Il.6.174, Od.8.258, etc.; Μοῦσαι ἐννέαHes.Th.917, Od.24.60; τρὶς ἐννέα κλῶνας, in a religious ceremony, S.OC483; τρὶς ἐ. ἔτη Orac. ap. Th.5.26. 2. as a round number for,
many,
τρὶς ἐννέα φῶτας ἔπεφνενIl.16.785, cf. Od.11.577, Sch.Nic.Th.781. (Cf. Lat.