Explained vocabulary

Guide toward good — καθοδηγός

καθοδηγός

kathodēgos

Helios is the guide of the reverent toward good things at VIII.8.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
guide toward good

Meaning

Helios is the guide of the reverent toward good things at VIII.8. The genitive καλῶν identifies what he guides them toward, while the dative names those helped. His force against the irreverent in the same line makes the guidance selective, not an unqualified promise that every traveller receives a favourable outcome.

Places to read

  1. Hymn VIII · Line 8Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

καθοδηγὲ

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. VIII.8