Explained vocabulary

Of surpassing might — ὑπερμενέτης

ὑπερμενέτης

hupermenetēs

The appended Ares possesses surpassing might at LXXXVIII.1.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
of surpassing might

Meaning

The appended Ares possesses surpassing might at LXXXVIII.1. The opening epithet helps establish the force that the speaker later asks to moderate. It praises strength rather than naming a distinct object over which Ares has command.

Places to read

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

Attested forms

ὑπερμενέτα

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXXXVIII.1

Lexical references

LSJ ὑπερμενέτης (n107690)