θάμνος

thamnos

bush, shrub

Appears 9 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 6
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Book 5 2
Chapter ?

5471
5476
Book 6 1
Chapter ?

6127
Book 7 1
Chapter ?

7285
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22469
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

23190
Iliad 3
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Book 11 1
Chapter ?

11156
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17677
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22191

Dictionary (LSJ)

θάμνος, ὁ, also ἡ D.S. 2.49: (cf. θαμέες):—A. bush, shrub, καταπτήξας ὑπὸ θάμνῳ Il. 22.191; θάμνῳ ὑπʼ ἀμφικόμῳ 17.677; θάμνοις ἐν πυκινοῖσι in the thick copse, Od. 5.471; θ. δρυός Pi. Pae. 4.52; θ. ἐλαίης a bushy olive, Od. 23.190, cf. Archil. 6.1, A. Ag. 1316, E. Ba. 722, S. El. 55, Ar. Pax 1298 (hex.), Pl. R. 432b, etc.; θ. τὸ ἀπὸ ῥίζης πολύκλαδον Thphr. HP 1.3.1.

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