ἧπαρ

ἧπαρ, ᾰτος, τό, (v. sub fin.) A. liver, Od. 9.301, Gal. 2.575, etc.; of various animals, as a favourite dish, κάπρου Ar. Fr. 318.5; καπρίσκου Crobyl. 7; [ἐρίφον] Euphro 1.23; εἰ μὴ σὺ χηνὸς ἧπαρ ἔχεις Eub. 101, cf. Ath. 3.106fsq., Poll. 6.49; φασγάνῳ οὖτα καθʼ ἧπαρ Il. 20.469; παῖσαι ὑφʼ ἧπαρ or πρὸς ἧπαρ, S. Ant. 1315, E. Or. 1063; ὑφʼ ἧπαρ πεπληγμένη S. Tr. 931; ὑφʼ ἥπατος φέρειν, of pregnant women, E. Supp. 919 (lyr.): as the seat of the passions, anger, fear, etc., A. Ag. 432 (lyr.), 792 (anap.), Eu. 135, E. Supp. 599 (lyr.); χολὴν οὐκ ἔχεις ἐφʼ ἥπατι Archil. 131; χωρεῖ πρὸς ἧπαρ . . δύη S. Aj. 938; τήκειν ἧ. Call. Aet.Oxy. 2079.8, cf. Fr. 222; of love, χαλεπὸς γὰρ ἔσω θεὸς ἧπαρ ἄμυσσεν Theoc. 13.71; τὸ μὲν θυμοειδὲς περὶ τὰν καρδίαν, τὸ δʼ ἐπιθυματικὸν περὶ τὸ ἧπαρ Ti.Locr. 100a, cf. Plu. 2.45of. II. fruitful land, Agroetas ap. Sch.A.R. 2.1248. III. = ἥπατος, Plin. HN 32.149. (I.-E. yēqṷṛt, cf. Lat. jecur, Skt. yákṛt.)