φώκη

phoke

seal

Appears 7 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 7
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Book 4 6
Chapter ?

4404
4411
4436
4442
4448
4450
Book 15 1
Chapter ?

15480

Dictionary (LSJ)

φώκη, ἡ, A. seal, esp. Phoca monachus, φ. νέποδες καλῆς ἁλοσύδνης Od. 4.404; φ. ζατρεφέες ib.451, cf. Ar. V. 1035, Pax 758 (both anap.); ἐσθῆτι χρᾶσθαι φωκέων δέρμασι Hdt. 1.202.

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