Explained vocabulary

Gladness, joy — γῆθος

γῆθος

gēthos

Dionysos is asked to come leaping and bringing abundant gladness to everyone (XLV.7).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
gladness, joy

Meaning

Dionysos is asked to come leaping and bringing abundant gladness to everyone (XLV.7). The noun names the benefit of his arrival, complementing the joyful movement in which he is addressed.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XLV · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

γῆθος

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XLV.7

Lexical references

LSJ γῆθος (n22110)