αἴθουσα

αἴθουσα (sc. στοά), ἡ, properly part. of αἴθω (q.v.), in the Homeric house,

• portico, verandah, to catch the sun, δόμον . . ξεστῇς αἰθούσῃσι τετυγμένον Il. 6.243, cf. 20.11, A.R. 3.39, 237: in Od. esp. of a loggia leading from αὐλή to πρόδομος, 3.399, al.; αἰ. ἐρίδουπος, echoing to the tramp of horses, 15.146.
• • • 2 = κώνειον, Ps.-Dsc. 4.78. (αἴθουσσα Hdn.Gr. 2.919, v.l. in Hom., which may point to αἰθοῦσσα = αἰθόεσσα.)

αἴθουσα, ἡ, eigentl. partic. von αἴθω, sc. στοά, eine Halle am Hause, von der Sonne erleuchtet, Hom. Il. 6.243, 9.472, 20.11, 24.238, 323, 644, Od. 3.399, 493, 4.297, 7.336, 345, 8.57, 15.146, 191, 18.102, 20.176, 189, 21.390, 22.449 ; dreimal, Il. 6.243, 20.11, Od. 8.57 im plur., homerisch für den sing.; Epitheta ἐρίδουπος u. ξεσταί – Vgl. Ariston. Scholl. Il. 20.11. – Auch sp.D.

αἴθουσα

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• • 1

    A portico or covered colonnade running round the αὐλή Il. 6.243, Il. 20.11 (in the palace of Zeus), Il. 24.238 : Od. 8.57, Od. 20.176, 189, Od. 21.390, Od. 22.449.

    Used as a sleeping-place for visitors : δέμνιʼ ὑπʼ αἰθούσῃ θέμεναι Il. 24.644 (for Priam and the herald in the dwelling of Achilles) := Od. 4.297 (for Telemachus and Peisistratus in the house of Menelaus) = Od. 7.336 (for Odysseus in the palace of Alcinous), ἐν λεχέεσσι ὑπʼ αἰθούσῃ Od. 3.399 (of Telemachus in the house of Nestor) = Od. 7.345 (of Odysseus in the palace of Alcinous).

  • 2

    A portico across the gateway of the αὐλή: ὑπʼ αἰθούσῃ αὐλῆς Il. 9.472. Cf. Il. 24.323: Od. 3.493= Od. 15.146 = 191.–αἰθούσης θύρας, the gate of theαὐλή Od. 18.102 (named thus from the portico across it).

αἴθουσα : portico, corridor.We distinguish two αἴθουσαι, an outer and an inner, see plate III. at end of volume.—(1) the outer (αἰθ. αὐλῆς, Od. 21.390, Od. 13.176, Od. 22.449), on either side of the vestibule, entering the court.—(2) the inner (αἰθ. δώματος), leading from the court into the house; this one served as a sleeping-place for guests (Od. 3.399, Od. 4.297), and was roofed.

αἴθουσα sc. στοά, αἴθουσα being partic. of αἴθω

• in the Homeric house, the corridor, open in front like a verandah, looking E. or S. to catch the sun, whence the name; the sleeping place of travellers, Od.