Explained vocabulary

Put an end to — καταπαύω

καταπαύω

katapauō

Heracles puts an end to savage tribes’ threat by driving them away at XII.7.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
put an end to; suppress

Meaning

Heracles puts an end to savage tribes’ threat by driving them away at XII.7. Antaia ends her fast in the Eleusinian recesses at XLI.4. The same verb brings a condition or activity to a close, but its objects distinguish protective suppression from the conclusion of fasting.

Places to read

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

Attested forms

κατέπαυσας

Occurrence inventory

2 in total. XII.7; XLI.4