁλοσύδνης Od. 4.404. Cf. Od. 3.464, Od. 6.108, Od. 8.320, Od. 11.271, 321, Od. 13.289=Od. 16.158, Od. 15.418. Of parts or appendages of the body, fair, lovely, beauteous: χρόα Il. 5.354, πλοκάμους Il. 14.177, πρόσωπα Il. 19.285. Cf. Il. 14.175: Od. 2.376, Od. 4.749, Od. 18.192, Od. 19.208, 263. c Of a god and goddess: Ἄρης καὶ Παλλὰς Ἀθήνη . . . καλὼ καὶ μεγάλω Il. 18.518. d Of the Dawn, bright Il. 9.707. 2 Of animals, goodly, shapely, well-formed, well-grown: καλλίστους ἵππους Il. 10.436: βόες Od. 12.262, 355. Cf. Od. 9.426, Od. 17.307. Sim.: πώεα καλὰ οἰῶν Il. 18.528: Od. 11.528: Od. 11.402, Od. 12.129, Od. 24.112. 3 Of places, fair, delightful, pleasant to dwell in Il. 9.152 = 294, Il. 18.491: Od. 19.173. 4 Of things of use buildings, constructions, etc., well-made, well-constructed, fair, goodly, fine, beauteous, or the like: χιτῶνα Il. 2.43, τεύχεα Il. 3.89, δίφροι Il. 5.194, τεῖχος Il. 8.447. Cf. Il. 3.331, 388, Il. 6.294, Il. 11.629, Il. 14.185, Il. 22.3, Il. 23.268, etc.: πέδιλα Od. 1.96, δώματα Od. 3.387, εἵματα Od. 6.111. Cf. Od. 1.131, Od. 3.63, 351, Od. 5.232, Od. 8.69, Od. 14.7, Od. 19.18, Od. 21.7, Od. 24.3, etc. Sim. absol.: καλὰ ἕννυσθαι Od. 6.27. 5 In various applications as an epithet of general commendation, fair, goodly, fine, beauteous, calculated to win acceptance or give satisfaction, or the like: πλατανίστῳ Il. 2.307, ἱερά Il. 11.727, ἄλσεα Il. 20.8. Cf. Il. 5.92, Il. 6.195, 218, Il. 14.351, Il. 17.55, etc.: δῶρον Od. 1.312, κειμήλια Od. 10.40, ἀγρόν Od. 24.206. Cf. Od. 4.473, Od. 15.76, Od. 17.600, etc. Of a star, fair, bright Il. 6.401, Il. 22.318. Of waters, fair, bright, gleaming Il. 2.850, Il. 16.229, Il. 21.158, 238, 244, etc.: Od. 6.87, Od. 11.239, 240. Of the voice, sweet, ravishing Il. 1.604: Od. 5.61, Od. 10.221, Od. 24.60. Of a wind, fair Od. 14.253, 299. Becoming, gracing: πάντα καλὰ θανόντι περ Il. 22.73. Pleasing, delightsome: τό γε καλὸν ἀκουέμεν ἐοτὶν ἀοιδοῦ Od. 1.370. Cf. Od. 9.3, 11. Conferring distinction, bringing honour or fame: ἀέθλια Od. 21.117. Cf.Od. 11.184, Od. 18.255=Od. 19.128. 6 Absol. in neut. καλόν, a fitting orseemly thing, fitting, seemly, well, proper. With infin.: οὐ γὰρ ἔμοιγε κ. [ἄρχειν] Il. 21.440. Cf. Il. 9.615, Il. 17.19, Il. 19.79: οὐ κ. ἀτέμβειν . . . Od. 20.294, Od. 21.312. Cf. Od. 18.287. 7 Absol. in neut. comp. κάλλιον, a more fitting or seemly thing, more fitting, seemly or proper, better: ἐπεὶ πολὺ κ. οὕτως Od. 3.358, Od. 8.543. Cf. Od. 3.69, Od. 6.39, Od. 17.583. Fitting, seemly, well (rather than the reverse): οὔ οἱ τό γε κ. Il. 24.52. Cf. Od. 7.159, Od. 8.549. 8 In neut. καλόν as adv. a Well, in seemly wise: οὐ κ. ἔειπες Od. 8.166. b Sweetly, ravishingly: κ. ἀοιδιάει Od. 10.227. Cf. Il. 1.473, Il. 18.570: Od. 1.155, Od. 8.266, Od. 19.519, Od. 21.411. 9 In neut. pl. καλά as adv. a Well, in becoming, seemly or fitting wise: οὐ κ. χόλον τόνδʼ ἔνθεο θυμῷ (you do not well in this) Il. 6.326. Cf. Il. 13.116: οὐ κ. ἔβαλες ἀλήτην (it was ill in you to . . .) Od. 17.483. Cf. Od. 17.381, 397. b Well, with good consequences, in favouring circumstances: οὐ κ. συνοισόμεθα πτόλεμόνδε (it will be ill for some of us) Il. 8.400: οὐκέτι κ. ἀναχωρήσειν Od. 17.460 (i.e. the impunity you have enjoyed is now to cease). c With prudence or good judgment: οὐκέτι: κ. δόμων ἄπο τῆλʼ ἀλάλησαι Od. 15.10 (i.e. it is time to make for home). d Sweetly, with sympathy: ὥς μοι κ. τὸν οἶτον παιδός ἔνισπες Il. 24.388.