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Ἀχαιός

Ἀχαιός 1 In sing., of the Achaeans (see 2.b.γ below) Il. 3.167, 226. 2 Absol. in pl. a Applied with Μυρμιδόνες and Ἕλληνες to the followers of Achilles Il. 2.684 . Distinguished from Μυρμιδόνες 564. b (ἀρήϊοι, ἀρηΐφιλοι , δῖοι, ἑλίκωπες , ἐϋκνήμιδες, κάρη κομόωντες, μεγάθυμοι, μένεα πνείοντες, μένος ἄσχετοι , ὑπερκύδαντες, φιλοπτόλεμοι, χαλκοχίτωνες, χαλκοκνήμιδες). The Greeks. 2.b.α The race in gen. (= Δαναοί 1) Il. 4.384, Il. 5.803, Il. 6.223, Il. 9.673, Il. 10.286, Il. 11.21, 511, Il. 13.669, Il. 14.124, etc.: Od. 3.79, 202, 203, 217, 411, Od. 4.344, Od. 5.311, Od. 8.78, Od. 11.478, 556, Od. 12.184, Od. 17.135, Od. 18.205. In fem. (ἐϋπλοκαμῖδες) Od. 2.119 . b> The followers of Odysseus on his way to Troy (in Odysseus's tale to Penelope) Od. 19.199. c The Greeks in the field at Troy (Ἀργεῖος 2.d, Δαναοί 2) Il. 1.2, Il. 2.4 , Il. 3.8, Il. 7.35, Il. 13.14, Il. 15.11. Il. 16.21, Il. 21.4, Il. 23.1, Il. 24.118, etc.: Od. 3.100, 116 , 220, Od. 4.106, 145, 243, 248, 256, 288, 330, Od. 8.220, 489, 490, Od. 11.509, 513, Od. 14.493, Od. 18.259, Od. 19.240 , Od. 24.27, 49, 57, 68, 86. Ἀχαιοί contrasted with Ἀχαιΐδες 235, Il. 7.96. υἷες Ἀχαιῶν 162, Il. 4.114, Il. 6.255, Il. 9.247, Il. 13.172, Il. 16.698, Il. 17.645 , Il. 24.495, etc.: Od. 3.104, Od. 4.285, Od. 8.514, Od. 13.315, Od. 14.229, 240, Od. 15.153, Od. 23.220, Od. 24.38. κοῦροι Ἀχαιῶν 473 , Il. 3.82, Il. 14.505 , Il. 17.758, Il. 22.391, etc.: Od. 24.54. κούρητες Ἀχαιῶν 248 . d The Greeks preparing for and on their return (= Ἀργεῖος 2.e) Od. 1.286, 326 , Od. 3.131, 137, 141, 149, 185, Od. 4.487, 496, Od. 9.59, 259, Od. 10.15, Od. 13.317, Od. 14.242 . υἷες Ἀχαιῶν 139. e The people of Odysseus at home or the ruling race among them Od. 1.90, 272, 394, 401, Od. 2.7, 72, 87, 112, 211, 265, Od. 16.133, 250, 376, Od. 20.146, 182, 277, Od. 21.324, 344, Od. 23.357, Od. 24.426, 438. In fem. (ἐϋπλοκαμῖδες) 542 . f Applied particularly to the suitors Od. 2.90, 106, 128, 204, 306, Od. 4.847, Od. 11.179, Od. 16.76, Od. 17.413, 415, 513, 596, Od. 18.62, 94, 191, 286, 289, 301, Od. 19.151, 528, 534, Od. 20.3, 166, 271, Od. 21.418, 428, Od. 22.46, 96, Od. 24.141. υἷες Ἀχαιῶν 115, 198. g The people of Neleus or Nestor at Pylus Il. 11.759: Od. 3.372. h The ruling race in Argos-1 (1) (3) Od. 15.274 , Od. 18.246. i Said by Odysseus in his tale to Penelope to be one of the five divisions of the inhabitants of Crete Od. 19.175.

