ὀϊζύς

oizys

woe, misery

Appears 18 times across Homer's epics.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ὀϊζύς, Trag. and later Ion. (Herod. 7.39) οἰζύς, ύος, , A. woe, misery, πόνος καὶ ὀ. Il. 13.2 ; κάματος καὶ ὀ. 15.365, cf. Hes. Op. 177: contr. dat. ὀϊζυῖ for ὀϊζύϊ, Od. 7.270 : acc. ὀϊζύα for ὀϊζύν first in Q.S. 2.88: Trag. οἰζύς A. Ag. 756 (lyr.), Eu. 893, E. Hec. 949(lyr.). II. as pr. n., daughter of Night, Hes. Th. 214. [ in nom. and acc., v. Hes. l. c. ; in other cases.]
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