θύελλα

thyella

hurricane, squall

Appears 20 times across Homer's epics.

Frequency by work

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Odyssey 14
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Book 4 2
Chapter ?

4515
4727
Book 5 2
Chapter ?

5317
5419
Book 6 1
Chapter ?

6171
Book 7 1
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7275
Book 10 2
Chapter ?

1048
1054
Book 12 3
Chapter ?

1268
12288
12409
Book 20 2
Chapter ?

2063
2066
Book 23 1
Chapter ?

23316
Iliad 6
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Book 6 1
Chapter ?

6346
Book 12 1
Chapter ?

12253
Book 13 1
Chapter ?

1339
Book 15 1
Chapter ?

1526
Book 21 1
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21335
Book 23 1
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23366

Dictionary (LSJ)

θύελλα [ῠ], ἡ, (θύω, cf. ἄελλα from ἄημι) A. hurricane, squall (cf. Arist. Mu. 395a6), κακὴ ἀνέμοιο Il. 6.346, al.; μισγομένων ἀνέμων . . θ. Od. 5.317; πυρός τʼ ὀλοοῖο θύελλαι, prob.thunderstorms, 12.68; κούρας ἀνέλοντο θ. 20.66; τοὺς δʼ αἶψʼ ἁρπάξασα φέρεν πόντονδε θ. 10.48, cf. S. El. 1151; ποντία θ. Id. OC 1660; in similes, φλογὶ ἶσοι ἠὲ θυέλλῃ Il. 13.39; ἴκελοι πυρὶ ἠὲ θ. Hes. Sc. 345: metaph., ἄτης θύελλαι (nisi leg. θυηλαί, q. v.) A. Ag. 819; ὀχλικὴ θ. Phld. Rh. 1.184S.

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