πτολίπορθος

• sacking or wasting cities, epith. of Ares, Il. 20.152, Hes. Th. 936; of Odysseus and Oïleus, Il. 2.278, 728; of Achilles, 15.77, etc.; also of Heracles, Tab.Defix. in Stud.Ital. 2(1922).394 (Cret., iv/iii B.C.); π. μάχαι Pi. O. 8.35; πτολίπορθον στίχα Μήδων Epigr. ap. D.S. 11.14:— also πτολι-πόρθης, ου, ὁ, A. Ag. 472 (lyr.); as pr.n. of a son of Odysseus, Paus. 8.12.6:—the form πολίπορθος never occurs, for πτολίπορθʼ (voc.) is rightly restored in A. Ag. 783 (lyr.); cf. sq. [πτόλις]

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[πτόλις + πορθέω.]

Sacker of cities.

Epithet of Odysseus Il. 2.278, Il. 10.363 : Od. 8.3, Od. 9.530, Od. 14.447, Od. 16.442, Od. 18.356, Od. 22.283, Od. 24.119.

Of Oïleus Il. 2.728.

Of Enyo Il. 5.333.

Of Achilles Il. 8.372=Il. 15.77, Il. 21.550, Il. 24.108.

Of Ares Il. 20.152.

Of Otrynteus Il. 20.384.

• 1city destroying πτολιπόρθοις ἐν μάχαις O. 8.35

• sacking or wasting cities, Il., Pind.