Explained vocabulary

Redden, grow red — ἐρυθαίνω

ἐρυθαίνω

erythainō

Eos reddens across the cosmos while shining brightly (LXXVIII.2).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
redden, grow red

Meaning

Eos reddens across the cosmos while shining brightly (LXXVIII.2). The middle participle presents the spreading colour of dawn as her visible activity, rather than a blush assigned a human emotional cause.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXXVIII · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἐρυθαινομένη

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXXVIII.2

Lexical references

LSJ ἐρυθαίνω (n42742)