πόλιον

polion

hulwort, Teucrium Polium

Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Iliad 8
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Book 1 1
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1125
Book 2 2
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2117
2131
Book 3 1
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3400
Book 5 1
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5744
Book 9 2
Chapter ?

924
9544
Book 17 1
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17222
Odyssey 1
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Book 24 1
Chapter ?

24418

Dictionary (LSJ)

πόλιον, τό, A. hulwort, Teucrium Polium, said to cause caprification, Thphr. HP 2.8.3, cf. 1.10.4, 7.10.5, Nic. Th. 64, Orph. A. 919, Dsc. 3.110, Gal. 6.731. 2. π. θαμνωδέστερον, Teucrium creticum, Dsc. l. c. 3. = ἕρπυλλος, Ps.-Dsc. 3.38. (Cf. πολιόφυλλον.)

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