εἰρεσιώνη: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ἡ, (εἶρος) <span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[branch]] of olive or laurel [[wound round with wool and hung with fruits]], dedicated to Apollo and borne about by singing boys at the [[Πυανόψια]] and [[Θαργήλια]], while offerings were made to Helios and the Hours, and afterwards hung up at the house-door, <span class="bibl">Eup.119</span>, <span class="bibl">Ar.<span class="title">Eq.</span>729</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">V.</span>399</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Pl.</span>1054</span>, cf. Paus.Gr.<span class="title">Fr.</span>157, Sch.Ar. ll. cc. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> the song itself, <span class="bibl">Hom.<span class="title">Epigr.</span>15</span>, <span class="bibl">Plu.<span class="title">Thes.</span> 22</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[crown]] hung up in honour of the dead, <span class="title">IG</span>3.1337, <span class="bibl">Alciphr. 3.37</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> generally, [[wreath]], <span class="bibl">J.<span class="title">AJ</span>3.10.4</span>; cf. [[εἰρυσιώνη]].</span>