ἕλος

helos-3

marsh-meadow

Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 2
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Book 4 1
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4483
Book 15 1
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15631
Odyssey 1
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Book 14 1
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14474

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἕλος, εος, τό, A. marsh-meadow, ἵπποι ἕλος κάτα βουκολέοντο Il. 20.221, cf. 4.483: generally, marshy ground, ἂν δόνακας καὶ ἕλος Od. 14.474, cf. Hdt. 1.191, Th. 1.110, Inscr.Cypr. 135.9 H. (Idalium), X. HG 1.2.7, etc. 2. backwater, δάσκιον ἕ. A.R. 2.1283.

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