δυσώνυμος

dysonymos

bearing an ill name, hateful

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 2
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Book 6 1
Chapter ?

6255
Book 12 1
Chapter ?

12116
Odyssey 1
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Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19571

Dictionary (LSJ)

δυσώνυμος, ον, A. bearing an ill name, hateful, υἷες Ἀχαιῶν Il. 6.255; ἠώς Od. 19.571; μοῖρα Il. 12.116; λέκτρα S. OC 528 (lyr.); φθόνος E. Fr. 403; κήρ A.R. 2.258; esp. bearing a name of ill omen, such as αἴας, S. Aj. 914 (lyr.): Comp., Ph. 1.680:—in S. Fr. 88.9 (lyr.) perh. δ. γλώσσῃ whose tongue earned him an ill name (of Thersites).

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