Explained vocabulary

Of heavy wrath — βαρύμηνις

βαρύμηνις

barymēnis

Dionysos, lightning-Zeus and Pan possess heavy wrath in their respective hymns.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
of heavy wrath; deeply wrathful

Meaning

Dionysos, lightning-Zeus and Pan possess heavy wrath in their respective hymns. The explicit μῆνις element makes anger central, unlike the broader spirit-language of βαρύθυμος. The epithet gives the powers being approached a dangerous capacity that the surrounding prayers seek to engage favourably.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XI · Line 12Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

βαρύμηνι; βαρύμηνιν; βαρύμηνις

Occurrence inventory

3 in total. XI.12; XX.4; XLV.5

Lexical references

LSJ βαρύμηνις (n19444)