Explained vocabulary

Clothe oneself, put on — ἕννυμι

ἕννυμι

hennymi

The Horae put on dewy robes of luxuriant flowers (XLIII.6).

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
clothe oneself, put on

Meaning

The Horae put on dewy robes of luxuriant flowers (XLIII.6). The middle participle gives them the action of dressing themselves, while the floral material turns seasonal growth into visible clothing.

Places to read

  1. Hymn XLIII · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ἐννύμεναι

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. XLIII.6

Lexical references

LSJ ἕννυμι (n35886)