παρήϊον

See also: παρειά

Ancient Greek

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Noun

πᾰρήϊον • (parḗïon) n (genitive πᾰρηΐου); second declension

  1. cheek

Usage notes

Also occurs as παρήιον, without the dieresis. The forms attested in Homer are παρήϊον, παρήϊα. Homer frequently uses the epithet καλλιπάρῃος, fair-cheeked, for women and goddesses.

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