Explained vocabulary

Unmusical — ἄμουσος

ἄμουσος

amousos

Ares desires an unmusical clash of swords and spears at LXV.5.

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
unmusical; without the Muses' harmony

Meaning

Ares desires an unmusical clash of swords and spears at LXV.5. The adjective presents warfare as lacking the harmony or cultivation associated with the Muses. It is an evaluation of the clash, not an observational claim that no singing accompanies any battle.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXV · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἄμουσον

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXV.5

Lexical references

LSJ ἄμουσος (n5455)