Explained vocabulary

Charioteer — διφρευτής

διφρευτής

diphreutēs

Helios is addressed as charioteer among descriptions of swift movement, whirring and fire (VIII.6).

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
charioteer

Meaning

Helios is addressed as charioteer among descriptions of swift movement, whirring and fire (VIII.6). The noun identifies the driver within the sustained image of his celestial course.

Places to read

  1. Hymn VIII · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

διφρευτά

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. VIII.6

Lexical references

LSJ διφρευτής (n27604)