σελήνη

Revision as of 00:33, 9 February 2013 by Spiros (talk | contribs) (11)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)

English (LSJ)

ἡ, Dor. σελάνα [λᾱ] Pi.O.10.75, Aeol. σελάννα Sapph. 3,53; cf. also σεληναίη:—

   A the moon, σ. πλήθουσα the full-moon, Il.18.484; σ. ἀεξομένη, ὀλίγη κεράεσσι, Arat.780,733; a moon's breadth, measure used by early astronomers, Ptol.Alm.9.10; νουμηνία κατὰ σελήνην, i.e. by the lunar month, Th.2.28, cf. SIG683.44 (ii B.C.); τὰς ἡμέρας κατὰ σ. ἄγειν D.L.1.59, cf. PHib.1.27.42 (iii B.C.); πρὸς τὴν σ. ὁρᾶν by moonlight, And.1.38, cf. X.HG5.1.9; ἐν σελήνῃ Ach.Tat.3.2; ἡ ἐκ τῆς σ. νόσος,= σεληνιασμός, Ael.NA14.27; τὴν σ. καθελεῖν, of Thessalian witches, Ar.Nu.750, cf. Pl.Grg.513a, Sosiph. 1.    b month, δεκάτῃ σελήνῃ in the tenth moon, E.El.1126, cf. Alc.431, Tr.1075 (lyr.); πολλὰς σ. Id.Hel.114; τὰς ἡμέρας τῆς σ. Astramps.Orac.p.3 H.; ὁρῶν ἄγουσαν τὴν σ. εἰκάδας Ar.Nu.17.    2 a moon-shaped wheaten cake, E.Fr.350, cf. Alciphr.2.4, Poll.6.76.    3 a round table, or tripod, Ath.11.489d.    4 name of a plant, Ps.-Plu.Fluv.18.5; cf. σελήνιον 11.    II as fem. pr. n., Selene, the goddess of the moon (never in Hom.), Hes.Th.371, h.Merc.100, etc. (σελήνη (σελάνα, σελάννα) fr. *σελάσνᾱ, cf. σέλας.)