From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- invoke; call by name
Meaning
The speaker invokes Hecate, Nemesis, and Hephaestus with κλῄζω. Elsewhere mortals call Apollo by the designation Pan, and the Curetes are said to be called heavenly twins. These uses join invocation with naming. The passive “you are called” should not be read as an order for the Curetes to call someone else.
Places to read
- Hymn I · Line 1Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
κλήζεσθ’; κλήζουσιν; κλῄζω
Occurrence inventory
5 in total. I.1; XXXIV.24; XXXVIII.23; LXI.1; LXVI.10