From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- fierce-spirited; untamed in temper
Meaning
Herakles is fierce-spirited at XII.4 among descriptions of his unutterable and commanding power. The θυμός element makes this a characterization of disposition, not merely strength of limb. It adds an unsettling edge to the same god whose help the hymn seeks.
Places to read
- Hymn XII · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ἀγριόθυμε
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XII.4