ἄνα

ana-2

king

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 3 1
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3351
Book 6 1
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6331
Book 9 1
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9247
Book 16 1
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16233
Book 18 1
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18178
Odyssey 2
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Book 17 1
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17354
Book 18 1
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1813

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἄνα (B), ἡ, A. = ἄνυσις, Alcm. 23.83, Call. Jov. 90; cf. ἄνη.ἄνα (A), [ᾰνᾰ], voc. of ἄναξ, A. king, only in the phrases ὦ ἄνα, contr. ὦνα, and Ζεῦ ἄνα, and always as address to gods: fem., = ὦ ἄνασσα, Pi. P. 12.3: ult. elided only in h.Ap. 526 codd.—Ep., Lyr., and occasionally Trag., as S. OC 1485 (lyr.).

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