ἀρνειός

A. ram, wether ( = τριετὴς κριός, Hsch.), Il. 2.550, al., Ister 53; ἀ. ὄϊς, opp. θῆλυς, Od. 10.572,al.; but later, θῆλυς ἀ. A.R. 3.1033.

2. the constellation Aries, Max. 72. (Orig. ἀρνηός, cf. ἀρνηάς and Att. ἀρνεώς. Deriv. of ἄρσην, as ἀρσν‐ηv‐ό‐ς, cf. ἀρνευ‐τήρ. No initial v‐.)