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ἑκατηβόλος

ἑκατηβόλος, far-shooting

ἑκᾰτηβόλος, ον, Dor. ἑκατᾱ - (q.v.),
  • epith. of Apollo, Hom., Hes.: as Subst., Il. 15.231; also of Artemis, h.Hom. 9.6. (Expld. by the ancients as, = far-darting, Hsch., etc. (or, shooting a hundred βέλη, Id.); but perh. originally, hitting the mark at will, cf. ἑκάεργος.)

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