θάλεια: Difference between revisions

|Definition=[<b class="b3">θᾰ], ἡ</b>, <span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[rich]], [[plentiful]],: in Ep. always of banquets, θεῶν ἐν δαιτὶ θαλείῃ <span class="bibl">Od.8.76</span>, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Op.</span>742</span>; θεοῦ ἐς δαῖτα θάλειαν <span class="bibl">Od. 3.420</span>, cf. <span class="bibl">8.99</span>, <span class="bibl">Il.7.475</span>; so later, <span class="bibl">Pherecr.152</span>; <b class="b3">πίνειν ἐν δαιτὶ θ</b>. <span class="bibl">Hermipp.82.11</span>; θ. ἑορτὴν ἀγάγωμεν <span class="bibl">Anacr.54</span>; Δαὶς θ., πρεσβίστη θεῶν <span class="bibl">S.<span class="title">Fr.</span>605</span>; <b class="b3">μοῖραν θάλειαν</b> [[a goodly]] portion, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">N.</span>10.53</span>; <b class="b3">θ. ἥβα</b> [[bloom of youth]], <span class="bibl">B.3.89</span>; without [[δαίς]], dub. cj. for [[θαλάσσης]] in Alex. Aet.<span class="bibl">3.15</span>: in form and accent (cf. [[ἐλάχεια]], [[λίγεια]] and <span class="bibl">Eust.742.36</span>) a fem. Adj., as if from [[θαλύς]]: masc. θαλείοις στέφεσιν <span class="bibl">Emp.112.6</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> as [[substantive]], = [[θαλία]] ''1'', in plural, <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">R.</span>573d</span> (nisi hoc legend.). </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> v. [[θαλλία]] ''ΙΙ''. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">III</span> as pr. n., [[Θάλεια]], [[ἡ]], one of the Muses, <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span>77</span>; later, the Muse of Comedy, Θαλίη <span class="title">AP</span>9.505, cf. Plu.2.744f,746c. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> one of the Graces, [[patroness of festive meetings]], ib.778d; [[Θαλίη]] in <span class="bibl">Hes.<span class="title">Th.</span>909</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">IV</span> Pythag. name for [[six]], Theol.Ar.38.</span>