πέλεια: Difference between revisions

|Definition=ἡ, (cf. [[πελλός]]) <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[dove]] or [[pigeon]], esp. <b class="b2">wild rock-pigeon, Columba livia</b>, <span class="bibl">Od.15.527</span>, etc. ; <b class="b3">φύγεν ὥς τε π</b>. <span class="bibl">Il. 21.493</span>; [[τρήρων]] (q. v.) πέλεια <span class="bibl">23.853</span>, <span class="bibl">Od.12.62</span>, etc. ; <b class="b3">πτηνὴ π</b>. <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Aj.</span>140</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">Ion</span> 1197</span>; <b class="b3">ὑπόπτεροι π</b>. <span class="bibl">S. <span class="title">Ph.</span>289</span>; cf. sq. ''1''. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> [[πέλειαι]], [[αἱ]], [[prophetic priestesses]] at Dodona, <span class="bibl">Paus.7.21.2</span>, <span class="bibl">10.12.10</span>; cf. sq. ''ΙΙ'' and [[πελείους]].</span>