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θάρσος

Etym. θρασύς

I. "courage, boldness", Hom., attic; θ. τινός "courage to do" a thing, Aesch., Soph.

2. "that which gives courage", θάρση "grounds of confidence", Eur., Plat.

II. in bad sense, "audacity", Il.: cf. θράσος.