ἀγανός

ἀγᾰνός, ή, όν (ἀγᾱνοῖσιν is corrupt in Il.Parv. 6), poet. Adj.

• mild, gentle, of persons or their words and acts, ἀ. καὶ ἤπιος ἔστω σκηπτοῦχος βασιλεύς Od. 2.230, 5.8; ἀ. ἐπέεσσιν Il. 2.164, 180, etc.; μύθοις ἀ. Od. 15.53; εὐχωλῇς Il. 9.499, Od. 13.357; δώροισι Il. 9.113; Ἀτθίς Sapph. 96.15 L.-P.; λόγοις Pi. P. 4.101; ὀφρύι ib. 9.38; Trag. only in A. Ag. 101; αὐλῶν ἀγαναὶ φωναί Mnesim. 4.56.
• • • 2 in Hom. freq. of the shafts of Apollo and Artemis, as bringing an easy death, ἀλλʼ ὅτε γηράσκωσι . ., Ἀπόλλων Ἀρτέμιδι ξὺν οἷς ἀγανοῖς βελέεσσιν ἐποιχόμενος κατέπεφνεν Od. 15.411, cf. 3.280, Il. 24.759, etc.: Sup. ἀγανώτατος Hes. Th. 408, Pi. Fr. 149, Them. Or. 20.234a. Adv. -νῶς Anacr. 51.1, E. IA 601: Comp. ἀγανώτερον, βλέπειν Ar. Lys. 886.—Poet. and late Prose, Them. l.c.

ἀγανός, ή, όν (von Γα, γάνος, mit ἄγαμαι zusammenhängend), freundlich, mild, Hom. βασιλεύς Od. 2.236, 5.8, δῶρα Il. 9.113, bes. βέλεα, die milden Geschosse des Apollo und der Artemis, welche schnellen, sanften Tod bringen ; 9.499 erkl. man εὐχωλαί besänftigende Bitten, doch vgl. εὐχωλῇς ἀγανῇσι χαίρετε Od. 13.357 ; μύθοις ἀγανοῖσι παραυδήσας 15.53 ; ἀγανοῖς ἐπέεσσιν ἐρήτυε φῶτα ἕκαστον Il. 2.180, cf 189 u. 24.772 ; – ἀγανοῖσι παρεψύχοντʼ ἐπέεσσι Theocr. 13.54 ; ἀγαναὶ φωναί Mnesim. com.; ἐλπίς Aesch. Ag. 161 ; ἀγανᾷ ὀφρύϊ γελάσας, mit freundlicher Braue lachen, Pind. P. 9.33 ; λόγοι 4.151 ; χάριτες I. 3.8, usw.; Noss. 7 πρόσωπον (VI.353); – Kompar., ἀγανώτερον βλέπειν Arist. Lys. 885 ; ἀγανώτατος Hes. Th. 468;
• Adv. ἀγανῶς , Noss. 10 (IX.665).

ἀγανός

-ή, -όν.

• • 1

    Gentle, mild, affectionate: ἐπέεσσιν Il. 2.164, 180, 189, Il. 24.772: ἀ. καὶ ἤπιος Od. 2.230=Od. 5.8, μύθοις Od. 15.53.

  • 2

    Soothing, effecting propitiation, winning acceptance: δώροισιν Il. 9.113, εὐχωλῇσιν 499: Od. 13.357.

  • 3

    Of the shafts of Apollo and Artemis, bringing painless death Il. 24.759: Od. 3.280 = Od. 15.411, Od. 5.124 = Od. 11.173 = 199.

ἀ˘γᾰνός

• 1gentle, mild ἀγαναῖσιν ἐν χερσὶ ποικιλανίους ἐδάμασσε πώλους (sc. Ἱέρων v. Schr., Pyth. Comm. ad loc.) P. 2.8 τὸν εὐεργέταν ἀγαναῖς ἀμοιβαῖς ἐποιχομένους τίνεσθαι P. 2.24 ἀγανοῖσι λόγοις ὧδʼ ἀμείφθη P. 4.101 ἀγανᾷ χλοαρὸν γελάσσαις ὀφρύι P. 9.38 χρὴ δὲ κωμάζοντʼ ἀγαναῖς χαρίτεσσιν βαστάσαι I. 3.8 κατεκρίθης δὲ θνατοῖς ἀγανώτατος ἔμμεν (sc. Ἄπολλον.) Pae. 16.7 = fr. 149 Schr.

ἀγανός (cf. γάνυμαι): pleasant, gentle, kindly; ἔπεα, δῶρα, βασιλεύς (opp. χαλεπός), Od. 2.230; εὐχωλαι, Il. 9.499, Od. 13.357; οἷς ἀγανοῖς βελέεσσι, ‘with his (her) gentle shafts,’ describing a (natural) sudden, painless death dealt by Apollo upon men, by Artemis upon women, Od. 3.280.

ἀγανός Deriv. uncertain.

• mild, gentle, kindly, of words, Hom., Pind.; in Hom. of the shafts of Apollo and Artemis, as bringing an easy death; Sup. ἀγανώτατος, Hes.: adv. -νῶς, Eur.