εἰρεσιώνη
From LSJ
τὴν πρὶν ἐνεσφρήγισσεν Ἔρως θρασὺς εἰκόνα μορφῆς ἡμετέρης θερμῷ βένθεϊ σῆς κραδίης → the image of my beauty that bold Love earlier stamped in the hot depths of your heart
English (LSJ)
ἡ, (εἶρος)
A 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, Eup.119, Ar.Eq.729, V.399, Pl.1054, cf. Paus.Gr.Fr.157, Sch.Ar. ll. cc. 2 the song itself, Hom.Epigr.15, Plu.Thes. 22. II crown hung up in honour of the dead, IG3.1337, Alciphr. 3.37. 2 generally, wreath, J.AJ3.10.4; cf. εἰρυσιώνη.
