ῥῆγος
hregos
rug, blanket
Appears 15 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
ῥῆγος, εος, τό, A. rug, blanket, in mostly in pl. (sg. in Il. 9.661, Od. 13.73, 118); ῥ. καλά, πορφύρεα, Il. 24.644, Od. 4.297; σιγαλόεντα 6.38, 11.189, etc.: used as covering of a bed, Il. 9.661, 24.644, Od. 3.349, etc.; or of a seat, 10.352; prob. a garment, 6.38: since, in 13.73,118, distinguishes ῥῆγος and λίνον, it is prob. that the ῥῆγος was of wool. (from ῥῆξαι, = βάψαι, acc. to 782.20, but elsewhere this verb is written ῥέξαι, v. ῥέζω (B).)
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