γλαυκῶπις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From γλαυκός (glaukós, gleaming, grayish) + ὤψ (ṓps, eye) + -ις (-is, feminine adjectival suffix).

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Adjective

γλαυκῶπις (glaukôpis)

  1. (Homeric epithet of Athena) bright-eyed
    • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 1.44:
      τὸν δ' ἠμείβετ' ἔπειτα θεὰ γλαυκῶπις Ἀθήνη·
      tòn d' ēmeíbet' épeita theà glaukôpis Athḗnē;
      Then the bright-eyed goddess Athena answered him:

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