δαίδαλος

daidalos

cunningly

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

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Iliad 6
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Book 5 1
Chapter ?

560
Book 14 1
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14179
Book 18 2
Chapter ?

18400
18482
Book 19 2
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1913
1919
Odyssey 1
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Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19227

Dictionary (LSJ)

δαίδαλος, ον, A. cunningly or curiously wrought, μάχαιρα Pi. N. 4.59 (Did., Δαιδάλου codd.); πέπλος A. Eu. 635: in Hom. only neut. as Subst., ὃς χερσὶν ἐπίστατο δαίδαλα πάντα τεύχειν . . to frame all cunning works, Il. 5.60, al.; τεκτόνων δ. Pi. P. 5.36, cf. Opp. C. 1.355: also in sg., Od. 19.227. 2. spotted, speckled, or perh. rather, sheeny, shot with light, of fish, Opp. C. 1.58. II. as pr. n., Δαίδαλος, ὁ, Daedalus, i. e. the Cunning Worker, the Artist, traditional name for the first sculptor, Il. 18.592, Pl. Men. 97d: hence δαίδαλα, τά, = statues, Paus. 9.3.2: also Δαίδαλα, τά, festival of Hera at Argos, ib., Plu. Daed.tit.

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