Ἀχιλλεύς

Ἀχιλλεύς (ἀγαυός, ἀμύμων, ἄναξ, Ἀρήϊος, δαΐφρων, διίφιλος, δῖος, θεῖος, θεοείκελος, θεοῖς ἐπιείκελος , θυμολέων, κλυτός , καρτερός, κυδάλιμος , μεγάθυμος, μέγα φέρτατος Ἀχαιῶν, ἄβριμος, ὀλοός, ὄρχαμος ἀνδρῶν, πελώριος, ποδάρκης, πόδας ταχύς (ὠκύς), ποδώκης , ποιμὴν λαῶν, πτολίπορθος , ῥηξήνωρ, ταχύς, ὑπέρθυμος, φαίδιμος, ὠκύς). Patronymic Πηλεΐδης, Πηλεΐων, Πηληϊάδης, Αἰακίδης. Son of Peleus and Thetis and father of Neoptolemus. Leader of the Myrmidons and the great bulwark of the Greeks. Calls an assembly Il. 1.54, addresses Agamemnon 59 , and Calchas 85, Achilles again 122 , abuses Agammemnon 149, questions with himself whether to slay Agammemnon 188, Athene appears 194 , and restrains him 207, he abuses Agammemnon again 225, his final speech to Agammemnon 293, retires to his ships from the fight 306; yields Briseis to the heralds of Agamemnon Il. 1.337 , calls to his mother 352, she promises her intercession with Zeus 414; he receives the embassy Il. 9.193, his speech 308, he rejects finally the proposals 644; Patroclus approaches him Il. 16.2, and asks to be sent to the fight 21, Achilles accedes 49 , and marshals the Myrmidons 155, his prayer to Zeus 233 ; he hears from Antilochus of the death of Patroclus Il. 18.18 , his mother comes to him 70, and promises armour from Hephaestus 136; Iris urges him to come to the rescue of the corpse of Patroclus Il. 18.170, Athene kindles fire from his head 203, he shouts from the ditch 215, and accompanies the rescued corpse 234, his lament 316; his mother brings the divine armour Il. 19.8, he rouses the host 40, he renounces his wrath 146; his further lament Il. 19.315; he assumes the armour Il. 19.367, and addresses his horses 400; he and Aeneas meet in fight Il. 20.158, Poseidon withdraws Aeneas 325; Achilles and Hector meet Il. 20.422 , Apollo withdraws H. Il. 20.443, Achilles does much execution Il. 20.455; he drives a part of the foe into the Xanthus-1 Il. 21.7, he encounters Lycaon-2 34, and slays him 116, after doing much execution is addressed by the river 214 , the river rises upon him 240, he is saved by the fire of Hephaestus 342; Agenor stands up to him 550, is withdrawn by Apollo 596, Apollo in his guise beguiles Achilles to a vain pursuit 599; he approaches the city Il. 22.21, Hector awaits him 35 , but flees before him and is chased thrice round the walls 136 , they fight 273, Achilles slays Η. 326, and drags the corpse to the ships 395; the shade of Patroclus appears to him Il. 23.65, he places his lock dedicated to the Spercheius in the hands of Patroclus's corpse 140, he summons the winds to fan the pyre 192; he sets the prizes for the funeral games Il. 23.262; Thetis sent by Zeus persuades him to accept ransom for Hector's corpse from Priam Il. 24.128, he hearkens to P.'s appeal 483, he gives directions for releasing the corpse 572; etc.: Od. 3.106, 109, 189, Od. 4.5; his strife with Odysseus Od. 8.75; Odysseus encounters him in the Shades Od. 11.467, 478, 482, 486, his lament to Odysseus 488; Od. 11.546, 557; in the second νέκυια 15, 36, 72, 76, 94.

