παρήϊον

English (LSJ)

τό (Ion. for παρεῖον, which is not in use), used in Il. as the sg. for παρειά (which Hom. uses only in pl.),

   A cheek, Il.23.690 ; of the jaw of a wolf, πᾶσιν δὲ π. αἵματι φοινόν 16.159 : in pl., of a lion, παρήϊά τ' ἀμφοτέρωθεν αἱματόεντα πέλει Od.22.404 ; in Ion. Prose, λουσαμένους παρήϊα prob. in IG12 (5).593.30 (Ceos, V B.C.).    II π. ἔμμεναι ἵππων cheek-ornament of a bridle, Il.4.142.