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ἠέλιος

ἠέλιος

Ancient Greek

Noun

ἠέλιος (ēélios)

  1. Epic form of ἥλιος (hḗlios, sun)
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.475
      Ἦμος δ' ἠέλιος κατέδῡ καὶ ἐπὶ κνέφας ἦλθε,
      And when the sun sank down and dusk came on,

References

  • ἠέλιος in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • «ἠέλιος» in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963