γαλήνη
Etym. Deriv. uncertain: perh. akin to γελάω.
"stillness of the sea, calm", Od.; λευκὴ γ. id=Od.; ἐλόωσι γαλήνην will sail "the calm sea", i. e. over it, id=Od.:—metaph., φρόνημα νηνέμου γαλάνας spirit of serenest "calm", Aesch.; ἐν γαλήνηι in "calm", Soph.