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ἐνόδιος

ἐνόδιος, in the road, at the road side

ἐνόδιος, α, ον, Ep. εἰνόδιος, η, ον Il. 16.260, and so Trag. in lyr., in fem. εἰνοδία: Thess. Ἐννοδία IG 9(2).358, 1286; later ος, ον Paus. 3.14.9:—
  • in or on the way, σφήκεσσιν ἐοικότες . . εἰνοδίοις like wasps that have their nests by the way-side, Il. 16.260; ἐ. σύμβολοι omens seen on the way, portending good or ill success, A. Pr. 487; πόλεις Plu. Aem. 8; στάσεις σκηνῶν Id. Ant. 9; ὅπλα for use by the way, D.H. 4.48.
      • 2 Subst. ἐνόδια, τά, nets for stopping the pathways, X. Cyn. 6.9.
        • b blisters caused by walking, Thphr. Sud. 15.
    • II epith. of divinities, who had their statues by the way-side or at cross-roads, most freq. of Hecate, εἰνοδίας Ἑκάτης S. Fr. 535.2; also of Persephone, ἐνοδία θεός Id. Ant. 1199; εἰνοδία θυγάτηρ Δάματρος E. Ion 1048; δαίμων ἐνοδία IG 14.1390; and Ἐνοδία alone, Hp. Morb.Sacr. 1, E. Hel. 570, AP 6.199 (Antiphil.), IG ll.cc.; ἡ Ἐνόδιος Paus. l.c., v.l. in Hp. l.c.; also of Hermes, Theoc. 25.4, etc.

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