θαλύσιος ἄρτος

θᾰλύσια [ῡ], τά, ([etym.] θάλος)

A offerings of first-fruits, made to Artemis, Il.9.534; later to Demeter, Theoc.7.3; to Demeter and Dionysus, Men.Rh.p.391S.

2 θαλύσιος [ἄρτος] bread made from the first-fruits, Ath.3.114a.

Grammatical information: n. pl.

Meaning: `offerings of first fruits' (Ι 534, Theoc. 7, 3).

Derivatives: θαλύσιος ἄρτος `bread from the first corn' (Ath. 3, 114a; cf. on Θαργήλια), θαλυσιὰς ὁδός `the road to the Th.' (Theoc. 7, 31); Θαλυσιάδης patron. (Δ 458). - To θάλλω etc, with Solmsen Unt. 37, Glotta 1, 80 first from an adj. *θαλύς, -ύ (only in θαλέων gen. pl. and θάλεια f. [ δαῖς, ἑορτή]); on the formation Fraenkel Nom. ag. 2, 124, Chantraine Formation 41f.

Origin: IE [Indo-European] [234] * dʰh₂l- `flourish, grow green'

Etymology: S. above. On the Thalysia Nilsson Gr. Rel. 1, 468.

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Grammatical information: n. pl.

Meaning: Ion.-Attic feast before the harvest, connected with the cult of Apollon (Hippon., Archil.), also Ταργήλια (Miletus).

Derivatives: Θαργηλιών ( Ταργ-) month name (IA), Θαργήλιος ( Ταργ-) PN (Ion.). - Beside it θάργηλος, acc. to Crates ap. Ath. 3, 114a name of a bread, which was otherwise called θαλύσιος ( ἄρτος) (s. θαλύσια), also name of a pot (pan) ( χύτρα) with cooked fruits, which was considered as symbol of fertility (Suid., H., EM 443, 19).

Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]

Etymology: No etymology, probably Pre-Greek; this is demonstrated by the forms with Τ-. - Acc. to Kretschmer Glotta 10, 108ff. (s. also Glotta 20, 252f. against E. Maaß RhM 78, 13ff.) from *τὰ ἀργήλια (from ἄρχω) "first fruits" (see Schwyzer 413); diff. again Grošelj Živa Ant. 4, 170f. - On the Thargelia Nilsson Gr. Rel. 1, 534.

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θάργηλος ἄρτος, ὁ,= θαλύσιος, Crates Gr. ap. Ath.3.114a, dub. in IG 12.840; θάργηλος χύτρα prob. for θανατηγὸς χ. in Timocl.7.