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θύον

thuon

arborvitae

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Where it lives

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  • Odyssey 1 · 0.12/10k

What it meant

1. θύον · thyon — Beekes

θύον [n.] name of a tree, the wood of which was burned for its good fragrance: ‘arborvitae’ (€ 60, Hell.), ‘Callitris quadrivalvis’. DELG also gives ‘Juniperus foetidissimus’ (s.v. θύω 2). VAR Also 8via, Oba. DER θυῖον ‘resin’ (Thphr.). *ETYM It has been suggested that it is a primary derivative of » θύω 2. The relation of these forms is not clear; it does not seem very probable that two distinct trees had … — [Beekes, s.v. θύον, p. 612]

2. Θύον · Thyon — Chantraine

2. Θύον n. « bois parfumé, thuya », Callitris quadrivalvis (Od. 5,60, etc.}, mais au pl. «offrandes mises dans les flammes » (Pi., fr. 129); de même SIG 1003 (Priène re 8. av.), le mot doit finalement s'appliquer à diverses offrandes, cf. à Milet Schwyzer 726,31 {ve 5. av.) à Chios, ibid. 694 (1ve 5. av.) : il s’agit souvent de gâteaux. -- 449 — Il y a donc, du point de vue grec, deux termes franchement … — [Chantraine, s.v. Θύον, p. 462]

3. θύον · thyon — LSJ

thyine-wood, citron-wood, Callitris quadrivalvis

thyine-wood, citron-wood, Callitris quadrivalvis, Od. 5.60, Thphr. HP 5.3.7, BCH 6.26 (Delos, ii B.C.), Moschio ap. Ath. 5.207e, Plin. HN 13.100, Ael. VH 5.6; cf. θυία, θύα.

II burnt-offerings, incense

= θύος, in pl. θύα, τά, burnt-offerings or incense, Sapph. Supp. 8.2, prob. in IG 5(1). p.vii (Delos, v B.C.), Pi. Fr. 129.7 (θύματα codd. Plu.), BCH 37.195 (Chios, iv B.C.), SIG 1003.10 (Priene, ii B.C.), D.P. 936, EM 457.6.

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