Ποτνιάς

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English (LSJ)

Ποτνιάδος, fem. Adj.
A of Potniae, Potnian, κέλευθοι Ποτνιάδες A.Fr.173; ἡ Ποτνιὰς κρήνη a spring near the town, Ael.NA15.25, Paus.9.8.1; Ποτνιάδες ἵπποι the mares that tore Glaucus in pieces, Str.9.2.24; hence, generally, Π. πῶλοι Boeotian mares, E.Ph.1124 (but expld. by Sch. as = μανικαί).
II = πότνια, Βάκχαι ποτνιάδες (expld. by Hsch. as = μαινάδες καὶ λυσσάδες) E.Ba.664, cf. ποινίς; π. θεαί, of the Eumenides (expld. by Sch. as = μανικαί, but v. πότνια 2), Id.Or.318 (lyr.); cf. ποτνιάομαι.

French (Bailly abrégé)

άδος
adj. f.
de Potnies.
Étymologie: Ποτνιαί.

Dutch (Woordenboekgrieks.nl)

Ποτνιάς -άδος [Ποτνιαί, stad in Boeotië] van Potniai. Eur. Phoen. 1124. eerbiedwaardig = πότνια.

Russian (Dvoretsky)

Ποτνιάς: άδος ἡ (только pl. Ποτνιάδες = Πότνιαι) Владычицы (эпитет Эвменид и Вакханок) Eur.

Middle Liddell

Ποτνιάς, άδος,
Potnian, Ποτνιάδες ἵπποι Boeotian mares, noted for their hot temper, hence raging, furious, Eur.