A.chariot, esp. war-chariot, Il.5.231, etc.; freq. in pl. for sg., “ἑσταότ᾽ ἐν θ᾽ ἵπποισι καὶ ἅρμασι” 4.366, etc.; “τὰ Λυδῶν ἄρματα” Sapph.Supp.5.19; “ἵππους ὑφ᾽ ἅρμασι ζευγνύναι” A.Pers.190, E.Hipp.111; “ἵππους ὑφ᾽ ἅρματα ἄγειν” A.Pr.465; “πῶλον . . ζυγέντ᾽ ἐν ἅρμασιν” Id.Ch.795 (lyr.); opp. ἁρμάμαξα (q. v.); also, racing-chariot drawn by horses, opp. ὄχημα (a mule-car), Pi.Fr.106.5; “ἅ. τέλειον” IG2.967.45; “ἁρμάτων ὀχήματα” E.Supp.662, cf. Ph.1190; travelling-chariot, Act.Ap.8.28.
2. chariot and horses, yoked chariot, Il.2.384, etc.; “ἅ. τέθριππον” Pi.I.1.14; ἅ. τετράορον, τέτρωρον, Id.P.10.65, E.Alc.483: metaph., τρίπωλον ἅ. δαιμόνων of three goddesses, E. Andr.277 (lyr.).
3. team, chariot-horses, “ἅρμασιν ἐνδίδωσι κέντρον” Id.HF881 (lyr.); “ἅρματα . . φυσῶντα καὶ πνέοντα” Ar.Pax902; ἅρματα τρέφειν keep chariot-horses for racing, X.Hier.11.5; ἅρματος τροφεύς Pl.Lg.834b.
II. a mountain district in Attica, where omens from lightning were watched for: hence prov., ὁπόταν δἰ Ἅρματος ἀστράψη, i.e. seldom or never, Str.9.2.11; δι᾽ Ἅρματος alone, Plu.2.679c.
III. Pythag. name for unity, Theol.Ar.6.