ἄελλα

aella

stormy wind, whirlwind

Appears 14 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄελλα, Ep. ἀέλλη, ης, Aeol. αὔελλα Alc. 125 (αὐεοῦλλαι cod. Hsch.), , A. stormy wind, whirlwind, ἀργαλέων ἀνέμων ἀτάλαντοι ἀέλλῃ Il. 13.795; ἄελλαι παντοίων ἀνέμων Od. 5.292,304; of dust, ὕψι δʼ ἀέλλη σκίδνατο Il. 16.374, cf. 13.334; in late Prose, Olymp. in Mete. 13.18. 2. metaph., of any whirling motion, ὠκυδρόμοις ἀ., of an animal, E. Ba. 873; ἄστρων ὑπʼ ἀέλλαισι Id. Hel. 1498.—Cf. ἀείλη.
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