θαρσαλέος

tharsaleos

daring

Appears 16 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

Click a work to list every occurrence by book & line — each links into the reader.

Odyssey 9
Open Odyssey ›
Book 1 2
Chapter ?

1382
1385
Book 7 1
Chapter ?

751
Book 17 1
Chapter ?

17449
Book 18 3
Chapter ?

18330
18390
18411
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

1991
Book 20 1
Chapter ?

20269
Iliad 7
Open Iliad ›
Book 5 1
Chapter ?

5602
Book 10 1
Chapter ?

10223
Book 16 1
Chapter ?

16493
Book 19 1
Chapter ?

19169
Book 21 2
Chapter ?

21430
21589
Book 22 1
Chapter ?

22269

Dictionary (LSJ)

θαρσαλέος, Att. θαρρᾰλέος, α, ον, (θάρσος) A. daring, πολεμιστής Il. 21.589, etc.; ἦτορ 19.169; φωνά Pi. N. 9.49; ἐλπίδες θ. confident, A. Pr. 536 (lyr.): c. inf., ἀπὸ τῶν ἵππων πολεμεῖν θαρρ. Pl. Prt. 350a; θ. περί τι Arist. Rh. 1383a15: Comp. -ώτερος Id. PA 667a16, Pl. Prt.l.c.; τὸ θαρσαλέον confidence, ἐν τῷ θαρσαλέῳ εἶναι Th. 2.51, cf. Lys. 21.25: so in Adv., θαρραλέως ἔχειν to be of good courage, πρὸς θάνατον Pl. Ap. 34e; πρὸς τοὺς πολεμίους X. An. 2.6.14: Comp. -ώτερον Isoc. Ep. 7.3. 2. in bad sense, overbold, audacious, θ. καὶ ἀναιδής Od. 17.449; θαρσαλέη, κύον ἀδεές 19.91; θ. καὶ θρασεῖς Pl. Lg. 649c. Adv., ψευδῆ λέγειν θαρραλέως Is. 10.1. II. that which may be ventured on, τὰ θ., opp. τὰ δεινά, Pl. Prt. 359c,La. 195c, al.; τἀληθῆ . . λέγειν ἀσφαλὲς καὶ θ. Id. R. 450e.

‹ All lexicon entries