Explained vocabulary

Brightly shining — λαμπροφαής

λαμπροφαής

lamprophaēs

Eos is λαμπροφαής at LXXVIII.2 while reddening across the cosmos.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
Brightly shining

Meaning

Eos is λαμπροφαής at LXXVIII.2 while reddening across the cosmos. The compound describes the luminosity of dawn, and the participle adds its changing colour and spread.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXXVIII · Line 2Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

λαμπροφαής

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXXVIII.2

Lexical references

LSJ n61858 (n61858)