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[456] ἠυγένειος. This epithet of a lion (cp. Il.15. 275; 17.109; 18. 318) is commonly rendered ‘bearded,’ from “γενειάς” or “γένειον”, like “ἠύκομος” from “κόμη”. But it seems more likely that the word is only a lengthened form of “εὐγενής”, analogous in form to “ἐπιτήδειος, κυανοπρώρ-ειος”.

Homer's Odyssey. W. Walter Merry. James Riddell. D. B. Monro. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1886-1901.

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