ἀχλύς

ἀχλύς, ύος, ἡ, (acc. ἀχλύα Orph. A. 341) Α. mist, Od. 20.357; elsewh. in Hom. of a mist over the eyes, as of one dying, κατὰ δʼ ὀφθαλμῶν κέχυτʼ ἀ. Il. 5.696; as result of ulceration, ἀχλύες Hp. Prorrh. 2.20, cf. Thphr. HP 7.6.2, Dsc. 2.78 (pl.), Aët. 7.27; or in emotion, Ἔρως πολλὴν κατʼ ἀχλὺν ὀμμάτων ἔχευεν Archil. 103; of drunkenness, πρὸς ὄμμʼ ἀ. ἀμβλωπὸς ἐφίζει Critias 6.11 D.; of one whom a god deprives of the power of seeing and knowing others, κατʼ ὀφθαλμῶν χέεν ἀχλύν Il. 20.321; ἀπʼ ὀφθαλμῶν σκέδασʼ ἀχλύν ib.341, cf. 5.127, 15.668:— personified as Sorrow, πὰρ δʼ Ἀχλὺς εἱστήκει ἐπισμυγερή τε καὶ αἰνή, χλωρή, ἀϋσταλέη Hes. Sc. 264. 2. metaph., δνοφεράν τινʼ ἀχλὺν . . αὐδᾶται A. Eu. 379 (lyr.), cf. Pers. 668 (lyr.); ἀχλὺν ἀπὸ τῆς ψυχῆς ἀφελεῖν D.C. 38.19; διάνοια ἀχλύος γέμουσα Plu. 2.42c. 3. ἀ. ὑγρή liquid emitted by cuttlefish, Opp. H. 3.158.—Mostly poet., but used by Hp. (v. supr.) and Arist. Mete. 367b17, 373b12 (pl.): also in later Prose, Plb. 34.11.15, Str. 6.2.8, and v. supr. 2. [ῡ in nom. and acc. sg., Hom., Hes.: ῠ in later poets.]