Explained vocabulary

Warlike — ἀρήιος

ἀρήιος

arēios

The Kouretes possess warlike arms; Dionysos and Korybas are themselves warlike; appended Ares is asked to provide martial strength.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
warlike; of Ares

Meaning

The Kouretes possess warlike arms; Dionysos and Korybas are themselves warlike; appended Ares is asked to provide martial strength. The adjective can express Ares-association without turning each bearer into Ares by name. Capitalization in the supplied text does not establish a separate lexical meaning.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XXX · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

Ἀρήια; ἀρήιον; Ἀρήιον

Occurrence inventory

5 in total. XXX.4; XXXVIII.1; XXXVIII.7; XXXIX.2; LXXXVIII.11

Lexical references

LSJ Ἀρήϊος (n14979)