Ἀδών-ια · Adōn-ia — LSJ
mourning for Adonis, keep the Adonia
mourning for Adonis, Cratin. 15, Pherecr. 170:— hence Ἀδωνιάζουσαι (from Ἀδων-ιάζω, keep the Adonia, title of Theoc. 15.
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Ἀδών-ια
*adonia · τά
mourning for Adonis
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