ἀγλαΐα

aglaia

splendour, beauty

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 5
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Book 15 1
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1578
Book 17 2
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17244
17310
Book 18 1
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18180
Book 19 1
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1982
Iliad 2
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Book 6 1
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6510
Book 15 1
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15267

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀγλαΐα, Ion. ἀγλα-ΐη, ἡ, (ἀγλαός) A. splendour, beauty, κῦδός τε καὶ ἀ. καὶ ὄνειαρ Od. 15.78; ἀγλαΐηφι πεποιθώς Il. 6.510; of Penelope, Od. 18.180; splendour, magnificence, S. El. 211; ὡρῶν Jul. Or. 4.148d; in bad sense, pomp, show, [κύνας] ἀγλαΐης ἕνεκεν κομέουσιν Od. 17.310; in pl., vanities, 17.244, E. El. 175. 2. joy, triumph, Pi. O. 13.14, etc.; pl., festivities, merriment, Hes. Sc. 272,285. 3. adornment, of a horseʼs mane, colours of oysterʼs shell, etc., X. Eq. 5.8, Ael. NA 10.13, cf. A.R. 4.1191. 4. pr. n., Ἀγλαΐα, one of the Graces, who presided over victory in the games, Hes. Th. 945, cf. B. 3.6.

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