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παρήιον

pareion · τό

cheek, jaw, cheek-ornament

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πᾰρήϊον · parēion — LSJ

cheek, jaw

cheek, Il. 23.690 ; of the jaw of a wolf, πᾶσιν δὲ π. αἵματι φοινόν 16.159 : in pl., of a lion, παρήϊά τʼ ἀμφοτέρωθεν αἱματόεντα πέλει Od. 22.404 ; in Ion. Prose, λουσαμένους παρήϊα prob. in IG 12 (5).593.30 (Ceos, V B.C.).

II cheek-ornament

π. ἔμμεναι ἵππων cheek-ornament of a bridle, Il. 4.142.

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