Πηλεύς

Πηλεύς (ἀμύμων, ἄναξ, γέρων, δαΐφρων, ἱππηλάτα, ἱππότα). Patronymic Αἰακίδης. King of Argus-2. Son of Aeacus, husband of Thetis, and father of Achilles and Polydora. His charge to his son Il. 9.252, Il. 11.783; he received the fugitive Phoenix-1 Il. 9.480; the visit to him of Nestor and Odysseus Il. 11.769 ; his (and Achilles') immortal horses Il. 16.381, 867, Il. 17.443, Il. 23.278; Epeigeus came as a suppliant to him and Thetis Il. 16.574; his armour, given by the gods Il. 18.84; his parentage Il. 21.189; he received the fugitive Patroclus Il. 23.89; his riches and good fortune Il. 24.534; etc.: Od. 11.478, 494, 505, Od. 24.36.

μέγας

μέγας μεγάλη, μέγα. Comp. μείζων, -ονος. Neut. μεῖζον. Superl. μέγιστος, -η, -ον. 1 Of great longitudinal extent, long (as applied to weapons commonly a mere epithet) : ξίφος Il. 1.194, τάφρον Il. 7.441, Il. 9.350. Cf. Il. 3.272, Il. 4.124, Il. 15.677, Il. 22.307, etc. : ἔγχος Od. 1.100. Cf. Od. 10.262, Od. 21.74, Od. 24.172, etc. 2 Of great upward extent, high, tall, lofty : πύργον Il. 6.386. Cf. Il. 15.619, Il. 16.297, Il. 21.243 : ἐρινεός Od. 12.103. Cf. Od. 4.501, Od. 8.569, Od. 12.71, Od. 22.466, etc. Epithet of Olympus Il. 1.530, Il. 8.443. 3 Of persons, tall, of large build, goodly : ἠΰς τε μέγας τε Il. 2.653. Cf. Il. 4.534, Il. 5.628, Il. 18.518, Il. 21.108, etc. : καλόν τε μέγαν τε Od. 1.301. Cf. Od. 9.508, Od. 13.289, Od. 18.4, 382, Od. 21.334, etc. In comp. : κεφαλῇ μείζονες ἄλλοι ἔασιν Il. 3.168. Cf. Od. 6.230= Od. 23.157, Od. 10.396, Od. 24.369. Of parts of the body, well developed, stout, strong : μηρούς Od. 18.68. Cf. Il. 15.695 : Od. 17.225. Of the voice, great, full : ὄπα Il. 3.221. Of horses or oxen, stout, goodly Il. 2.839= Il. 12.97, Il. 23.750. Cf. Od. 18.372. In superl. Il. 10.436. Grown-up, come to man's estate Od. 2.314, Od. 18.217, Od. 19.532. 4 Wide, broad, spacious, extensive : τέμενος Il. 12.313. Cf. Il. 2.210, 332, Il. 4.483, Il. 5.448, Il. 7.462, Il. 13.588, Il. 18.588, Il. 21.239, Il. 24.452, etc. : ὄρχατος Od. 7.112. Cf. Od. 3.107, Od. 5.461, Od. 14.7, Od. 17.299, Od. 19.178, etc. Of flocks : οἰῶν μέγα πῶϋ Il. 3.198, Il. 11.696, Il. 15.323 : Od. 12.299. Of garments, wide, flowing : φᾶρος Il. 2.43, Il. 8.221 : Od. 5.230, Od. 8.84. Cf. Od. 14.521, Od. 18.292, etc. In superl. Il. 6.90, 271, 294 := Od. 15.107. Covering a wide space : ὀμίχλην Il. 13.336. Sim. : κεῖτο μέγας μεγαλωστί Il. 16.776. Cf. Il. 18.26 : Od. 24.40. Epithet of οὐρανός Il. 1.497, Il. 5.750= Il. 8.394, Il. 21.388. Of the sea (no