φαρέτρα

pharetra

quiver

Appears 13 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 8
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Book 6 1
Chapter ?

6270
Book 9 1
Chapter ?

9314
Book 21 4
Chapter ?

2111
2159
21233
21417
Book 22 2
Chapter ?

222
2271
Iliad 5
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Book 1 1
Chapter ?

145
Book 4 1
Chapter ?

4116
Book 8 1
Chapter ?

8323
Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10260
Book 15 1
Chapter ?

15443

Dictionary (LSJ)

φαρέτρα, Ion. φᾰρέτρ-η, ἡ, (φέρω) A. quiver for arrows, ἰοδόκος Il. 15.443; ὡς εἴ τε φαρέτρῃ πῶμʼ ἐπιθείη Od. 9.314; ἀμφηρεφής Il. 1.45; βέλη ἔνδον ἐντὶ φαρέτρας Pi. O. 2.84, cf. E. Rh. 979, HF 969; ὥσπερ ἐκ φαρέτρας ῥηματίσκια . . ἀνασπῶντες Pl. Tht. 180a; φ. τοξευμάτων a quiver-full of . . , IG 12(5).647.28 (Coressus, iii B. C.).

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