A.meal, banquet, δαὶς ἐΐση, duly shared, Il.15.95, etc.; δαὶς πίειρα sumptuous banquet, 19.179; sacrificial feast, “βωμὸς ἐδεύετο δαιτὸς ἐΐσης” 24.69; “δαῖτα θάλειαν” Hom.Fr.inc. 4 Kinkel (cf. Od.17.382); Θυέστου δαῖτα παιδείων κρεῶν the feast of Th. on . ., A.Ag.1242, cf. 1593: pl., Od.20.182, A.Ch.483: of beasts of prey, Il.24.43; [“τούτοις] παρέξω δαῖθ᾽ ὑφ᾽ ὧν ἐφερβόμην” S.Ph. 957.
3. personified, S.Fr.605. Rare in Prose (exc. in Homeric allusions, Pl.Phdr.247a, etc.) as Hdt.1.133,211.