ἱέραξ

hierax

hawk, falcon

Appears 8 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 6
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Book 13 2
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1362
13819
Book 15 1
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15237
Book 16 1
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16582
Book 18 1
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18616
Book 21 1
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21494
Odyssey 2
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Book 5 1
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566
Book 13 1
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1386

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἱέραξ [ῐ], ᾱκος, ὁ, Ion. and Ep. ἴρηξ [ῑ], ηκος (the longer form first in Alcm. 28, E. Andr. 1141, Ps.-Orac. ap. Ar. Eq. 1052):—A. hawk, falcon, ἴρηξ ὠκύπτερος Il. 13.62, cf. 819, Od. 13.86, Hes. Op. 212, Hdt. 2.65, Arist. HA 620a17; sacred to Apollo, Ar. Av. 516. II. a kind of fish, Epich. 68 (in Dor. form ἱάραξ), Epaenet. ap. Ath. 7.329a. III. name for a grade of initiates in Mithras-worship, Porph. Abst. 4.16. IV. name of a bandage, Sor. Fasc. 12.

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