κύανος

κύανος [ῠ], ὁ (later ἡ, v. infr. I.3, 7), A. dark-blue enamel, esp. used to adorn armour, δέκα οἶμοι μέλανος κυάνοιο Il. 11.24, cf. 35; πτύχες κυάνου Hes. Sc. 143; also θριγκὸς κυάνοιο, of a cornice, Od. 7.87; so perh. in IG 12.367.7, 42(1).102.244 (Epid.). 2. lapis lazuli, κ. αὐτοφυής (opp. σκευαστός) Thphr. Lap. 39, al., Dsc. 5.91, etc. (perh. also in Pl. Phd. 113c); κ. ἄρρην, θῆλυς, Thphr. Lap. 31: also an imitation made in Egypt, ib.55. 3. blue copper carbonate, Hp. Cord. 2, Gal. 12.233 (ὁ and ἡ), Luc. Lex. 22; βαπτὴ κ. AP 6.229 (Crin.). 4. blue cornflower, Plin. HN 21.68. 5. a bird, perh. blue thrush, Turdus cyanus, Arist. HA 617a23, Ael. NA 4.59. 6. sea-water, Hsch. 7. fem., the colour blue, Alex.Aphr. in Mete. 162.4. II. as Adj., = κυάνεος, Nic. Th. 438 (unless κυανός as in Phlp. in GC 23.11, codd. Pl.l.c.): Comp. -ώτερος Anacreont. 16.11: Sup. -ώτατος Philostr. Im. 1.6. [ῡ in dactylic verses, metri gr., cf. κυάνεος, etc.]