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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- heavy in spirit; fierce; heavy-hearted
Meaning
Selene is “heavy-hearted” in the edition at IX.6, whereas the thunderbolt is “heavy in wrath” at XIX.11. The compound can convey a weight or intensity of spirit, but the bolt’s force should not be translated as ordinary human sadness. Its θυμός element is less specifically wrathful than the μῆνις of βαρύμηνις.
Places to read
- Hymn IX · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
βαρύθυμε; βαρύθυμον
Occurrence inventory
2 in total. IX.6; XIX.11