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Ζεύς

zeus

Zeus

Appears 711 times across Homer's epics.

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Ζεύς, ὁ, nom. Il. 1.175, al., once written Ζηύς IG 12(3).1313 (Thera), but Ζεύς ib.1316, al.; Boeot. Δεύς (q.v.); voc. Ζεῦ Il. 1.503, etc.; gen. Διϝός BMus.Inscr. 952 (Cephallenia, vi B.C.), Διός Il. 1.63, etc.; dat. Διϝί Schwyzer 80 (Argive, from Olympia, v B.C.), Διί Il. 1.578, al., IG 12.80.12 (v B.C.), etc., contr. Δί [ῑ] Pi. O. 13.106, SIG 9,35 (Elis, vi B.C., Syrac., v B.C., from Olympia); late Δεΐ JHS 32.167 (Pisidia), etc.; acc. Δία, rarer than Διός, Διί in Hom. (Il. 1.394, al.), freq. later (cf. Skt. dyaús, gen. divás, loc. diví ‘sky’, ‘heaven’, ‘day’, loc. also dyávi,= Lat. Jove, acc. dyā´m,= Lat. diem,= Gr. Ζῆν (v. infr.)): also nom. Ζήν prob. in A. Supp. 162 (lyr.); gen. dat. acc. Ζηνός, Ζηνί, Ζῆνα, Il. 4.408, 2.49, 14.157, al., freq. in Trag. (Com. only in Trag. phrases); Coan Ζηνί SIG 1025.24 (iv/iii B.C.); acc. Ζῆν (Ζῆνʼ Aristarch.) Il. 8.206, 14.265, 24.331, Hes. Th. 884, at end of verse, before vowel in next verse (stem Ζην- prob. originated in acc. sg.); Cret. Ττηνός, Ττηνί, GDI 5024.23, 77, Τῆνα, Τηνί, ib.5039.11, 5145.12, Δῆνα SIG 527.17 (iii B.C.); nom. Δήν Hdn.Gr.2.911:—Dor. and Att.-Ion. forms with α (of doubtful origin), nom. Ζάν Pythag. ap. Porph. VP 17, Ar. Av. 570; gen. Ζανός Schwyzer 696 (Chios, iv B.C.), Cerc. 1.7, Philox. 3.10, IG 5(1).407 (Sparta, ii A.D.); Ζανός and Ζανί, Lyr.Adesp. 82A, B (Ionic); acc. Ζᾶνα Call. Fr. 10.6P., cf. Euhem.24J. (FGrH 63); nom. Ζάς Pherecyd.Syr. 1, 2 (Ζής ap.Hdn.Gr. l.c.), Ζάς Ζαντός Choerob. in Theod. 1.116; Δάν (q. v.); Τάν Head Hist.Num. 2469 (Crete); nom. Δίς Rhinth. 14, Hdn.Gr. l.c.:—obl. cases Ζεός, Ζεΐ, Ζέα, cited by S.E. M. 1.177, 195; Ζεῦν f.l. for Ζῆνʼ Aeschrio 8.5: the pl. Δίες, Δίας, Διῶν, Δισί, Ael.Dion. Fr. 127; τοὺς κτησίους Δίας Ath. 11.473b; Δίες καὶ Ζῆνες Stoic. 2.191; Elean Ζᾶνες Paus. 5.21.2:— A. Zeus, the sky-god, ὔει μὲν ὀ Z. Alc. 34, cf. SIG 93.34 (v B.C.), Thphr. Char. 14.12, etc.; Ζεῦ ἄλλοι τε θεοί Il. 6.476; ὦ Ζεῦ καὶ πάντες θεοί, ὦ Ζεῦ καὶ θεοί, X. Cyr. 2.2.10, Ar. Pl. 1, etc.; Ζεῦ Ζεῦ A. Ch. 246, Ar. V. 323 (lyr., prob. l.); ὦ Ζεῦ βασιλεῦ, τῆς λεπτότητος τῶν φρενῶν Id. Nu. 153; in oaths, οὐ μὰ Ζῆνα, twice in Hom., Il. 23.43, Od. 20.339: freq. in Com. and Prose, οὐ μὰ Δία Ar. V. 193, Pl. R. 426b (c.Art., μὰ τὸν Δίʼ, οὐ Ar. V. 169, al.); ναὶ μὰ Δία Id. Ach. 88, X. Mem. 2.7.14; νὴ τὸν Δία or νὴ Δία, Ar. V. 217, Eq. 319, etc.; cf. νηδί; πρὸς τοῦ Διός Id. Av. 130; πρὸς Διός X. An. 5.7.32; οὐ τὸν Δία alone, Ar. Lys. 986: prov. of enormous wealth, τῷ Διὶ πλούτου πέρι ἐρίζειν Hdt. 5.49. II. of other deities, Ζ. καταχθόνιος,= Πλούτων, Il. 9.457; Ζ. χθόνιος S. OC 1606, SIG 1024.25 (Myconos, iii/ii B.C.); of non-Greek divinities, Ζ. Ἄμμων Pi. P. 4.16, etc.; freq. of Semitic Baalim, Z. Βεελβώσωρος, etc., OGI 620 (Gerasa, i A.D.)), etc.; Z. Ὠρομάσδης,= Pers. Ahuramazda , ib.383.41 (Nemrud Dagh, i B.C.). III. of persons, ὁ σχινοκέφαλος Z., iron. of Pericles, Cratin. 71; in flattery of kings, Hdt. 7.56 (of Xerxes); Ξέρξης ὁ τῶν Περσῶν Z. Gorg. Fr. 5aD.; [ἱερεὺς] Σελεύκου Διὸς Νικάτορος OGI 245.10 (ii B.C.); of the Roman emperors, Opp. C. 1.3; Νέρων Z. Ἐλευθέριος IG 7.2713.41 (Acraephiae), etc.; Ζῆνα τὸν Αἰνεάδην AP 9.307 (Phil.). IV. Διὸς ἀστήρ the planet Jupiter, Pl. Epin. 987c, Arist. Mete. 343b30, etc.; so Ζεύς Placit. 2.32.1, Cleom. 2.7; Διὸς ἡμέρα a day of the week, D.C. 37.19. V. Pythag. name for the monad, Theol.Ar. 12.
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