rich, plentiful,: in Ep. always of banquets, θεῶν ἐν δαιτὶ θαλείῃ Od. 8.76, Hes. Op. 742; θεοῦ ἐς δαῖτα θάλειαν Od. 3.420, cf. 8.99, Il. 7.475; so later, Pherecr. 152; πίνειν ἐν δαιτὶ θ. Hermipp. 82.11; θ. ἑορτὴν ἀγάγωμεν Anacr. 54; Δαὶς θ., πρεσβίστη θεῶν S. Fr. 605; μοῖραν θάλειαν a goodly portion, Pi. N. 10.53; θ. ἥβα bloom of youth, B. 3.89; without δαίς, dub. cj. for θαλάσσης in Alex.Aet. 3.15: in form and accent (cf. ἐλάχεια, λίγεια and Eust. 742.36) a fem. Adj., as if from θαλύς: masc. θα
as Subst., = θαλία I, in pl., Pl. R. 573d (nisi hoc legend.).
v. θαλλία II.
as pr. n., Θάλεια, ἡ, one of the Muses, Hes. Th. 77; later, the Muse of Comedy, Θαλίη AP 9.505, cf. Plu. QConv. 2.744f, 746c.
one of the Graces, patroness of festive meetings, ib. Max. cum princip. 778d; Θαλίη in Hes. Th. 909.
Pythag. name for six, Theol.Ar. 38.