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Ἄρης

Ἄρης, Ares

Ἄρης, ὁ, Ep. gen. Ἄρεος, Att. Ἄρεως A. Th. 64, E. El. 1258; but Ἄρεος (never contr.) is required by the metre in A. Th. 115 (lyr.), S. OC 947, Ant. 125 (lyr.), El. 1423 (lyr.), E. Heracl. 275, El. 950, Fr. 16; dat. Ἄρεϊ, contr. Ἄρει; acc. Ἄρεα S. OT 190 (lyr.), Att. Ἄρη (never Ἄρην, which is not found in Attic Inscrr. and is never required by the metre; Ἄρηʼ is the true reading in Il. 5.909, Hes. Sc. 59, cf. AP 7.237 (Alph.), D.S. 5.72); voc. Ἄρες, Ep. (metri gr.) Ἆρες:—Ion. and Ep. declens. Ἄρης, ηος, ηι, ηα: Aeol. Ἄρευς, ευος, ευα, ευι, ευ, Sapph. 66, Alc. 28 ff.:—
  • Ares: in Trag., the god of destruction generally, S. OT 190, etc.; ἐς Οἰδίπου παῖδε . . Ἄρης κατέσκηψʼ Ar. Fr. 558; in Com., Ἄρεως νεοττός chicken of Ares, Id. Av. 835.
      • 2 the planet Mars, Arist. Cael. 292a5, Cleom. 1.11.59, etc.; Ἄρεος ἡμέρα D.C. 37.19.
    • II in Poets, Appellat. for war, slaughter, ξυνάγωμεν Ἄρηα Il. 2.381; Ἄρη μείξουσιν S. OC 1046 (lyr.); χρονίῳ σὺν Ἄρει Pi. P. 11.36; Ἄρης ἐμφύλιος, Ἄ. τιθασός, A. Eu. 862, 355; θηλυκτόνῳ Ἄρει δαμέντων Id. Pr. 861; ναύφαρκτος Ἄ. Id. Pers. 951 (lyr.); λιθόλευστον Ἄρη death by stoning, S. Aj. 254 (lyr.); ἔνθα μάλιστα γίγνετʼ Ἄ. ἀλεγεινὸς ὀϊζυροῖσι βροτοῖσι, of a mortal wound, Il. 13.569.
      • 2 warlike spirit, A. Ag. 78, E. Ph. 134; κἀν γυναιξὶν . . Ἄ. ἔνεστιν S. El. 1242; οὔτʼ ὄλβος οὔτʼ Ἄ. Id. Ant. 952; μέγαν ἐκ θυμοῦ κλάζοντας Ἄ. A. Ag. 48; Ἄρη βλέπειν Ar. Pl. 328, Timocl. 12.7: in Prose, ἔμφυτος Ἄ. Gorg. Fr. 6.
      • 3 the sword, ὀξὺς Ἄ. Il. 7.330, cf. AP 7.531 (Antip. Thess.), Plu. Aud.poet. 2.23c.
    • III epith. of Zeus, as the avenger of perjury, in oaths, IG 5(2).343c (Arc.); of Ἐνυάλιος, ibid., Poll. 8.106. (Akin to ἀρή, q. v.) [ᾰ in Hom., but α of voc. may be long, e.g. Ἆρες, Ἄρες βροτολοιγέ Il. 5.31, and gen. Ἄ̄ρηος 2.767, Call. Jov. 77 (s.v.l.), Ἄ̄ρεος A.R. 3.1187, dat. Ἄ̄ρηϊ Id. 2.991: in Trag., regularly ᾰ, but A. uses ᾱ even in dialogue, as Th. 244, 469; and S. in lyr., Aj. 252, 614, Ant. 139.]

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