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μελιηδής

meliedes

honey-sweet

Appears 22 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

μελιηδής, Dor. μελῐ-ᾱδής, ές, Aeol. μελῐ-άδης, (ἡδύς) A. honey-sweet, οἴνου . . μελιηδέος Il. 4.346; οἶνός σε τρώει μελιηδής Od. 21.293; λωτοῖο μελιηδέα καρπόν 9.94; τὼ μελιάδεος (sc. οἴνου) Alc. 45, cf. Id.p.31 Lobel, Pi. Fr. 166.1. 2. metaph., μελιηδέα θυμὸν ἀπηύρα Il. 10.495; νόστον δίζηαι μελιηδέα Od. 11.100; ἐμὲ μελιηδὴς ὕπνος ἀνῆκε 19.551; γᾶρυς Simon. 41.
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