Explained vocabulary

To smile — μειδιάω

μειδιάω

meidiaō

Hestia is asked to receive the sacred offerings readily, smiling, at LXXXIV.7.

From the book

The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns

Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026

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English renderings
To smile

Meaning

Hestia is asked to receive the sacred offerings readily, smiling, at LXXXIV.7. The participle describes the favourable expression hoped for in the goddess’s reception, not an action demanded of the offering-bearers.

Places to read

  1. Hymn LXXXIV · Line 7Read the word in its hymn.

Attested forms

μειδιόωσα

Occurrence inventory

1 in total. LXXXIV.7

Lexical references

LSJ n65697 (n65697)