Explained vocabulary

Sit within, be seated — ἐνῆμαι

ἐνῆμαι

enēmai

Hera sits in dark-blue hollows while described as airy in form (XVI.1).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
sit within, be seated

Meaning

Hera sits in dark-blue hollows while described as airy in form (XVI.1). The participle expresses her seated position. It is not an inflection of ἐνίημι, send in, despite the similar appearance.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XVI · Line 1Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἐνημένη

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XVI.1

Lexical references

LSJ ἐνῆμαι (n35527)