πρότονοι

protonoi

ropes from the masthead to the forepart of a ship, forestays

Appears 4 times across Homer's epics.

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Odyssey 3
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Book 2 1
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2425
Book 12 1
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12409
Book 15 1
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15290
Iliad 1
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Book 1 1
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1434

Dictionary (LSJ)

πρότονοι, οἱ: heterocl. pl. πρότονα Et.Gud. 483.13, Eust. 130.44:—A. two ropes from the masthead to the forepart of a ship, forestays (opp. ἐπίτονος ‘backstayʼ), κατὰ δὲ προτόνοισιν ἔδησαν [τὸν ἱστόν] Od. 2.425; ἱστοῦ δὲ προτόνους ἔρρηξʼ ἀνέμοιο θύελλα ἀμφοτέρους, ἱστὸς δʼ ὀπίσω πέσεν 12.409; ἱστὸν προτόνοισιν ὑφέντες Il. 1.434, cf. Alc. Supp. 12.10: in sg., σωτῆρα ναὸς πρότονον A. Ag. 897, cf. E. Fr. 773.42(lyr.), PCair.Zen. 754.4 (iii B.C.), Luc. Nav. 5: metaph., of an old womanʼs hair, AP 5.203 (Mel.). II. halyards, E. Hec. 112 (anap.), IT 1134 (lyr.); κατὰ προτόνων ἱστίον ἐκπετάσας Epigr.Gr. 779, cf. Call. Epigr. 6.

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