Explained vocabulary

Successful in war — εὐπόλεμος

εὐπόλεμος

eupolemos

In appended Ares LXXXVIII.4, εὐπολέμοιο qualifies Nike, whose father Ares is called.

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
successful in war

Meaning

In appended Ares LXXXVIII.4, εὐπολέμοιο qualifies Nike, whose father Ares is called. The praise belongs grammatically to Victory rather than to Ares himself. It characterizes her effectiveness in war within a line that also associates Ares with Themis.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXXXVIII · Line 4Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

εὐπολέμοιο

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXXXVIII.4