ἰός

ios

arrow

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 11 2
Chapter ?

11377
11515
Book 15 3
Chapter ?

15451
15465
15472
Odyssey 2
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1262
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

21423

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἰός (A) [ῑ], ὁ, pl. ἰοί, heterocl.ἰά Il. 20.68 (Cypr., acc. to AB 1095):— A. arrow, ἰὸν ἕηκε Il. 1.48; βλήμενος ἢ ἰῷ ἢ ἔγχεϊ 8.514, cf. A. Pers. 461; ἧκεν κομήτην ἰόν S. Tr. 567. (Cf. Skt. íṣ ‘arrow’.)

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