ἀρά
Etym. α_ρ- mostly in epic: in attic always αρ-.
I. "a prayer", Il., Hdt.
II. esp. "a prayer for evil, a curse, imprecation", mostly in pl., Il., Trag.
2. "the effect of the curse, bane, ruin", ἀρὴν καὶ λοιγὸν ἀμῦναι Il.
III. Ἀρά personified as the goddess of destruction and revenge, Lat. Dira, Soph.