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Ὠκεανός :
Oceanus, distinguished from the sea. (θάλασσα, πόντος, ἅλς) as a mighty
stream (ποταμός,
Il. 18.607, Il. 20.7; δόος
Ὠκεανοι<*>῀ο, Il.
16.151; cf. Milton's ‘ocean stream’）
encircling the whole Earth, Il.
18.607. The constellations (excepting the Great Bear, which
in Greek latitudes does not dip below the horizon) are conceived as
sinking below Oceanus and emerging from it on the other side of the
Earth, as they set and rise. Beyond Ocean is the entrance to the
nether world, and Elysium is on its hither bank, Od. 10.508, Od.
4.568. (In the cut, which represents a design of the shield
of Achilles, the outer rim [5] indicates the stream of
Ocean.)—Personified, Ὠκεανός,
husband of Tethys, father of all streams and fountains, and indeed, of
all the gods, Od. 4.568, Od. 10.139, Il.
14.311, 201.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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