χάρμη
charme
joy of battle, lust of battle
Appears 23 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
χάρμη (A), ἡ, prop. A. joy of battle, lust of battle, χάρμῃ γηθόσυνοι τήν σφιν θεὸς ἔμβαλε θυμῷ Il. 13.82; once in Od., μνησώμεθα χάρμης 22.73, cf. Il. 4.222, 8.252, al.; opp. λήθετο χάρμης 12.203,393, etc.: pl., δύο χάρμαι two battle-joys, i.e. victories, O. 9.86; successes, opp. κακά, 118: but, II. battle, προκαλέσσατο χάρμῃ Il. 7.218; ἔλθοι τεθνηώς, καί μιν ἐρυσαίμεθα χάρμης 17.161; εἰδότε χάρμης 5.608; μηδʼ εἴκετε χάρμης Ἀργείοις 4.509; παῦσαί τινα χάρμης 12.389; ἐρωήσουσι δὲ χάρμης 14.101.
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