πέλεια

peleia

dove

Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 5
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Book 21 1
Chapter ?

21493
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22140
Book 23 3
Chapter ?

23853
23855
23874
Odyssey 4
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Book 12 1
Chapter ?

1262
Book 15 1
Chapter ?

15527
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

20243
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22468

Dictionary (LSJ)

πέλεια, ἡ, (cf. πελλός) A. dove or pigeon, esp. wild rock-pigeon, Columba livia, Od. 15.527, etc. ; φύγεν ὥς τε π. Il. 21.493 ; τρήρων (q. v.) πέλεια 23.853, Od. 12.62, etc. ; πτηνὴ π. S. Aj. 140, cf. E. Ion 1197 ; ὑπόπτεροι π. S. Ph. 289 ; cf. sq. I. II. πέλειαι, αἱ, prophetic priestesses at Dodona, Paus. 7.21.2, 10.12.10 ; cf. sq. II and πελείους.

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