μελία

melia

manna ash, Fraxinus Ornus

Appears 16 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 13
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Book 2 1
Chapter ?

2543
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

13178
Book 16 2
Chapter ?

16143
16767
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19390
Book 20 2
Chapter ?

20277
20322
Book 21 3
Chapter ?

21162
21169
21174
Book 22 3
Chapter ?

22133
22225
22328
Odyssey 3
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Book 14 1
Chapter ?

14281
Book 22 2
Chapter ?

22259
22276

Dictionary (LSJ)

μελία, Ep. μελίη, ἡ, A. manna ash, Fraxinus Ornus, Il. 13.178, 16.767, Musae. Fr. 5 D., S. Fr. 759, Thphr. HP 3.11.3, etc.; τρίτον ἄλλο γένος . . ἐκ μελιᾶν Hes. Op. 145. II. ashen spear, Il. 19.390, 22.225, etc.

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