Ἶρος

Ἶρος, ὁ,

• Irus, a name given by the suitors to the Ithacan beggar Arnaeus because he carried messages (cf. Ἶρις), Od. 18.5 sq.: hence, later as Appellat., an Irus, i.e. a beggar, Lib. Or. 18.140: pl., Ἶροι Luc. Nav. 24.

Ἶρος

• Apparently masc. form of prec.; the nickname of Arnaeus.
• A beggar employed as a messenger by the young men in Ithaca.
• His fight with Odysseus Od. 18.6, 25, 38, 56, 73
• (Ἶρος Ἄϊρος, that will soon be Irus no more), 75, 96, 233, 239, 333, 334, 393.

Ἶρος (ϝῖρις): Irus, a nickname of Arnaeus the beggar, given to him by the suitors of Penelope, because he went on errands, Od. 18.5follg.