mitigation
From LSJ
ὁ αὐτὸς ἔφησε τὸν μὲν ὕπνον ὀλιγοχρόνιον θάνατον, τὸν δὲ θάνατον πολυχρόνιον ὕπνον → Plato said that sleep was a short-lived death but death was a long-lived sleep
ὁ αὐτὸς ἔφησε τὸν μὲν ὕπνον ὀλιγοχρόνιον θάνατον, τὸν δὲ θάνατον πολυχρόνιον ὕπνον → Plato said that sleep was a short-lived death but death was a long-lived sleep
alleviation: P. and V. ἀνάπαυλα, ἡ, παῦλα, ἡ (Plato), παραψυχή, ἡ (rare P.), P. παραμύθιον, τό, κούφισις, ἡ (Thuc.), V. ἀνακούφισις, ἡ.
relief: P. and V. ἀναπνοή, ἡ (Plato), V. ἀμπνοή, ἡ, P. ῥᾳστώνη, ἡ.
remedy: V. ἄκος, τό; see remedy.
excuse: P. and V. πρόφασις, ἡ.