κασσίτερος

kassiteros

tin

Appears 10 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 10
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Book 11 2
Chapter ?

1125
1134
Book 18 4
Chapter ?

18474
18565
18574
18613
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

20271
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

21592
Book 23 2
Chapter ?

23503
23561

Dictionary (LSJ)

κασσίτερος [ῐ], Att. καττ-, ὁ, A. tin (never in Od.), Il. 11.25, 23.503, SIG 247i 3 (Delph., iv B.C.), etc.; ἐτήκετο κασσίτερος ὣς τέχνῃ ὕπʼ αἰζηῶν Hes. Th. 862, cf. Il. 18.474; χεῦμα κασσιτέροιο a plating of tin, 23.561; κ. πάνεφθος Hes. Sc. 208; κνημῖδας ἑανοῦ κ. Il. 18.613; δύο καττιτέρω two plates of tin, IG 22.204.23, cf. Hdt. 3.115. (Elamite word, cf. Bab. kassi-tira: hence Skt. kastīram.)

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