εὐφροσύνη

euphrosyne

mirth, merriment

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 3
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Book 6 1
Chapter ?

6156
Book 9 1
Chapter ?

96
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

2352

Dictionary (LSJ)

εὐφροσύνη, Ep. ἐϋφρ-, ἡ, (εὔφρων) A. mirth, merriment, γέλω τε καὶ εὐφροσύνην παρέχουσαι Od. 20.8, cf. 10.465, etc.; esp. of a banquet, good cheer, festivily, οὐ . . τί φημι χαριέστερον εἶναι ἢ ὅτʼ ἐϋφροσύνη μὲν ἔχῃ κατὰ δῆμον ἅπαντα κτλ. 9.6, cf. h.Merc. 449, 482, etc.; κρατὴρ μεστὸς ἐϋφροσύνης Xenoph. 1.4: pl., σφισι θυμὸς αἰὲν ἐϋφροσυνῃσιν ἰαίνεται is cheered with glad thoughts, Od. 6.156; festivities, A. Pr. 539, E. Ba. 377 (both lyr.), etc.: chiefly poet., used by X. Cyr. 8.1.32, Ages. 9.4 (pl.): in sg., Id. Cyr. 3.3.7, Pl. Ti. 80b; ἡ χαρὰ καὶ ἡ εὐ. Epicur. Fr. 2: also in later Prose, LXX Ge. 31.27, al., Act.Ap. 2.28, Diogenian. Epicur. 4.50, PLips. 119 ii 1 (iii A. D.), etc.; εὐ. ψυχῆς οἶνος πινόμενος LXX Si. 34.28 (31.36). II. pr. n., Euphrosyne, one of the Graces, Hes. Th. 909, etc.

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