ὥρη

ὥρη

-ης, ἡ.

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    A natural season, a period of the year : ὅσσα τε φύλλα γίγνεται ὥρῃ (in their season, i.e. in spring) Il. 2.468, ὥρῃ ἐν εἰαρινῇ 471= Il. 16.643. Cf. Il. 6.148, Il. 21.450 : βαθύ κε λήϊον εἰς ὥρας ἀμῷεν (in due season) Od. 9.135. Cf. Od. 2.107 =Od. 19.152 = Od. 24.142, Od. 9.51, Od. 10.469, Od. 11.295 = Od. 14.294, Od. 18.367 = Od. 22.301.

    Personified.

    In pl. Ὧραι Il. 5.749 = Il. 8.393, Il. 8.433.

    A season or time marked by special characteristics : ὥρῃ χειμερίῃ (in storm-time) Od. 5.485, ὁππότε Διὸς ὧραι ἐπιβρίσειαν (the rainy seasons, rain-showers) Od. 24.344.

  • 2

    The season or time for something : ὥρη εὕδειν Od. 11.330, 373, ὥρη δόρποιο Od. 14.407, ἐν ὥρῃ (in the due season) Od. 17.176. Cf. Od. 3.334, Od. 11.379, Od. 15.126, 394, Od. 19.510, Od. 21.428.

ὥρη : season, esp. the spring, Il. 2.468, Od. 9.51; and in pl., seasons of the year, Od. 10.469, Od. 2.107; Διὸς ὧραι, Od. 24.394; then the fitting, right time (like καιρός), δόρποιο, ὕπνου, γάμου, Od. 15.126; with inf., εὕδειν, Od. 11.373; πρὶν ὥρη (‘before ʼt is time’), ἐν ὥρῃ, εἰς ὥρᾱς, Od. 9.135.—Personified, Ὧραι, the Hours (Horae), door - keepers of Olympus and goddesses of the seasons, Il. 5.749ff., Il. 8.393, 433.