πέλεια

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Menander, Monostichoi, 362
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Transliteration A: péleia Transliteration B: peleia Transliteration C: peleia Beta Code: pe/leia

English (LSJ)

ἡ, (cf. πελλός)

   A dove or pigeon, esp. wild rock-pigeon, Columba livia, Od.15.527, etc. ; φύγεν ὥς τε π. Il. 21.493 ; τρήρων (q. v.) πέλεια 23.853, Od.12.62, etc. ; πτηνὴ π. S.Aj.140, cf. E. Ion 1197 ; ὑπόπτεροι π. S. Ph.289 ; cf. sq. 1.    II πέλειαι, αἱ, prophetic priestesses at Dodona, Paus.7.21.2, 10.12.10 ; cf. sq. 11 and πελείους.