- Ἄρης
- Ἄρης, ἌρεωςGrammatical information: On the flexion Schwyzer 576Meaning: the god of war; also god of vengeance and oaths (Arcadia, Athens etc., s. Kretschmer Glotta 11, 195ff.); metonym. for `war' (Trümpy Fachausdrücke 152f.).Dialectal forms: Myc. dat. are, adj. are(i)jo; PN are(i)mene. Boeot. Lesb. ἌρευςDerivatives: Fem. Ἄρεια in Arc. τὰν Άθάναν τὰν Ἄρειαν; adj. Ἄρειος, Ion. Άρήϊος, Lesb. Άρεύϊος (Ζεὺς Ἄρειος Epirus, Ἄρειος πάγος Athens, deriv. ᾽Αρεοπαγίτης). Name Άρητάδης (Bechtel Namenstud. 11).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: The ancient grammarians and lexicographers (e. g. EM 140) connected ἀρή `Schaden, Unheil, Verderben', cf. ἄρος βλάβος ἀκούσιον H. The connection is improbable: IE origin of such a name is not to be expected. On the flection Schulze Q.454ff., Bechtel (above) and Kretschmer Glotta 15, 197Page in Frisk: 1,138
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