Explained vocabulary

Lachesis — Λάχεσις

Λάχεσις

Lakhesis

Lachesis is called with Atropos and Klotho at LIX.16.

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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Lachesis

Meaning

Lachesis is called with Atropos and Klotho at LIX.16. The vocative Λάχεσι belongs to the collective summons “come”; the line names members of the Moirai rather than separately describing a distinct action assigned to Lachesis.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LIX · Line 16Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

Λάχεσι

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LIX.16

Lexical references

LSJ n62143 (n62143)