Ἁλῶα
ὥσπερ σελήνη γ' ἡλίῳ· τὴν μὲν χρόαν ἰδεῖν ὁμοιόν ἔστι θάλπει δ' οὐδαμῶς → like the moon to the sun: its color is similar to the eye, but it does not give off any heat
English (LSJ)
or Ἁλῷα, ων, τά, (ἅλως) festival of Demeter as inventress of agriculture,
A harvest home, IG2.834bii8, D.59.116, Philoch.161, Luc. DMeretr.7.4. ἁλωαῖος, α, ον, (ἅλως) belonging to the threshing-floor: Ἁλωαίη, epith. of Demeter, Orph.H.41.5. Ἁλωάς, άδος, or Ἁλωίς, ίδος, ἡ, = Ἁλωαία, Theoc.7.155.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
Ἁλῶα: ἢ Ἁλῷα, ων, τά, (ἅλως) ἑορτὴ τῆς Δήμητρος ὡς εὑρούσης τὴν γεωργίαν, ἑορτὴ τῆς συγκομιδῆς, Δημ. 1385. 2, Φιλόχ. 161, Λουκ. Ἑταιρ. Διάλ. 7. 3.
Spanish (DGE)
uelἉλῷα, -ων, τά
Haloas fiestas de las eras en honor de Deméter, Core y Dioniso IG 22.1672.124 (IV a.C.), D.59.116, Philoch.83, Luc.DMeretr.7.4.
