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θεά

θεά, θεά, goddess

θεά, ἡ, in later Ep. θεή Call. Dian. 119, dat. θεῇ A.R. 3.549 codd. (Hom. has dat. pl. θεῆς, θεῇσι, Il. 3.158, 8.305), Lacon. σιά Ar. Lys. 1263 (lyr.): fem. of θεός (q.v.) in Ep., Trag.(with imitations in Com., as Antiph. 81, Eub. 64), Att. in set phrases (v. infr.) and later Prose: —
  • goddess, opp. γυνή, Il. 14.315: with another Subst., θ. μήτηρ 1.280; θεαὶ νύμφαι 24.615; Παλλὰς θ. S. Ant. 1184; θεοὶ θεαί τε A. Th. 87 (lyr.); μὰ θεούς, μὰ θεάς Pl. Smp. 219c; μὰ τοὺς θεοὺς καὶ τὰς θεάς D. 19.67; τοῖς δώδεκα θεοῖς καὶ ταῖς σεμναῖς θεαῖς IG 2(2).112.9, cf. Antiph. 206.2, Anaxandr. 2; τῷ θεῷ καὶ τῇ θεᾷ IG 1(2).76.39: in dual, of Demeter and Persephone, μεγάλα θεά S. OC 683 (in earlier Att. τὼ θεώ, v. θεός) ; αἱ θεαί IG 2(2).661.28 (iii B.C.); αἱ σεμναὶ θ. the Erinyes, S. OC 458, etc.; δειναί, ἀνώνυμοι θ., E. El. 1270, IT 944.
    • II name of third τόπος, Vett.Val. 69.12, Paul.Al. L. 3, cf. Cat.Cod.Astr. 8(4).144. [⏑-, but sts. monosyll. in Trag., as E. Andr. 978.]

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