Explained vocabulary

Bring up — ἀνάγω

ἀνάγω

anagō

The Moirai and Charites bring Persephone up to the light in circular dances at XLIII.8.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
bring up; lead upward

Meaning

The Moirai and Charites bring Persephone up to the light in circular dances at XLIII.8. The compound specifies upward movement, with Persephone as object and light as destination. The dance setting belongs to the action but does not replace the concrete directional force of the verb.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XLIII · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἀνάγωσι

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XLIII.8

Lexical references

LSJ ἀνάγω (n6396)