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μηρός : ham,
upper part of the thigh;
μηρὼ πλήσσεσθαι, to ‘smite the
thighs,’ a gesture indicative of surprise or other
excitement, Il. 12.162, Il. 16.125; of victims, μηροὺς ἐξέταμον, i. e. cut out the μηρία from the μηροί, Α
460, Od.
12.360.