δαίς

A. meal, banquet, δαὶς ἐΐση, duly shared, Il. 15.95, etc.; δαὶς πίειρα sumptuous banquet, 19.179; sacrificial feast, βωμὸς ἐδεύετο δαιτὸς ἐΐσης 24.69; δαῖτα θάλειαν Hom. Fr.inc. 4 Kinkel (cf. Od. 17.382); Θυέστου δαῖτα παιδείων κρεῶν the feast of Th. on . ., A. Ag. 1242, cf. 1593: pl., Od. 20.182, A. Ch. 483: of beasts of prey, Il. 24.43; [τούτοις] παρέξω δαῖθ’ ὑφ’ ὧν ἐφερβόμην S. Ph. 957.

2. meat, food, E. Cyc. 245, cf. Od. 18.279.

3. personified, S. Fr. 605. Rare in Prose (exc. in Homeric allusions, Pl. Phdr. 247a, etc.) as Hdt. 1.133,211.