Explained vocabulary

Good fame, good repute — εὔκλεια

εὔκλεια

eukleia

The Muses arrive bringing good fame and desirable emulation (LXXVI.12).

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
good fame, good repute

Meaning

The Muses arrive bringing good fame and desirable emulation (LXXVI.12). The noun names a social and evaluative benefit of their presence, rather than a separate Muse added to the preceding list.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXXVI · Line 12Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

εὐκλείην

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXXVI.12