θελκτήριον
thelkterion
charm, spell
Appears 3 times across Homer's epics.
Frequency by work
Click a work to list every occurrence by book & line — each links into the reader.
Dictionary (LSJ)
θελκτήριον, τό, A. charm, spell, of the girdle of Aphrodite, ἔνθα τέ οἱ θ. πάντα τέτυκτο Il. 14.215; of heroic lays, βροτῶν θελκτήρια Od. 1.337; θεῶν θ. 8.509; πόνων θελκτήρια means of lightening toil, Ch. 670 (s. v.l.); γλώσσης ἐμῆς μείλιγμα καὶ θ. Eu. 886; νεκροῖς θελκτήρια, of offerings to the Manes, IT 166 (lyr.); ψυχῆς θ. 559.
‹ All lexicon entries