Womanish crowd.
Epic noun, from
ὀαρίζω : LSJ entry at web address 1 (probably in error, see below and notes and bibliography in
Omicron 2).
The definition is an obvious error for
γυναικοπληθὴς ὅμιλος , a phrase used at
Aeschylus,
Persae 121 of women shouting
ὀά . It has been entered by error under this Headword, instead of under the cry, a Headword apparently lost in Suda but found in the
scholia ad loc. (and elsewhere), and as
Hesychius omicron6.
It is the title assigned to
Theocritus - or [
Theocritus] - 27. Otherwise the word is used only in
Homer's
Iliad, twice of the rapid exchanges in battle (13.291, 17.228, see web addresses 2 and 3), once of one of the pleasures caused by the power of
Aphrodite's breast band (14.216, web address 4). It is well translated by Robert Fagles (
The Iliad of Homer, 1990) as "give-and-take". See
Omicron 2,
Omicron 3, for the etymology and semantic history of the word, and the reasons why it sometimes refers to the give-and-take of lovers.
David Whitehead (augmented note; added keyword) on 7 July 2001@05:53:24.
Catharine Roth on 6 May 2002@10:40:51.
Robert Dyer (Alterations to Headword and definition, additions to notes to connect to other entries on similar words and to links) on 6 May 2002@11:52:48.
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