Explained vocabulary

Strife, conflict — δῆρις

δῆρις

dēris

Ares longs for conflict fought with swords and spears, described as without the Muses (LXV.5).

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
strife, conflict

Meaning

Ares longs for conflict fought with swords and spears, described as without the Muses (LXV.5). The material weapons and the lack of musical cultivation characterize this strife as the destructive activity from which the petition seeks a change.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXV · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

δῆριν

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXV.5

Lexical references

LSJ δῆρις (n24499)