ἱμερόεις

himeroeis

exciting desire, lovely, charming

Appears 10 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 3 1
Chapter ?

3397
Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5429
Book 14 1
Chapter ?

14170
Book 18 2
Chapter ?

18570
18603
Odyssey 5
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1421
Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10398
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17519
Book 18 2
Chapter ?

18194
18304

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἱμερόεις, εσσα, εν, (ἵμερος) A. exciting desire, lovely, charming, in Hom. always of things, ἱμερόεντα . . ἔργα γάμοιο Il. 5.429, etc.; χροὸς ἱμερόεντος 14.170; ἀοιδή, ἔπεα, Od. 1.421, 17.519; γόος (cf. ἵμερος) 10.398; Χαρίτων χορὸν ἱμερόεντα 18.194, cf. Il. 18.603; ἱμερόεν κιθάριζε ib.570; so later κισσός D.P. 947; ἔρωτες AP 5.277 (Agath.); of persons, Pi. Fr. 87 (Sup.), Thgn. 1365 (Sup.), Theoc. 7.118; νύμφη Coluth. 295.

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