ἑκατηβόλος

hekatebolos

far-darting

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1370
Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5444
Book 15 1
Chapter ?

15231
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16711
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17333
Odyssey 2
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Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8339
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

20278

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἑκατηβόλος, ον, Dor. ἑκατᾱ - (q.v.), epith. of Apollo, Hom., Hes.: as Subst., Il. 15.231 ; also of Artemis, h.Hom. 9.6. (Expld. by the ancients as, = A. far-darting, Hsch., etc. (or, shooting a hundred βέλη, Id.) ; but perh. originally, hitting the mark at will, cf. ἑκάεργος.)

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