Explained vocabulary

Water-dwelling — ἔνυδρος

ἔνυδρος

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The Prayer groups water-dwelling daimones with heavenly and aerial ones (Prayer.32).

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
water-dwelling

Meaning

The Prayer groups water-dwelling daimones with heavenly and aerial ones (Prayer.32). The adjective classifies a sphere of presence, not a harmful or benevolent moral character.

Places to read

  1. Prayer to Musaeus · Line 32Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἐνύδρους

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. Prayer.32

Lexical references

LSJ ἔνυδρος (n36390)