πήληξ

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helmet

Appears 10 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 9
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Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8308
Book 13 2
Chapter ?

13527
13805
Book 14 1
Chapter ?

14498
Book 15 2
Chapter ?

15608
15647
Book 16 2
Chapter ?

16105
16797
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

20482
Odyssey 1
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

1256

Dictionary (LSJ)

πήληξ, ηκος, ἡ, A. helmet, ἀμφὶ δέ οἱ κροτάφοισι φαεινὴ σείετο πήληξ Il. 13.805 ; ἤμυσε κάρη πήληκι βαρυνθέν 8.308; ἱππόκομος π. 16.797; old Ep. word, used by Ar. Ra. 1017, Arist. Top. 173b20. 2. serpentʼs crest, E. Hyps.Fr. 16(18).4. (Commonly derived from πάλλω, πῆλαι, from the nodding of the plume, Apollon. Lex., etc.)

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