μέλπηθρα
melpethra
means of playing, plaything
Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
μέλπηθρα, τά, (μέλπω) A. means of playing, plaything: (only in Il.) always in pl., of an unburied corpse, sport, plaything, κυνῶν μέλπηθρα γένοιτο a sport of dogs, 13.233; κυσὶν μέλπηθρα γενέσθαι 17.255.
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