ἀγλαός

aglaos

splendid, shining, bright

Appears 72 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀγλαός [ᾱγλᾰ-], ή, όν, also ός, όν Thgn. 985, E. Andr. 135:— A. splendid, shining, bright, epith. of beautiful objects, ἀ. ὕδωρ Il. 2.307, etc.; γυῖα 19.385, cf. B. 16.103; μηρία Hes. Op. 337; ἥβης ἀ. ἄνθος Tyrt. 10.28, cf. Thgn. l.c., B. 5.154; then generally, splendid, beautiful, ἄποινα Il. 1.23; δῶρα ib.213, etc.; ἔργα Od. 10.223; ἄλσος Il. 2.506, cf. Pi. N. 4.20, Simon. 13, etc.; noble, glorious, ἀγλαόν [ἐστιν] ἀνδρὶ μάχεσθαι γῆς πέρι Callin. 1.6. II. of men, either beautiful or famous, noble, Il. 2.736,826, Hes. Sc. 37, Pi. O. 14.7, B. 16.2, etc.: c. dat. rei, famous for a thing, κέρᾳ ἀγλαός, sarcastically, Il. 11.385.— Ep. and Lyr. word, twice in Trag. (lyr.) ἀγλαὰς Θήβας S. OT 152; Νηρηίδος ἀγλαὸν ἕδραν E. l.c.; also in later poetry, as Theoc. 28.3. Adv. ἀγλαῶς Ar. Lys. 640. (Perh. containing base γελα- in reduced form.)
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