Explained vocabulary

Way — ὁδός

ὁδός

hodos

Hermes leads the way for grim-fated mortal souls at LVII.11.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Way; road

Meaning

Hermes leads the way for grim-fated mortal souls at LVII.11. ὁδόν is the route of his guiding action, and the surrounding underworld setting identifies its destination more specifically than the noun alone.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LVII · Line 11Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ὁδὸν

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LVII.11

Lexical references

LSJ n72092 (n72092)