Explained vocabulary

Euhoi-crier — εὐαστής

εὐαστής

euastēs

Silenos bears this designation beside sleeplessness and the fair-girdled foster-mothers (LIV.5).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
euhoi-crier

Meaning

Silenos bears this designation beside sleeplessness and the fair-girdled foster-mothers (LIV.5). Its -τής formation remains distinct from εὐαστήρ, although both name an utterer of the cry.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LIV · Line 5Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

εὐαστής

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LIV.5

Lexical references

LSJ εὐαστής (n43478)