Ζεύς

Ζεύς, ὁ, nom. Il.1.175, al., once written

A

Ζηύς IG12(3).1313

([place name] Thera), but Ζεύς ib.1316, al.; [dialect] Boeot. Δεύς (q.v.); voc.

Ζεῦ Il.1.503

, etc.; gen.

Διϝός BMus.Inscr.952

(Cephallenia, vi B.C.),

Διός Il.1.63

, etc.; dat.

Διϝί Schwyzer 80

(Argive, from Olympia, v B.C.),

Διί Il.1.578

, al., IG12.80.12 (v B.C.), etc., [var] contr. Δί [ῑ] Pi.O.13.106, SIG9,35 (Elis, vi B.C., Syrac., v B.C., from Olympia); late

Δεΐ JHS32.167

([place name] Pisidia), etc.; acc. Δία, rarer than Διός, Διί in Hom. (Il.1.394, al.), freq. later (cf. Skt. dyaús, gen. divás, loc. diví 'sky', 'heaven', 'day', loc. also dyávi,= Lat. Jove, acc. dyā´m,= Lat. diem,= Gr. Ζῆν (v. infr.)): also nom. [full] Ζήν prob. in A.Supp.162 (lyr.); gen. dat. acc. Ζηνός, Ζηνί, Ζῆνα, Il.4.408, 2.49, 14.157, al., freq. in Trag. (Com. only in Trag. phrases); Coan

Ζηνί SIG1025.24

(iv/iii B.C.); acc. Ζῆν (

Ζῆν' Aristarch.

) Il.8.206, 14.265, 24.331, Hes.Th.884, at end of verse, before vowel in next verse (stem Ζην- prob. originated in acc. sg.); Cret. Ττηνός, Ττηνί, GDI5024.23, 77, Τῆνα, Τηνί, ib.5039.11, 5145.12,

Δῆνα SIG527.17

(iii B.C.); nom. Δήν Hdn.Gr.2.911:—[dialect] Dor. and [dialect] Att.-[dialect] Ion. forms with α (of doubtful origin), nom. [full] Ζάν Pythag. ap. Porph.VP17, Ar.Av.570; gen.

Ζανός Schwyzer 696

(Chios, iv B.C.), Cerc.1.7, Philox.3.10, IG5(1).407 (Sparta, ii A.D.); Ζανός and Ζανί, Lyr.Adesp. 82A, B ([place name] Ionic); acc.

Ζᾶνα Call.Fr.10.6P.

, cf. Euhem.24J. (FGrH 63); nom. [full] Ζάς Pherecyd.Syr.1, 2 (Ζής ap.Hdn.Gr. l.c.),

Ζάς Ζαντός Choerob. in Theod.1.116

; [full] Δάν (q. v.); [full] Τάν Head Hist.Num.2469 ([place name] Crete); nom. [full] Δίς Rhinth.14, Hdn.Gr. l.c.:—obl. cases Ζεός, Ζεΐ, Ζέα, cited by S.E.M.1.177, 195; Ζεῦν f.l. for Ζῆν' Aeschrio 8.5: the pl. Δίες, Δίας, Διῶν, Δισί, Ael.Dion.Fr.127;

τοὺς κτησίους Δίας Ath. 11.473b

;

Δίες καὶ Ζῆνες Stoic.2.191

; Elean

Ζᾶνες Paus.5.21.2

:— Zeus, the sky-god, ὔει μὲν ὀ Z. Alc.34, cf. SIG93.34 (v B.C.), Thphr. Char.14.12, etc.;

Ζεῦ ἄλλοι τε θεοί Il.6.476

; ὦ Ζεῦ καὶ πάντες θεοί, ὦ Ζεῦ καὶ θεοί, X.Cyr.2.2.10, Ar.Pl.1, etc.;

Ζεῦ Ζεῦ A.Ch.246

, Ar.V.323 (lyr., prob. l.);

ὦ Ζεῦ βασιλεῦ, τῆς λεπτότητος τῶν φρενῶν Id.Nu.153

; in oaths, οὐ μὰ Ζῆνα, twice in Hom., Il.23.43, Od.20.339: freq. in Com. and Prose,

οὐ μὰ Δία Ar.V.193

, Pl.R.426b (c.Art.,

μὰ τὸν Δί', οὐ Ar.V.169

, al.);

ναὶ μὰ Δία Id.Ach.88

, X.Mem.2.7.14; νὴ τὸν Δία or νὴ Δία, Ar.V.217, Eq.319, etc.; cf.

νηδί; πρὸς τοῦ Διός Id.Av.130

;

πρὸς Διός X.An.5.7.32

; οὐ τὸν Δία alone, Ar.Lys.986: prov. of enormous wealth,

τῷ Διὶ πλούτου πέρι ἐρίζειν Hdt.5.49

.

II of other deities, Ζ. καταχθόνιος,= Πλούτων, Il.9.457;

Ζ. χθόνιος S.OC1606

, SIG1024.25 (Myconos, iii/ii B.C.); of non-Greek divinities,

Ζ. Ἄμμων Pi.P. 4.16

, etc.; freq. of Semitic Baalim, Z. Βεελβώσωρος, etc., OGI620 (Gerasa, i A.D.)), etc.; Z. Ὠρομάσδης,= Pers.Ahuramazda, ib.383.41 (Nemrud Dagh, i B.C.).

III of persons, ὁ σχινοκέφαλος Z., iron. of Pericles, Cratin.71; in flattery of kings, Hdt.7.56 (of Xerxes); Ξέρξης ὁ τῶν Περσῶν Z. Gorg.Fr.5aD.; [

ἱερεὺς] Σελεύκου Διὸς Νικάτορος OGI245.10

(ii B.C.); of the Roman emperors, Opp.C.1.3; Νέρων Z.

Ἐλευθέριος IG7.2713.41

([place name] Acraephiae), etc.;

Ζῆνα τὸν Αἰνεάδην AP9.307

(Phil.).

IV Διὸς ἀστήρ the planet Jupiter, Pl.Epin. 987c, Arist.Mete.343b30, etc.; so

Ζεύς Placit.2.32.1

, Cleom.2.7; Διὸς ἡμέρα a day of the week, D.C.37.19.

V Pythag. name for the monad, Theol.Ar.12.