ἠλάκατα

elakata

wool on the distaff

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 5
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Book 6 2
Chapter ?

653
6306
Book 7 1
Chapter ?

7105
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

1797
Book 18 1
Chapter ?

18315

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἠλάκατα [ᾰκ], ων, τά, only in pl., A. wool on the distaff, ἠλάκατα στρωφῶσʼ ἁλιπόρφυρα Od. 6.53,306, cf.7.105; ἠ. στροφαλίζετε 18.315; ἠ. ἀνελισσομένης Alex.Aet. 3.4.

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