ἐρυθρός
Alt. ἐρυθρός, ή, όν
Etym. υ^ by nature, so that the correct forms of the comp. and Sup. are -ώτερος, -ώτατος
I. "red", Lat. ruber, of the colour of nectar and wine, Hom.; of copper, Il.; of gold, Theogn.; of minium, Hdt.; of blood, Aesch.
II. Ἐρυθρὴ θάλασσα in Hdt. "the Erythraean sea", including not only the "Red Sea or Arabian Gulf", but also the "Indian Ocean":—Later also of "the Persian Gulf", Xen.