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|Definition=τό, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>9.10</span>, <span class="bibl">Call.<span class="title">Fr.</span>193</span>, <span class="bibl">Theoc.25.114</span>, <span class="bibl">27.33</span>, <span class="bibl">Orph.<span class="title">A.</span> 873</span>, <span class="bibl">Nonn.<span class="title">D.</span>42.28</span>, al.; elsewh. only pl. ἕδνα, ἔεδνα:—<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> [[bride-price]] or [[wedding-gifts]] (<b class="b3">φερνή</b> being the bride's [[portion]]), ὄπυιε πορὼν ἀπερείσια ἕ. <span class="bibl">Il.16.178</span>; <b class="b3">ἠγάγετο . . ἐπεὶ πόρε μυρία ἕ</b>. ib.<span class="bibl">190</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">22.472</span>; μνάσθω ἐέδνοισιν διζήμενος <span class="bibl">Od.16.391</span>; εἰς ὅ κέ μοι . . πατὴρ ἀποδῷσιν ἔεδνα <span class="bibl">8.318</span>; rare in Trag., ἕδνοις ἄγαγες Ἡσιόναν πιθὼν δάμαρτα <span class="bibl">A. <span class="title">Pr.</span>559</span> (lyr.): later Prose, <span class="bibl">Parth.20.1</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> [[wedding-gifts]] made to the bride [[by those of her own household]], <span class="bibl">Od.1.277</span>, <span class="bibl">2.196</span>, <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">Andr.</span> 2</span>, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">O.</span>9.10</span>; but, </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">III</span> in <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">P.</span>3.94</span>, Orph.l.c., <span class="bibl">D.C.79.12</span>, [[wedding-presents]] to a wedded pair [[by their guests]]. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">IV</span> generally, [[gift]], <span class="bibl">Theoc.25.114</span>.</span>