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ἡρωϊκός

ἡρωϊκός, of or for a hero, heroic (verse: hexameter)

ἡρω-ικός, ή, όν,
  • of the heroes, κατὰ τοὺς ἡ. χρόνους (cf. ἥρως 1.1) Arist. Pol. 1285b4; ἡ χλαῖνα ἡ. φόρημα Ammon. Diff. p.140 V.
      • 2 of or for a hero, heroic, φῦλον Pl. Cra. 398e; ἡ. σώματα of heroic stature, Phld. Po. 2.43; ἀρετή Arist. EN 1145a20; ἡρωϊκὰ φρονεῖν Luc. Am. 20. Adv. -κῶς like a hero, τελευτῆσαι τὸν βίον D.S. 2.45; cf. ἡροϊκός.
    • II in Metre, ἡ. στίχος heroic verse, hexameter, Pl. Lg. 958e; μέτρον Arist. Po. 1459b32; εἰς τὴν ἡ. τάξιν ἐπανῆχθαι to be brought into an Epic poem, D. 60.9. Adv. -κῶς, τὴν τραγῳδίαν ἀναγνῶναι D.T. 629.18.

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