Μήλιος
Μήλιος, from the island of Melos, Melian
Μήλιος, α, ον, Dor. Μάλ- IG 5(1).1B 1 (Sparta, v B.C.), 12(3).1097, al. (Melos):—
- from the island of Melos, Melian, Thgn. 672, Th. 3.91, etc.; λιμὸς M., prov. of famine, because of the extremities to which the island was reduced at its siege, Ar. Av. 186.
- II ἡ Μηλία, with or without γῆ, a greyish aluminous earth, which painters mixed with mineral colours, to give them consistency, Dsc. 5.159 (γῆ μηλίνη (μιλ- codd.) in Gloss.); also Μηλιάς Hp. Ulc. 14, Thphr. Lap. 62, Plu. Def.orac. 2.436c: used as a styptic, στυπτηρίη Μηλίη Hp. Steril. 225: written -εία Id. Ulc. 11, 18; corrupted to μηδεία Orib.inc.24.2.
Μήλιος, ος, ον, de Mèlos : πόντος, Thgn. 672, la mer de Mèlos, c. à d. la mer Égée ; Μήλιος λιμός, Ar. Av. 486, une faim de Mèlos, c. à d. une faim vorace, en souvenir de la famine pendant le blocus ; Μηλία γῆ, Diosc. 5, 180, terre de Mèlos, sorte d’argile que les peintres mêlaient à leurs couleurs pour les rendre plus durables (cf. Μηλιάς 1 et Μηλίς 2) ; également employée en médecine, Hpc. 681, 26 ; cf. 875b, 876d, 879f.
Étym. Μῆλος.
Μήλιος, α, ον
- from the island of Melos, Melian, Theogn., Thuc.; λιμὸς M., proverb. of famine, because of the sufferings during the siege of Melos, Ar.