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ἐρατεινός

ἐρατεινός, lovely, charming

ἐρᾰτεινός, ή, όν,
  • lovely, in Hom. mostly of places, Il. 2.532, 5.210, al.; also of things, ἠνορέη, φιλότης, 6.156, Od. 23.300; ὕδωρ Pi. O. 6.85; εὐναί Id. Fr. 122.7: rarely of persons, and then mostly of women, ἐγείνατο παῖδʼ ἐρατεινήν Od. 4.13, cf. h.Cer. 423, Hes. Th. 136, 909; ὁμηλικίη ἐ. her lovely companions, Il. 3.175; of Polyphemus, οὐδʼ ἀρʼ ἔμελλʼ ἑτάροισι φανεὶς ἐ. ἔσεσθαι a welcome, glad sight to my comrades, Od. 9.230.—Ep. and Lyr.word: epith. of ὕδατα, Hp. Aër. 5.

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