doubt sometimes with notion of depth also) Il. 14.16, Il. 19.267 : Od. 3.179, Od. 4.504, etc. 5 Of great size, great, large : λίθον Il. 7.265. Cf. Il. 3.23, Il. 5.213, Il. 11.265, Il. 16.158, Il. 18.344, 476, etc. : ἀσκόν Od. 5.266. Cf. Od. 2.94, Od. 5.234, Od. 9.240, Od. 12.173, Od. 14.530, Od. 18.118, Od. 21.177, Od. 24.80, etc. Sim. : λυκίων μέγα ἔθνος Il. 12.330. In comp. : μείζονα κρητῆρα Il. 9.202. Cf. Il. 7.268 : Od. 8.187, Od. 9.537, Od. 12.96. Of waves, big, swollen Il. 15.381, Il. 17.264, Il. 21.268, 313 : Od. 3.295, Od. 5.320, Od. 10.94, Od. 12.60, etc. Of springs, great, welling forth in abundance : κρουνῶν Il. 4.454. Of a meal, abundant, sumptuous : δόρπον Il. 19.208. 6 Of sound, mighty, loud, resounding, far-sounding : ἀλαλητῷ Il. 12.138, Il. 14.393. Cf. Il. 15.384, Il. 21.9, 256, 387 : Od. 24.463. In comp. Il. 14.4. In reference to a report or rumour or to fame, wide-spread, known far and wide : κλέος Il. 6.446, κῦδος Il. 8.176, etc. Cf. Od. 3.79, etc. In comp. : μεῖζον κλέος Od. 8.147. Cf. Od. 18.255= Od. 19.128. In superl. Od. 9.264. 7 Great, thick, stout, strong : σάκος (his ponderous shield) Il. 3.335, κληῗδα Il. 24.455. Cf. Il. 12.57, 134, 257, etc. : τειχίον Od. 16.165. Cf. Od. 12.436, etc. In comp. Il. 14.377. In superl. Il. 14.371. Of fire, etc., with powerful blaze, blazing strongly or fiercely : πῦρ Il. 8.521, Il. 9.211, σέλαϊ Il. 17.739. Cf. Od. 5.59, Od. 23.51. Of wind, blustering Od. 12.408, Od. 14.458, Od. 19.200. 8 Of the heart, great, distended with pride, full of spirit or daring, swollen, swelling: δάμασον θυμὸν μέγαν Il. 9.496. Cf. Il. 2.196, Il. 7.25, Il. 9.184, Il. 21.395. In superl. Il. 17.21. 9 Of great power or influence, of might, of power, mighty, powerful : θεός (θεόν) Il. 5.434, Il. 8.200, Il. 16.531, Il. 19.410, Il. 24.90. Sim. of the Scamander Il. 20.73, Il. 21.192, 248, 282, 329. Epithet of gods and heroes, mighty, the mighty Il. 2.134, 816, Il. 4.295, Il. 5.39, 610, 721, Il. 7.427, Il. 11.501, Il. 12.136, etc. : Od. 4.27, Od. 8.226, etc. Distinguishing the Salaminian from the lesser Aias : αἴας ὁ μέγας Il. 16.358. In superl. Il. 2.412, Il. 3.276 = 320= Il. 7.202= Il. 24.308, Il. 3.298. 