Explained vocabulary

Armed, in armour — ἐνόπλιος

ἐνόπλιος

enoplios

The Kouretes set down armed steps (XXXI.1).

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
armed, in armour

Meaning

The Kouretes set down armed steps (XXXI.1). The adjective qualifies their dance-steps rather than directly naming weapons, making armour part of the character of the movement.

Places to read

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

Attested forms

ἐνόπλια

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XXXI.1

Lexical references

LSJ ἐνόπλιος (n35946)