ἀγών (ἄγω): (1) assembly, esp. to witness games,
ἵζανεν (Ἀχιλλεύς), Il. 23.258,
λῦτο, Il.
24.1, then contest, games, Od. 8.259.—(2)
assemblage or place of assemblage, of
the ships, νεῶν ἐν ἀγῶνι (the Greek
camp), Il. 16.500
; θεῖος, ‘of the
gods,’ Il. 18.376, but
Il. 7.298 of the
‘temple-hall,’ containing the statues of the
gods.—(3) place or scene of combat,
arena, including the space occupied by the spectators, Il. 23.531.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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