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|Transliteration B=Morychos
|Transliteration B=Morychos
|Transliteration C=Morychos
|Transliteration C=Morychos
|Beta Code=*mo/ruxos
|Beta Code=*mo/ruxos
|Definition=ὁ, epith. of dionysus in Sicily, from <b class="b3">μορύσσω</b>, because his face was <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">smeared</b> with wine lees at the vintage: prov., μωρότερος Μορύχου <span class="bibl">Sophr.94</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> as Adj. only in Adv. Comp. <b class="b3">μορυχώτερον</b> <b class="b2">more obscurely</b>, v. l. in <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Metaph.</span>987a10</span>, cf. Alex.Aphr. ad 10 c.</span>
|Definition=ὁ, epith. of dionysus in Sicily, from <b class="b3">μορύσσω</b>, because his face was <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">smeared</b> with wine lees at the vintage: prov., μωρότερος Μορύχου <span class="bibl">Sophr.94</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> as Adj. only in Adv. Comp. <b class="b3">μορυχώτερον</b> <b class="b2">more obscurely</b>, v. l. in <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Metaph.</span>987a10</span>, cf. Alex.Aphr. ad 10 c.</span>
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English (LSJ)

ὁ, epith. of dionysus in Sicily, from μορύσσω, because his face was

   A smeared with wine lees at the vintage: prov., μωρότερος Μορύχου Sophr.94.    II as Adj. only in Adv. Comp. μορυχώτερον more obscurely, v. l. in Arist.Metaph.987a10, cf. Alex.Aphr. ad 10 c.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

Μόρῠχος: ὁ, ἐπίθ. τοῦ Διονύσου ἐν Σικελίᾳ, ἐκ τοῦ μορύσσω, ἐπειδὴ κατὰ τὸν τρυγητὸν ἤλειφον τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ διὰ τρυγὸς οἴνου, Σουΐδ.

Greek Monolingual

Μόρυχος, ὁ (Α)
1. προσωνυμία του θεού Διονύσου στη Σικελία, επειδή κατά την εποχή του τρυγητού άλειφαν το πρόσωπό του με χυμό σταφυλιών ή με κατακάθι κρασιού
2. παροιμ. «μωρότερος Μορύχου» — πάρα πολύ κουτός.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Βλ. λ. μορύσσω.