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κραναός

κραναός, rocky, rugged

κρᾰνᾰός, ή, όν, poet. word,
  • rocky, rugged, in Hom. always of Ithaca (exc. in Il. 3.445 where it is pr. n. of an island), Il. 3.201, Od. 1.247, al.; of Delos, Pi. I. 1.3; freq. of Athens, Id. O. 7.82, etc.: hence as pr. n., Κραναὰ πόλις Athens, Ar. Ach. 75; simply αἱ Κρανααί Id. Av. 123; ἡ Κραναά of the Acropolis, Id. Lys. 481; Κραναοί the people of Attica, Hdt. 8.44, Str. 9.1.18; παῖδες Κραναοῦ (Cranaos being a mythic king of Athens) A. Eu. 1011 (anap.)
      • 2 generally, hard, χέλυς Opp. H. 5.396; of a fishing-rod, ῥάβδος κ. ib. 4.364.
      • 3 stinging, κ. ἀκαλῆφαι Ar. Fr. 560. κρᾰνέα, ἡ, v. κράνεια.

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