λυκηγενής

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ἀμείνω δ' αἴσιμα πάντα (Odyssey VII.310 / XV.71) → all things are better in moderation

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French (Bailly abrégé)

ής, ές :
père de la lumière (Apollon) ; selon l’interprétation commune né en Lycie.
Étymologie: *λύκη, lumière, ou Λυκία, γένος.

English (Autenrieth)

έος (root λυκ, lux): light-born, epith. of Apollo as sun-god, Il. 4.101, 119.