ἐρατεινός

A. lovely, in Hom. mostly of places, Il. 2.532, 5.210, al.; also of things, ἠνορέη, φιλότης, 6.156, Od. 23.300 ; ὕδωρ Pi. O. 6.85 ; εὐναί Id. Fr. 122.7 : rarely of persons, and then mostly of women, ἐγείνατο παῖδ’ ἐρατεινήν Od. 4.13, cf.h.Cer. 423, Hes. Th. 136, 909 ; ὁμηλικίη ἐ. her lovely companions, Il. 3.175 ; of Polyphemus, οὐδ’ ἀρ’ ἔμελλ’ ἑτάροισι φανεὶς ἐ. ἔσεσθαι a welcome, glad sight to my comrades, Od. 9.230.—Ep.and Lyr.word : epith. of ὕδατα, Hp. Aër. 5.