οὖρος

A. fair wind, ἡμῖν δ’ αὖ κατόπισθε νεὸς . . ἴκμενον οὖ. ἵει πλησίστιον Od. 11.7, cf. 15.292, Il. 1.479, etc.; νηῦς . . , ᾗ λιγὺς οὖ. ἐπιπνείῃσιν ὄπισθεν Od. 4.357; πέμψω δέ τοι οὖ. ὄπισθεν 5.167; οὖ. ἀπήμονά τε λιαρόν τε ib.268; πομπαῖος Pi. P. 1.34; πρύμνηθεν οὖ. E. Tr. 20; πλευστικός Theoc. 13.52; Διὸς οὖρος Od. 5.176, etc. (rarely of a rough breeze or storm, Il. 14.19, A.R. 2.900); ἂψ δὲ θεοὶ οὖ. στρέψαν the gods changed the wind again to a fair one, Od. 4.520: pl., ib.360; later, ἀποπέμπειν κατ’ οὖρον send down (i. e. with) the wind, speed on its way, Orac. ap. Hdt. 4.163: so metaph., ἴτω κατ’ οὖρον . . πᾶν τὸ Λαΐου γένος let it be swept before the wind to ruin, A. Th. 690; κατ’ οὖρον . . αἴρονται φυγήν Id. Pers. 481; ταῦτα μὲν ῥείτω κατ’ οὖρον let them drift with wind and stream, S. Tr. 468; εὔθυνε δαίμονος οὖρον Pi. O. 13.28; οὖ. ὀφθαλμῶν ἐμῶν αὐτῇ γένοιτ’ ἄπωθεν ἑρπούσῃ let a fair wind be with her as she goes from my sight, i.e. let her go as quick as may be, S. Tr. 815; οὖρός [ἐστι] 'tis a fair time, Id. Ph. 855 (lyr.); γένοιτό(ἐγένετό codd.) τις οὖρος ἐκ κακῶν E. Ion 1509(lyr.); οὖ. ἐπέων, ὕμνων, Pi. O. 9.47 (cj. for οἶμον), N. 6.29, P. 4.3 [υ].—Rare in Prose, as X. HG 2.3.31, Luc. Tox. 7.