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ἄλσος

ἄλσος, a glade

ἄλσος, εος, τό,
  • grove, Il. 20.8, Od. 10.350: pl., Phanocl. 1.3, Theoc. 1.117, etc.
    • II esp. sacred grove, Od. 6.291, Hes. Sc. 99, Hdt. 5.119, Pl. Lg. 761c, etc.:—hence, any hallowed precinct, even without trees, Il. 2.506, Sch. Pi. O. 3.31, cf. B. 3.19, S. Ant. 844; Μαραθώνιον ἄ., of the field of battle, viewed as a holy place, A. Eleg. 4: metaph., πόντιον ἄ. the ocean-plain, B. 16.85, A. Pers. 111. (Perh. for ἄλτ-ιος (cf. Ἄλτις), i.e. alq-ios, cf. Goth. alhs ‘temple’.)

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