Explained vocabulary

Thunder — βροντή

βροντή

brontē

The Prayer names Thunders among the powers invoked (Prayer.39), while XIX.3 describes divine thunderclaps shaking the gods’ seat.

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
thunder

Meaning

The Prayer names Thunders among the powers invoked (Prayer.39), while XIX.3 describes divine thunderclaps shaking the gods’ seat. A plural invocation and a description of an event use the same noun in different ways.

Places to read

  1. Prayer to Musaeus · Line 39Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

Βροντὰς; βροντῇσι

Occurrence inventory

2 in total. Prayer.39; XIX.3

Lexical references

LSJ βροντή (n21029)