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γουνός

high ground, φυτὸν ὣς γουνῷ ἀλωῆς Il. 18.57; ἀνὰ γουνὸν ἀλωῆς οἰνοπέδοιο Od. 1.193, etc.; ἐκ Κρήτης ἐς γουνὸν Ἀθηνάων 11.323; τῆς Ἀττικῆς . . τὸν γ. τὸν Σουνιακόν Hdt. 4.99: pl., γουνοῖσιν Ἐλευθῆρος μεδέουσα Hes. Th. 54; γουνοῖσιν κατένασσε Νεμείης ib. 329; ἐν γουνοῖς Ἀθανᾶν Pi. I. 4(3).25. (Expld. as τόπος γονιμώτατος by Sch. Il. l.c., but better as ὑψηλὸς τόπος (cf. γόνυ) Orion 38, EM 239.5.)

ἱερός

3 under divine protection, freq. of places, Ἴλιος Il. 5.648, Alc. Supp. 8.4; Πύλος Od. 21.108; Θήβη Sapph. 44.6 L.-P.; Τροίης ἱερὸν πτολίεθρον, Τροίης ἱερὰ κρήδεμνα, Od. 1.2, Il. 16.100; Ἀθῆναι Od. 11.323, cf. Pi. Fr. 75, S. Aj. 1221 (lyr.), Ps.-Orac. ap. Ar. Eq. 1037; Σούνιον ἱρόν Od. 3.278; ἱ. κύκλος the judgeʼs seat under the protection of Zeus, Il. 18.504: with gen. of the divinity, ἄλσος ἱρὸν Ἀθηναίης, ἄντρον ἱρὸν νυμφάων, Od. 6.322, 13.104, cf. Hdt. 1.80, 2.41, Ar. Pl. 937, X. An. 5.3.13, etc.; γῆ καὶ ἑστία ἱερὰ πᾶσι πάντων θεῶν Pl. Lg. 955e; χωρίον ὡς -ώτατον ib. 755e, cf. Ti. 45a; with gen. of a human being, Γναθίου . . ἱ. εἰμι IG 1(2).920.

Ἀθῆναι

Ἀθῆναι also Ἀθήνη-1Od. 7.80 (ἐϋκτίμενον πτολίεθρον, εὐρυάγυια, ἱεραί, δῆμος Ἐρεχθῆος) Athens Il. 2.546, 549: Od. 3.278, 307, Od. 7.80, Od. 11.323.

Κρήτη

Κρήτη Κρῆται Od. 14.199, Od. 16.62 (ἑκατόμπολις, εὐρεῖα , καλή, περίρρυτος , πίειρα). Crete Il. 2.649; the realm of Minos Il. 13.450, 453: Od. 3.191 , 291, Od. 11.323; in Odysseus's tale to Athene Od. 13.256, 260; in his tale to Eumaeus Od. 14.199, 252, 300, 301, Od. 16.62, Od. 17.523; in his tale to Penelope Od. 19.172, 338. Κρήτηνδε [-δε], to Crete Od. 19.186. Κρήτηθεν [-θεν], from Crete Il. 3.233.

γουνός

γουνός [perh. fr. γονϝ-, γόνυ, in sense swell, knoll, and, in reference to a vineyard, etc., the part best catching the sun, and therefore the most fruitful.] γουνῷ (γουνὸν) ἀλωῆς Il. 9.534, Il. 18.57 = 438: Od. 1.193, Od. 11.193, ἐς γουνὸν Ἀθηνάων Od. 11.323 (here perh. the reference is to the citadel).

ἱερός

ἱερός -ή, -όν. Also ὶρός -ή, -όν Il. 2.420, Il. 4.46, Il. 6.96, Il. 17.193, Il. 21.128, etc.: Od. 1.66, Od. 3.278, Od. 9.553, Od. 17.293, etc. Sacred, holy, set apart. 1 Of sacrifices Il. 1.99, 431, 443, 447, Il. 23.146: Od. 3.144, Od. 4.478, Od. 11.132 = Od. 23.279, Od. 20.276. Of altars Il. 2.305: Od. 3.273. Of a temple: θύρας ἱεροῖο δόμοιο Il. 6.89. Of the site of a sacred grove: Ὀγχηστὸν ἱερόν, Ποσιδήϊον ἄλσος Il. 2.506. 2 Epithet of places: Ἴλιος ἱρή Il. 4.46. Cf. Il. 1.366, Il. 2.535, 625, Il. 4.103, Il. 5.446, etc.: πύλου ἱερῆς Od. 21.108. Cf. Od. 1.2, Od. 3.278, Od. 9.165, Od. 11.86, 323, Od. 17.293. Sim.: ἱερὰ ρείχεα Θήβης Il. 4.378. Cf. Il. 16.100. Of rivers (as sprung from Zeus): ἱερὸν ῥόον Ἀλφειοῖο Il. 11.726. Cf. Od. 10.351. 3 Epithet of natural periods of time half-personified as divine controlling powers: κνέφας Il. 11.194 = 209 = Il. 17.455, ἦμαρ Il. 8.66 = Il. 11.84: = Od. 9.56. 4 Of things regarded as divine by connexion or relation: ἀλωάς (as being consecrated to Demeter) Il. 5.499, ἀλφίτου (as being the gift of Demeter) Il. 11.631, κύκλῳ (justice, the care of Zeus, being there dispensed) Il. 18.504. Cf. Il. 15.39, Il. 16.658: βήσσας (as being about the dwelling of Circe) Od. 10.275, ἐλαίης (as being near the nymphhaunted cave) Od. 13.372. Cf. Od. 10.426, 445, 554. Sim.: ἰχθύν (perh. referring to a religious scruple against eating fish) Il. 16.407, δίφρῳ (app. as drawn by divine steeds) Il. 17.464. 5 Of persons regarded as divine by connexion or relation. Epithet of King Alcinous (as holding office from Zeus) Od. 7.167, Od. 8.2, 4 = 421, Od. 8.385, Od. 13.20, 24. Applied also to Antinous Od. 18.34. Of Telemachus (as being under the special protection of Athene) Od. 2.409 = Od. 18.405 = Od. 21.101, Od. 16.476, Od. 18.60 = Od. 21.130, Od. 22.354. Applied to persons dignified by being charged with a special function: πυλαωρούς Il. 24.681. Sim. applied to the post occupied by such persons: φυλάκων τέλος Il. 10.56. Extended to a whole host (perh. as being engaged in a pious work): Ἀργείων στρατός Od. 24.81. 6 Absol. in neut. a A sacred place or haunt: ἄλσος,ἱρὸν Ἀθηναίης Od. 6.322, ἄντρον, ἱρὸν νυμφάων Od. 13.104 = 348. b App., a sacrifice = c: ὄφρʼ ἱρὸν ἑτοιμασσαίατʼ Ἀθήνῃ (a sacrifice at which the arms were to be dedicated) Il. 10.571. c In pl., offerings, a sacrifice, sacrifices: ὑπίσχετο ἱερά Il. 23.195. Cf. Il. 1.147, Il. 2.420, Il. 5.178, Il. 9.357, Il. 10.46, Il. 11.707, 727, Il. 23.207, 209: ἱερὰ ῥέζον Od. 3.5. Cf. Od. 1.61, 66, Od. 3.159, 436, Od. 4.473, Od. 5.102, Od. 7.191, Od. 9.553, Od. 11.130, Od. 16.184, Od. 23.277. The actual burnt-offering: σπένδων οἶνον ἐπʼ αἰθομένοις ἱεροῖσιν Il. 11.775. Cf. Od. 12.362.