μητρυιά

μητρυι-ά, Dor. ματρ-, ᾶς, Ion. μητρυιή, ῆς, ἡ, Aeol. ματροία IG 12(2).257.6 (Lesbos):—

• stepmother, Il. 13.697, Pi. P. 4.162, E. Alc. 305, Pl. Lg. 930b, etc.
• • • 2 metaph., from the proverbial unkindness of stepmothers, Is. 12.5; ἐδικαίευ εἶναι καὶ τῷ ἔργῳ μ., i. e. not only in name, but in reality, Hdt. 4.154; ἀλλότε μητρυιὴ πέλει ἡμέρη, ἀλλότε μήτηρ, of unlucky and lucky days, Hes. Op. 825; μ. νεῶν, of a dangerous coast, A. Pr. 727; τρεφόμενοι οὐχ ὑπὸ μητρυιᾶς ἀλλʼ ὑπὸ μητρὸς τῆς χώρας (sc. τῆς Ἀττικῆς) Pl. Mx. 237b, cf. Plu. Apophth.reg. 2.201e. (Cf. Arm. mauru ‘stepmother’, OE. módrie ‘motherʼs sister’.)

μητρυιά, ἡ, ion. u. ep. μητρυιή, die Stiefmutter, Hom. Il. 5.70 u. öfter, u. Folgde ; Pind. P. 4.162 in dor. Form ματρυιά ; Aesch. Prom. 729 ; Eur. oft ; Her. 4.154 ; Plat. Legg. II.672e u. A.

For Pindar, see also: ματρυιά

μητρυιά, Doric ματρ-, ᾶς, Ionic μητρυιή, ῆς, ἡ,

• a step-mother, Il., etc.: the unkindness of step-mothers was proverbial (cf. Lat. injusta noverca); hence metaph., μ. νεῶν, of a dangerous coast, Aesch.