10 a Of occurrences, emotions, qualities, etc., of great weight, efficacy, effect, significance, importance or value, great, mighty, weighty, heavy, potent, important, serious, significant of much : ὅρκον Il. 1.233, πένθος 254, σθένος Il. 11.11, etc. Cf. Il. 4.38, Il. 5.285, Il. 9.9, Il. 10.282, Il. 13.122, Il. 16.208, Il. 19.270, etc. : πῆμα Od. 2.163, ἔργων Od. 21.26, ἀρετῇ Od. 24.193. Cf. Od. 3.275, Od. 5.289, Od. 8.136, Od. 11.195, Od. 22.149, Od. 23.188, etc. In comp. Il. 9.498, Il. 13.120, Il. 15.121 : Od. 2.48, Od. 11.474, Od. 16.291, etc. In superl. Il. 1.525, Il. 2.118, Il. 15.37, Il. 22.288, etc. : Od. 1.70, Od. 5.4, 185. Of great value, price or amount, valuable, costly, precious : δῶρον Il. 9.576, χρεῖος Il. 11.698. Cf. Il. 10.304, 401, Il. 22.163, etc. : ἄγαλμα Od. 8.509. In comp. Il. 1.167, Il. 23.551, 593. In superl. Il. 23.640. Absol. : σὺν μεγάλῳ ἀπέτεισαν (with a heavy penalty, at a grievous rate) Il. 4.161 : λίην μέγα εἶπες (too great a thing to be looked for) Od. 3.227, etc. b In bad sense, violent, outrageous, audacious, evil : ἔργον Od. 3.261, Od. 11.272, Od. 12.373, Od. 19.92, Od. 24.426, 458. 11 In neut. sing. μέγα as adv. a Greatly, much, in a high degree, to a great extent, far : μ. κεν κεχαροίατο Il. 1.256. Cf. Il. 1.103, Il. 2.27, Il. 6.261, Il. 9.509, Il. 18.162, Il. 23.682, etc. : μ. δυναμένοιο Od. 1.276. Cf. Od. 4.30, 503, Od. 15.376, Od. 16.139, Od. 21.247, etc. With power or might : μ. πάντων Ἀργείων ἤνασσεν Il. 10.32, μ. ἔξιδεν (with all his might) Il. 20.342. Cf. Il. 1.78, Il. 16.172 : Od. 11.485, Od. 15.274.–μ. φρονέων, with great things in the mind, at a high pitch of resolve or endeavourIl. 8.553, Il. 11.296, 325, Il. 13.156, Il. 16.258, 758, 824, Il. 22.21.–μ. εἰπεῖν, to talk bigOd. 22.288. b Strengthening an adj. or adv., in a high degree, exceedingly, very : μ. νήπιος Il. 16.46, ἄνευθε μ. νῶϊν Il. 22.88. Cf. Il. 1.158, etc. : Od. 9.44, etc. Strengthening a comp. or superl., by much, by far, much : μ. ἄριστος Il. 2.82, μ. ἀμείνονες Il. 4.405. Cf. Il. 2.239, Il. 19.216, Il. 22.158, etc. : Od. 11.478, Od. 22.374, Od. 23.121, etc. Sim. : μ. ἔξοχος Il. 2.480. Cf. Od. 15.227, Od. 21.266. c In reference to sound, loudly, with a loud voice or sound : μ. ἴαχον Il. 2.333. Cf. Il. 2.784, Il. 14.147, 399, Il. 16.334, Il. 20.260, Il. 22.407, etc. : μ. ἔπταρεν Od. 17.541. Cf. Od. 9.395, Od. 10.323, Od. 17.239, etc. 12 In neut. pl. μεγάλα as adv. a Strengthening other words : μ. ἤλιθα πολλή Od. 9.330. b In reference to sound, loudly, with a loud voice or sound : μεγάλʼ εὔχετο Il. 1.450. Cf. Il. 1.482, Il. 8.75, 347, Il. 16.391, 429, Il. 23.119, etc. : μεγάλʼ αὐδήσαντος (app. connoting boastfulness) Od. 4.505. Cf. Od. 2.428, Od. 9.392, 399, Od. 14.354, Od. 20.113, Od. 21.413. Sim. in reference to the loud beating of the heart in agitation : κραδίη μ. πατάσσει Il. 13.282.

