Explained vocabulary

Resounding with arms — ὁπλόδουπος

ὁπλόδουπος

hoplodoupos

Ares is ὁπλόδουπος at LXV.3 beside his continual staining with slaughter.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Resounding with arms

Meaning

Ares is ὁπλόδουπος at LXV.3 beside his continual staining with slaughter. The compound emphasizes the sound of weaponry, not merely possession of it. The apparatus attributes it to Pierson against δολόδουπε, a different first element; the adopted arms-image should remain visible.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXV · Line 3Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

ὁπλόδουπε

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXV.3

Consequential readings

AV099_03

Lexical references

LSJ n74556 (n74556)