ἀνδροκτασία

androktasia

slaughter of men

Appears 6 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 5 1
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5909
Book 7 1
Chapter ?

7237
Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11164
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

2386
Book 24 1
Chapter ?

24548
Odyssey 1
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Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11612

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀνδροκτασία, ἡ, (κτείνω) A. slaughter of men in battle, mostly in pl., παύσασθαι . . Ἄρην ἀνδροκτασιάων Il. 5.909; μάχας τʼ ἀνδροκτασίας τε 7.237, etc.: personified, Hes. Th. 228: in sg., ἀνδροκτασίης ὕπο λυγρῆς by reason of sad homicide, Il. 23.86, cf. Hes. Oxy. 1359.1.17, A. Th. 693 (lyr.).

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