μόθος

mothos

battle-din

Appears 5 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 7 2
Chapter ?

7117
7240
Book 18 2
Chapter ?

18159
18537
Book 21 1
Chapter ?

21310

Dictionary (LSJ)

μόθος, ὁ, A. battle-din, καὶ εἰ μόθου ἔστʼ ἀκόρητος Il. 7.117, etc.; κατὰ μόθον Hes. Sc. 158; οἶδα δʼ ἐπαΐξαι μόθον ἵππων Il. 7.240; δυσμενέων μόθον οὐ τρέσεν IG 3.713; generally, fight, between animals, Nic. Th. 191: in pl., Antim. Eleg. 17, Semon.(?) in PLit.Lond. 53v.14.

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