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θάλεια

thaleia · ἡ

rich, plentiful

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  • Iliad 1 · 0.09/10k

What it meant — LSJ

rich, plentiful, a goodly, bloom of youth

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

II

as Subst., = θαλία I, in pl., Pl. R. 573d (nisi hoc legend.).

2

v. θαλλία II.

III

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.

2 patroness of festive meetings

one of the Graces, patroness of festive meetings, ib. Max. cum princip. 778d; Θαλίη in Hes. Th. 909.

IV six

Pythag. name for six, Theol.Ar. 38.

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