θάλεια

A. rich, plentiful,: in Ep. always of banquets, θεῶν ἐν δαιτὶ θαλείῃ Od. 8.76, Hes. Op. 742; θεοῦ ἐς δαῖτα θάλειαν Od. 3.420, cf. 8.99, Il. 7.475; so later, Pherecr. 152; πίνειν ἐν δαιτὶ θ. Hermipp. 82.11; θ. ἑορτὴν ἀγάγωμεν Anacr. 54; Δαὶς θ., πρεσβίστη θεῶν S. Fr. 605; μοῖραν θάλειαν a goodly portion, Pi. N. 10.53; θ. ἥβα bloom of youth, B. 3.89; without δαίς, dub. cj. for θαλάσσης in Alex. Aet.3.15: in form and accent (cf. ἐλάχεια, λίγεια and Eust. 742.36) a fem. Adj., as if from θαλύς: masc. θαλείοις στέφεσιν Emp. 112.6.

II. as Subst., = θαλία 1, in pl., Pl. R. 573d (nisi hoc legend.).

2. v. θαλλία 11.

III. as pr. n., Θάλεια,ἡ, one of the Muses, Hes. Th. 77; later, the Muse of Comedy, Θαλίη AP 9.505, cf. Plu. 2.744f,746c.

2. one of the Graces, patroness of festive meetings, ib.778d; Θαλίη in Hes. Th. 909.

IV. Pythag. name for six, Theol.Ar. 38.