οὐρεύς

See ὀρεύς (oreús).

οὐρεύς • (oureús) m or f (genitive οὐρεῦ); third declension

1. Epic and Ionic form of ὀρεύς (oreús): mule
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Iliad 1.50–52:

     οὐρῆας μὲν πρῶτον ἐπῴχετο καὶ κύνας ἀργούς
     αὐτὰρ ἔπειτ' αὐτοῖσι βέλος ἐχεπευκὲς ἐφιεὶς / βάλλ'·

     ourêas mèn prôton epṓikheto kaì kúnas argoús
     autàr épeit' autoîsi bélos ekhepeukès ephieìs / báll';

     • 1924 translation by A.T. Murray

       The mules he assailed first and the swift dogs,
       but then on the men themselves he let fly his stinging shafts, / and struck;