γέρανος

geranos

crane, Grus cinerea

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 3
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Book 2 1
Chapter ?

2460
Book 3 1
Chapter ?

33
Book 15 1
Chapter ?

15692

Dictionary (LSJ)

γέρανος, ἡ, also ὁ, Thphr. Sign. 38:—A. crane, Grus cinerea, Il. 3.3, Hes. Op. 448, Alc. Supp. 9, Ar. Av. 710, Arist. HA 614b18, al. II. crane for lifting weights, esp. used in the theatre, Poll. 4.130. 2. quern, Hsch. III. dance resembling the movements of the crane, Luc. Salt. 34, Plu. Thes. 21, Poll. 4.101. IV. (masc.) a fish, Ael. NA 15.9. V. = ὄμβρος (Cyren.), EM 227.51. (Cf. OHG. chranuh, OE. cran ‘crane’, Lith. garnỹs ‘stork’, etc.)

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