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|Definition=(A), ὁ, [[fair wind]], ἡμῖν δ' αὖ κατόπισθε νεὸς… ἴκμενον οὖ. ἵει πλησίστιον Od.11.7, cf. 15.292, Il.1.479, etc.; [[νηῦς]]... ᾗ λιγὺς οὖ. ἐπιπνείῃσιν ὄπισθεν Od.4.357; πέμψω δέ τοι οὖ. ὄπισθεν 5.167; οὖ. ἀπήμονά τε λιαρόν τε ib.268; πομπαῖος Pi.''P.''1.34; [[πρύμνηθεν οὖ]]. E.''Tr.''20; πλευστικός Theoc.13.52; Διὸς οὖρος Od.5.176, etc. (rarely of a [[rough breeze]] or [[storm]], Il.14.19, A.R.2.900); ἂψ δὲ θεοὶ οὖ. στρέψαν = the gods changed the [[wind]] again to a fair one, Od.4.520: pl., ib.360; later, [[ἀποπέμπειν κατ' οὖρον]] send down (i.e. with) the [[wind]], speed on its way, Orac. ap. [[Herodotus|Hdt.]]4.163: so metaph., [[ἴτω κατ' οὖρον… πᾶν τὸ Λαΐου γένος]] let it be swept before the [[wind]] to ruin, A.''Th.''690; κατ' οὖρον… αἴρονται φυγήν Id.''Pers.''481; [[ταῦτα μὲν ῥείτω κατ' οὖρον]] = [[let them drift with wind and stream]], S.''Tr.''468; εὔθυνε δαίμονος οὖρον Pi.''O.''13.28; [[οὖρος ὀφθαλμῶν ἐμῶν αὐτῇ γένοιτ' ἄπωθεν ἑρπούσῃ]] = [[let a fair wind be with her as she goes from my sight]], i.e. let her go as quick as may be, S. ''Tr.''815; [[οὖρός]], [[οὖρός ἐστι]] = '[[tis a fair time]], Id.''Ph.''855 (lyr.); [[γένοιτό]] ([[ἐγένετό]] codd.) τις οὖρος ἐκ κακῶν [[Euripides|E.]]''[[Ion]]'' 1509(lyr.); [[οὖ. ἐπέων]], [[ὕμνων]], Pi.''O.'' 9.47 (cj. for [[οἶμον]]), ''N.''6.29, ''P.''4.3 [ῠ].—Rare in Prose, as X.''HG''2.3.31, Luc.''Tox.''7.<br /><br />(B), ὁ, [[watcher]], [[guardian]], οὖρον ἰὼν κατέλειπον ἐπὶ κτεάτεσσι Od.15.89; Νέστωρ... οὖ. Αχαιῶν Il.8.80, 11.840, 15.370, Od.3.411; [[οὖ. Αἰακιδᾶν]], of Achilles, Pi.''I.''8(7).60; νήσου A.R.4.1643; βουκολίων Opp.''C.''1.375; cf. [[ἐπίουρος]], [[οὐρεύς]]. (I.-E. sorwos '[[guardian]]', found also as second element in [[πυλωρός]] ([[πυλαουρός]]), [[θυρωρός]], [[φρουρός]] (fr. προ-ὁρ (ϝ) ος) <b class="b3">, οἰχῶρος</b> ([[οἰκουρός]]), etc., Avest. pasu(š)-haurva- '[[cattle-guarding]]', [[epithet]] of a dog: cogn. with [[ἐρύω]] (B), [[quod vide|q.v.]]: also with [[ὄρομαι]] ([[ἐπί]]), cf. Avest. haurvaiti and haraiti 'watches'.)<br /><br />(C), ὁ, Ion., etc. for [[ὅρος]] ([[quod vide|q.v.]]).<br /><br />(D), ὁ, [[βοῦς οὖρος]], Lat. [[urus]], [[Bos primigenius]], AP6.332 (Hadr.).