I.of objects, whatever one regards with wonder, a wonder, marvel, Hom., Hes.; θαῦμα, of Polypheme, Od.; θαῦμα βροτοῖσι, of a beautiful woman, id=Od.; c. inf., θαῦμα ἰδέσθαι or ἰδεῖν a wonder to behold, id=Od., Eur.; καὶ θαῦμά γ᾽ οὐδέν and no wonder, Ar.: —θῶμα ποιεῖσθαί τι Hdt.:—in pl., θαύματ᾽ ἐμοὶ κλύειν Aesch.; θαυμάτων κρείσσονα or πέρα things more than wondrous, Eur.
2.in pl. also jugglers' tricks, mountebank-gambols, Xen., etc.