μειλίχιος

gentle, soothing, Hom. mostly of speech, μειλιχίοις ἐπέεσσι Il. 12.267, al.; μ. μῦθος Od. 6.148, cf. B. 10.90: without Subst., προσαυδᾶν μειλιχίοισι with gentle words, Il. 4.256, 6.214; οἱ δέ τʼ ἐς αὐτὸν τερπόμενοι λεύσσουσιν—ὁ δʼ ἀσφαλέως ἀγορεύει—αἰδοῖ μειλιχίῃ Od. 8.172; θεὸν ὣς ἱλάσκονται αἰδοῖ μειλιχίῃ Hes. Th. 92. Adv. -ίως A.R. 2.467, etc.: neut. as Adv., μειλίχιον μυκήσατο Mosch. 2.97.

later of persons, mild, gracious, Ζεὺς M. the protector of those who invoked him with propitiatory offerings, at Athens, IG 1(2).866 (written Μιλίχιος), Th. 1.126, X. An. 7.8.4; at Orchomenus in Boeotia, IG 7.3169 (written Μιλίχιος BCH 50.422 (Thespiae)); in Argolis, Paus. 2.20.1, etc.; of other divinities, as Dionysus, Plu. Es. carn. 1 2.994a, etc.; Κύπρις AP 5.225 (Paul.Sil.): Cret., Theraean Μηλίχιος GDI 5046 (Hierapytna), al., IG 12(3).406, 1316; early Ion. Μειλίχιος written Μελ- ib. 12(5).7

μειλίχια (sc. ἱερά) propitiatory offerings, Plu. Def.orac. 2.417c; so perh. μ. ποτά S. OC 159 (lyr., but expld. by Sch. as referring to honey mixed in the drink-offerings).