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ἴουλος

ἴουλος, the young hair at the side of the face, the whiskers

ἴουλος [ῐ], ὁ,
  • down, the first growth of the whiskers and beard, in pl., πρίν σφωϊν ὑπὸ κροτάφοισιν ἰούλους ἀνθῆσαι Od. 11.319: later in sg., στείχει δʼ ἴ. ἄρτι διὰ παρηΐδων A. Th. 534; πρᾶτον ἴ. ἀπὸ κροτάφων καταβάλλειν Theoc. 15.85; ἔτι χνοάοντας ἰούλους ἀντέλλων A.R. 2.43; ὑπὸ κροτάφοισιν ἰούλους κειράμενος AP 6.198 (Antip. Thess.); ἰούλοις πλῆσαι παρειάς IG 14.1601.
    • II corn-sheaf, whence Demeter is said to be named Ἰουλώ, Semus 19, Carm.Pop. 1.
      • 2 song in honour of Demeter, Semus l.c., Apollod.Hist. 149 J., Eratosth. Fr. 10.
    • III catkin, Thphr. HP 3.5.5, 3.7.3; tendril, ib. 3.18.11.
    • IV creature like the centipede, prob. the wood-louse, Arist. HA 523b18, PA 682b3, Thphr. Sign. 19, Arat. 959; earthworm, Numen. ap. Ath. 7.305a.
    • V = ἰουλίς, Eratosth. Fr. 12 (pl.). (Perh. cogn. with οὖλος, q.v.)

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