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Ἰλιάς

Ἰλιάς, of Troy, the Troad territory; the Iliad

Ἰλιάς [ῑ], άδος, ἡ,
  • pecul. fem. of Ἰλιακός, χώρη Hdt. 5.94, cf. A. Ag. 453 (lyr.), E. Hec. 102 (anap.), 923 (lyr.), etc.; epith. of Athena, Hdt. 7.43, IG 9(1).350 (ii B.C.).
    • II as Subst.,
      • 1 (sc. γῆ) Troy, the Troad, Hdt. 5.122.
      • 2 (sc. γυνή) a Trojan woman, E. Hel. 1114 (lyr.), Tr. 245 (lyr.), etc.
      • 3 (sc. ποίησις) the Iliad of Homer, Hdt. 2.116, Arist. Po. 1448b38, al.: prov., κακῶν Ἰλιάς, i.e. an endless string of woes, D. 19.148, D.S. 36.6, etc.
    • III a kind of thrush, perh. the redwing, Turdus iliacus, Arist. HA 617a21 (s.v.l.); cf. ἰλλάς III.

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