Explained vocabulary

God-filled, divinely inspired — ἔνθεος

ἔνθεος

entheos

Plouton himself is addressed as god-filled among all-ruling and most sacred titles (XVIII.17).

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
god-filled, divinely inspired

Meaning

Plouton himself is addressed as god-filled among all-ruling and most sacred titles (XVIII.17). The divine addressee prevents an exclusively human definition such as a mortal possessed by a god. The word here intensifies divine character.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XVIII · Line 17Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἔνθεε

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XVIII.17

Lexical references

LSJ ἔνθεος (n35576)