οἶνος (ϝοῖνος, cf. vinum): wine. It was regularly
mixed with water before drinking, see κρητήρ,
ἀμφιφορεύς, ἀσκός, πίθος, πρόχοος, νέμειν. Epithets,
αἶθοψ, ἐρυθρός, μελιηδής, μελί-
φρων, ἡδύς, ἡδύποτος, εὐήνωρ. γερούσιος
οἶνος, typical of the dignity of the council of elders.
Places famed for the quality of wine produced were Epidaurus, Phrygia,
Pedasus, Arne, Histiaea, Lemnos, Thrace, Pramne, and the land of the
Ciconians.
Georg Autenrieth. A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges. New York. Harper and Brothers. 1891.
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