υἱός

υἱός -οῦ, ὁ. (The first syllable shortened Il. 1.489, Il. 4.473, Il. 5.612, Il. 6.130, Il. 7.47, Il. 9.84, Il. 16.21, etc. : Od. 11.270, 478.) Also, fr. stem υἱυ-, genit. υἱέος Il. 24.122 : Od. 3.489, Od. 4.4, Od. 11.174, Od. 15.187, Od. 18.162. Dat. υἱέϊ Il. 3.174, Il. 15.455, Il. 20.81, Il. 21.141, Il. 24.112 : Od. 3.369, Od. 4.5, 10, Od. 16.438, 452, Od. 23.61, Od. 24.213. υἱεῖ Il. 18.144, 458 : Od. 14.435. Acc. υἱέα Il. 13.350. Nom. pl. υἱέες Il. 2.641, 666, Il. 5.10, Il. 11.138, 692, Il. 16.449, Il. 24.604 : Od. 10.6, Od. 14.201, Od. 19.414, 430, 437, 459. υἱεῖς Od. 15.248, Od. 24.387, 497. Acc. υἱέας Il. 2.693, Il. 5.149, Il. 11.123, Il. 23.175, 181, Il. 24.205, 521 : Od. 4.211. Voc. pl. υἱεῖς Il. 5.464. And fr. this stem by hyphaeresis genit. υἷος Il. 2.230, Il. 5.266, Il. 13.522, Il. 14.9, Il. 15.116, 138, Il. 18.138, Il. 19.324, Il. 23.746, Il. 24.422, 550 : Od. 11.452, Od. 17.397, Od. 20.218. Dat. υἷι Il. 2.20, 791, Il. 13.216, Il. 16.177, Il. 21.34, Il. 22.302, Il. 23.383 : Od. 4.143, 771, Od. 11.273. Acc. υἷα Il. 12.129, Il. 13.185, 792, Il. 15.419, 427 : Od. 4.765, Od. 13.259, Od. 20.35. Nom. dual υἰῖ Il. 2.679, 822, 831, 843, 865, Il. 12.95, 99, Il. 13.345. Acc. υἷε Il. 5.27, 152, 542, Il. 11.102, 329, Il. 20.460 : Od. 15.242. Nom. pl. υἷες Il. 1.162, Il. 2.253, Il. 4.114, Il. 6.255, Il. 7.403, Il. 10.165, Il. 13.146, Il. 15.675, Il. 16.56, Il. 17.23, Il. 18.444, Il. 21.376, Il. 24.399, etc. : Od. 2.51, Od. 3.104, Od. 4.285, Od. 6.62, Od. 8.514, Od. 13.315, Od. 23.220, Od. 24.38, etc. Dat. υἱάσι, Il. 5.463, Il. 15.197, Il. 24.248, 546 : Od. 3.32, 57, 387, Od. 10.7, Od. 14.206, Od. 17.113, Od. 19.466, Od. 21.220. Acc. υἷας Il. 1.240, Il. 2.72, Il. 5.159, Il. 9.40, Il. 10.49, Il. 12.128, Il. 14.106, Il. 18.76, Il. 19.156, Il. 22.62, Il. 24.189, etc. : Od. 2.115, 198, Od. 14.229, Od. 19.394, Od. 22.221. A son, one's son Il. 1.9, Il. 2.20, Il. 3.174, Il. 4.89, Il. 5.10, Il. 6.154, etc. : Od. 1.88, Od. 2.2, Od. 3.57, Od. 4.4, Od. 5.28, Od. 6.62, etc. Of warriors : υἷες Ἄρηος Il. 2.512, Il. 9.82.–υἷες Ἀχαιῶν, the sons of the Achaeans, the AchaeansIl. 1.162, Il. 2.72, Il. 4.114, Il. 6.255, etc. : Od. 2.115, Od. 3.104, Od. 4.285, Od. 8.514, etc. Sim. : Τρώων καὶ Ἀχαιῶν υἶες Od. 24.38.

φέρτατος

φέρτατος [superl. Cf. φέριστος, φέρτερος.] 1 Of the greatest physical might, the strongest or most powerful : εἴ κʼ ἐθέλῃσι στυφελίξαι· ὁ γὰρ πολὺ φ. ἐστιν Il. 1.581. Cf. Od. 12.246. Very warlike, exceeding soldierly : υἱόν Il. 15.526. 2 The best, the best fitted to take the lead in war or peace, pre-eminent : μέγα φέρτατʼ Ἀχαιῶν Il. 16.21= Il. 19.216 := Od. 11.478. Cf. Il. 2.769. 3 The most skilled : ἔγχει (with the . . ., in the use of the . . .) Il. 7.289. Cf. Od. 8.129. 4 The best, the most tolerable (of evils) : κακῶν κε φέρτατον εἴη Il. 17.105.