δαλός

dalos

fire-brand

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 2
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Book 13 1
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13320
Book 15 1
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15421
Odyssey 2
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Book 5 1
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5488
Book 19 1
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1969

Dictionary (LSJ)

δαλός, ὁ, (δαίω) A. fire-brand, Il. 15.421, Od. 5.488, E. Cyc. 471,472, A. Ch. 608 (lyr.), Arist. Mete. 344a26; beacon-light, AP 9.675; of the thunderbolt, Il. 13.320, cf. Luc. Tim. 2. 2. a kind of meteor, Arist. Mete. 341b28. II. burnt-out torch: metaph. of an old man, AP 12.41 (Mel.). (Contr. fr. δᾰϝελός, cf. δαβελός.)

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