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The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- To beseech; to entreat
Meaning
λίτομαί commonly introduces a direct request to a god or goddess, often after ἀλλά turns praise into petition. Its complements vary: Aither is asked to be tempered, Fortune to come kindly, Sleep to arrive sweetly, and Dream to disclose divine messages. The plural λιτόμεσθα at LXXXII.6 makes the address collective. This attested verbal formation is kept distinct from λίσσομαι, though both belong to the language of supplication.
Places to read
- Hymn V · Line 6Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
λίτομαί; λίτομαι; λιτόμεσθα
Occurrence inventory
10 in total. V.6; X.29; XXI.6; XLI.9; XLIV.10; LXXI.10; LXXII.9; LXXXII.6; LXXXV.9; LXXXVI.16